Lockout/Tagout Safety Program
$25.00
The Lockout/Tagout Safety Program establishes requirements for controlling hazardous energy during the servicing, maintenance, repair, cleaning, adjustment, inspection, or modification of machines and equipment. Unexpected startup, energization, or release of stored energy can cause electrocution, crushing, amputation, burns, and other serious injuries. The program establishes procedures for isolating equipment from hazardous energy sources and applying lockout/tagout (LOTO) devices before employees begin work.
The program addresses hazardous energy control, energy control procedures, authorized employees, affected employees, lockout devices, tagout devices, electrical energy, mechanical energy, hydraulic and pneumatic pressure, stored energy, equipment shutdown, energy isolation, verification of zero energy, and restoration to service. Authorized employees must identify all energy sources, shut down equipment, isolate energy, apply personal locks and tags, release or restrain stored energy, and verify effective isolation before work begins. Requirements also address group lockout/tagout, shift changes, outside contractors, removal of locks, periodic inspections, and procedures for testing or positioning equipment when necessary. LOTO training, employee responsibilities, equipment-specific procedures, and periodic reviews help prevent injuries caused by unexpected energization or the release of hazardous energy.
Description
The Lockout/Tagout Safety Program provides a comprehensive framework for controlling hazardous energy whenever employees service, maintain, repair, clean, adjust, inspect, or modify machines and equipment. It establishes responsibilities for management, authorized employees, affected employees, supervisors, and contractors and addresses the development and implementation of energy-control procedures before potentially hazardous work begins.
The program addresses electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, thermal, gravitational, and other stored energy; equipment shutdown and isolation; personal locks and tags; verification of isolation; stored-energy control; group lockout/tagout; shift and personnel changes; outside contractors; temporary testing or positioning; lock removal; periodic inspections; and employee training. It also establishes procedures for restoring equipment to service safely and for reviewing energy-control procedures to verify that employees understand and properly follow required LOTO practices.
Provided in editable Microsoft Word format, the program can be customized for your company’s machinery, energy sources, equipment-specific procedures, lockout/tagout devices, and employee responsibilities. It can be incorporated into a comprehensive Safety Manual or used as a standalone Lockout/Tagout Safety Program.
