Lock out equipment outdoors to prevent accidental startups during maintenance. These padlocks come in a variety of colors to grab your attention and display a warning label that alerts you to locked-out machines. Made of corrosion-resistant materials and enclosed in a plastic cover, they stand up to rain and snow. The plastic cover also keeps them from scuffing up surfaces. To help you follow lockout identification practices, you can assign colors to individuals or functions. For example, use blue for plumbing and red for electrical. These padlocks help you comply with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 standards for safe lockouts. To make sure equipment remains secure, they retain the key in the cylinder until the shackle is locked. Choose them if you need several locks that open with the same key.

Brass-body padlocks are more corrosion resistant than aluminum-body padlocks, but they aren’t as strong.

Padlocks with a steel shackle have a stronger shackle than those with a stainless steel shackle. The shackle is coated in plastic to resist corrosion. The coating is also nonconductive for safe lockouts of electrical panels and other electrical equipment.