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Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)


Lockout/Tagout is one of OSHA's Top 10 "Most Serious Violations" and Top 10 "Most Often Cited Violations." The instructor will break down the regulation and answer your site-specific questions. The instructor will use interactive discussions and pair activities relating to the OSHA lockout/tagout regulation.


Utilizing OSHA regulations, as well as your companies Lockout/Tagout program, this training will cover OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy, Lockout/Tagout Standard 1910.147 Subpart J, key components of an energy control program; inspections of energy control devices; and steps for testing equipment.


What participants will learn:


   Establish the purpose for lockout/tagout.

   Identify the key components of an energy control program.

   Identify the six main elements that should be contained in lockout/tagout procedures.

   Identify key elements of a periodic inspection of the energy control device to restore

    energy and equipment.

   Explain group lockout/tagout.

   Identify steps to follow to perform testing or positioning on a piece of equipment

     being repaired.

   Recognize the importance of "best practices" for the most effective lockout/tagout

    program implementation and operation.


Participants will become:


   Knowledgeable about the lockout/tagout program at within the facility.

   Utilize the resource guide that includes: the OSHA standard, checklist and contact lists.