Lockout Tagout

Lockout Tagout is the Control of Hazardous Energy, 29 CFR 1910.147. 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.

This standard is intended to apply to non-production operations of equipment. The exception is that it does apply during normal production if you remove or bypass a guard, or if an employee is exposed to a danger zone (point of operation).

LOTO is in the top 5 most cited violations. A written energy control program is required. It consist of the following:

• Individual step-by-step procedures for each piece of equipment
• Explanation of your training program
• Requirements for periodic inspections to ensure LOTO is being properly applied in your facility
• A means to enforce compliance

When LOTO procedures are not used properly people get hurt. This is a very important safety requirement and should be enforced.

Training affected employees is relatively simple. You are primarily teaching them not to interfere with a LOTO procedure.

Training authorized employees is much more involved than training affected employees. Authorized employee training has to be site specific. They should be trained on the specific pieces of equipment they will be working on.

For more information about this program call us toll free at 1-866-730-4897.

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