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Lockout & Tagout: OSHA’s Safe Isolation Of Process Plant Equipment

Failure to control hazardous energy accounts for nearly 10 percent of the serious accidents in many industries. Proper lockout/tagout (LOTO) practices and procedures safeguard workers from the release of hazardous energy. OSHA's Lockout/Tagout standards describe the practices and procedures necessary to disable machinery or equipment to prevent the release of hazardous energy. Proper lockout/tagout (LOTO) practices and procedures safeguard workers from the release of hazardous energy. The OSHA standard for The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) for general industry outlines specific action and procedures for addressing and controlling hazardous energy during servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment. This course is based on the OSHA regulations. OSHA requires that anyone who is involved in working around energy systems such as electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and others receive training.

The Training Course Will Highlight ?

This course will help to satisfy the requirements for training as detailed in the OSHA regulation for those who are working in areas where Lockout programs are in place, or whose job requires them to actually do the Lockout and isolate the energy sources.

Training Objective

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

Understand key components of the lockout/tagout standard Understand the purpose and elements of an energy control program
Understand types and responsibilities of people involved with lockout/tagout
Understand elements that must be included in energy control procedures Learn the training and inspection requirements
Learn steps to safely apply energy shutdown
Define Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO or Lockout/Tagout)
Identify the importance of LOTO
Understand the roles and responsibilities of those involved with LOTO
Know the requirements of the LOTO regulations
Know the different types of LOTO
List the three parts of a LOTO program
Understand how and when to conduct LOTO training
Understand and define the different types of energy
List the requirements of an Energy Control Program
Know how and when to properly apply locks and other devises
Understand the advantages, disadvantages and limitations of locks and tags
Be able to list the steps of applying LOTO on the job
Understand considerations when working with outside contractors and LOTO

Target Audience

Emergency Response Managers, Engineers, Officers, Researchers, Environmental Managers, Safety Managers, Engineers, Officers, HSE Managers, Engineers, Officers, Industry Personnel

Training Methods

Daily Agenda