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)