Lockout-Tagout

What is Lockout-Tagout?
Lockout-Tagout is a hazard avoidance technique used to prevent energy from being accidentally release during the servicing of equipment. The Lockout-Tagout standard requires the adoption and implementation of written practices and procedures to:
     - Shut down equipment
     - Isolate it from its energy source or sources
     - Prevent the release of potentially hazardous energy while maintenance and servicing activities are being performed.

Learning Objective
     - Understand the purpose of the energy control program.
     - Recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, and the methods necessary for energy control.
     - Discuss the primary causes of injury from hazardous energy.
     - Understand the steps necessary to properly control hazardous energy when servicing equipment.
     - Know the responsibilities of Authorized and Affected employee in term of logout/tagout.

Duration
1 day (7hours)