Lockout-Tagout Interactive Training Program - Occupational …
Whether you are a recent hire or an experienced employee, this program will expand your knowledge of the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) standard. The program has three major components. You can go through these components at your own pace and in any sequence: Tutorial: Explains the standard in a question/answer format.
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) - Occupational …
Proper lockout/tagout (LOTO) practices and procedures safeguard workers from hazardous energy releases. OSHA's Lockout/Tagout Fact Sheet describes the practices and procedures necessary to disable machinery or equipment to prevent hazardous energy release.
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) - Lockout/Tagout …
Lockout-Tagout Interactive Training Program. OSHA eTool. Interactive tool to provide the user with an in-depth understanding of the LOTO standard, with three components: Tutorial, Hot Topics, and Case Studies. Case Studies. Presents a series of case studies for review, followed by related questions.
eTool : Lockout-Tagout - Hot Topics - Occupational Safety and …
When the employer uses tagout as opposed to lockout, employees must receive additional training to enhance the safety of the tagout program and to ensure employee protection. To address the limitations of tags, additional training must be conducted for employees who work with tagout or who work in areas in which tagout is used.
Lockout/Tagout/Try out. What is Lockout/Tagout/Tryout? Lockout/Tagout/Tryout (LOTO) protects a worker by preventing others from turning on equipment or from a release of energy while working on or servicing equipment & machinery, working inside a grain bin, and working around conveyors and augers. LOTO controls hazardous energy. How does it work?
Why do I need to be concerned about lockout/tagout? Employees can be seriously or fatally injured if machinery they service or maintain unexpectedly energizes, starts up, or releases stored energy. OSHA’s standard on the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout), found in …
Lockout-Tagout - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Authorized employees must receive training on the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control [29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A)].
1910.147 - The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout ...
This section requires employers to establish a program and utilize procedures for affixing appropriate lockout devices or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, and to otherwise disable machines or equipment to prevent unexpected energization, start-up or release of stored energy in order to prevent injury to employees.
Compliance with the lockout/tagout standard prevents an estimated 120 fatalities and 50,000 injuries each year. Workers injured on the job from exposure to hazardous energy lose an average of 24 workdays for recuperation. How can employers protect workers? The lockout/tagout standard establishes the employer’s responsibility to protect employees
eTool : Lockout-Tagout - Tutorial - Occupational Safety and Health ...
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) 29 CFR 1910.147. Overview. Workers performing service or maintenance on machinery and equipment are exposed to injuries from the unexpected energization, startup of the machinery or equipment, or release of stored energy in the equipment.