Lockout Tagout Training for the Authorized or Affected Employee
Inherent dangers exist when performing maintenance on equipment. The proper use of safety equipment and knowledge on how to isolate and de-energize equipment prior to work is absolutely essential for all maintenance personnel. Employers are required to provide training to the authorized employees prior to a lockout ever being applied. This Lockout Tagout training program will provide the student with the information needed to comply with the latest OSHA and company specific requirements in isolation of hazardous energies. The latest technology, standards, and materials are presented and demonstrated.
Course Length: 2 to 8 Contact Hours (depending on Authorized or Affected employee designation and level of exposures)
BACKGROUND & SAFETY FUNDAMENTALS
- Definition and Basic Premise
- Equipment Requirements
- Applicable Standards
- Work Space
- Grounding and Guarding
WORK PLANNING
- Work Plan Elements
- Hazard Analysis
- Company Policy Review
- Use of LOTO Procedures
- Briefing Requirements
EQUIPMENT & DEVICE USAGE
- Common LOTO Devices
- Cable Locks
- Valve Locks
- Breaker Devices
- Lockboxes & Group LOTO
- Use of Tags
- Insulated Tools
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- GFCI Use
- Interlocks
- Energized Work Permit
- Safe Switching
- Emergency Response
- Authorized Vs Affected Employees
LOTO PROCESS
- Recent Findings
- Managing Contractors
- Verifications of De-Energization
- Re-Energization
- Working Near Energized Equipment
- Equipment Specific Procedures
- Tagout Vs Lockout
EXERCISES
- Hands on Usage of Devices
- Applying LOTO Procedures
- Donning PPE
- Walk Through of Full Isolation
