Workers performing service or maintenance on machinery and equipment may be exposed to injuries from the unexpected energization, startup of the machinery or equipment, or release of stored energy in the equipment.
The Lockout/Tagout standard requires the adoption and implementation of practices and procedures to shut down equipment, isolate it from its energy source(s), and prevent the release of potentially hazardous energy while maintenance and servicing activities are being performed. It contains minimum performance requirements, and definitive criteria for establishing an effective program for the control of hazardous energy. However, employers have the flexibility to develop lockout/tagout programs that are suitable for their respective facilities.
This course is compliant at the awareness level with OSHA 29CFR1910.147 the control of hazardous energy standard (LOTO).
Course objectives:
- Scope and Application
- Purpose
- Definitions
- Energy Control Program
- Energy Control Procedures
-Documentation - Energy Control Procedures
– Required Content - Periodic Inspection
- Employee Training and Communication
- Additional Training
(Tagout System) - Employee Retraining
- Lockout/Tagout
- New or Modified Equipment
- Full Employee Protection
- Materials and Hardware
- Application of Energy Control
- Release from Lockout/Tagout
- Testing of Machines
- Outside Personnel (Contractors)
- Group Lockout/Tagout Requirements
- Shift & Personnel Changes
