LOTO Management Structure: From Fermentation Strengthening and Stabilization to Maintenance Deployment

Abstract

This project is designed to improve the Logout/Tagout (LOTO) Management System for Bacardí’s Fermentation, Distillery, and Maintenance Departments. Problems that currently exist are the continuous misplacement of devices, the LOTO box keys not being secured, and the documentation of LOTO activities being inconsistent. Analysis demonstrates that long travel distances and time are needed for large equipment lockouts (1,075.9 ft / 5.6 min for Quema 6, 1,508.4 ft / 7.8 min for Equipo C); smaller equipment lockouts are shorter. There is no ergonomic device placement inside LOTO rooms, no LOTO box key room with controlled storage, and no visual management when installing padlocks. These shortcomings make the company vulnerable to violations of OSHA and affect the efficiency of the LOTO operations.