Lockout Tagout (LOTO)

Name: Lockout Tagout (LOTO)
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Control of Hazardous Energy

Created byOluseye Kolawole

Last updated 4/2024

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What you'll learn

Define what is meant by the term energy isolation and terms commonly used in lockout/tagout operations
Explain why energy isolation is important to safe operations
Identify the regulatory requirements for energy isolation while Identifying areas which are exempt from regulatory requirements
Identify roles and responsibilities in the LOTO operations including employers’ responsibilities, the Authorised Employee and the Affected Employee.
Understand the details of how the locking and tagging process operates
Explain what is contained within a typical lockout procedure
Become familiar with various types of LOTO devices
Understand the Group LOTO procedure

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 36m total length

Facilitator Introduction1:29
Meet the certified trainer and gain a rewarding Lockout Tagout learning experience through real-world examples, quizzes, practice questions, and valuable resources while actively engaging in assignments.
Introduction1:26
Learn how to control energized sources during maintenance by applying lockout tagout principles, devices, procedures, and roles across seven lessons, including energy control plans and training.
Case Study - LOTO0:12
Introduction; Definitions7:52
Learn how lockout tagout procedures shut down equipment, isolate energy sources, and prevent hazardous energy release during servicing, with key definitions of lockout, tagout, and energy isolating devices.
Quiz
Energy Control Plans4:02
Explore energy control plans in lockout tagout (LOTO), distinguishing direct and stored energy, and detailing shutdown, isolation, and lockout or tagout procedures for compliance.
Quiz
LOTO Devices6:50
Learn how loto devices, including tags, locks, and specialized lockouts, transform energy isolation devices—circuit breakers, valves, and plugs—into lockable safety controls, with Bluetooth options, hasps, and practical applications.
LOTO Procedures4:35
Master the seven-step loto procedure from the energy control plan, including preparation, shutdown, isolation, blocking, release of stored energy, verification, and re-energize.
Quiz
LOTO Roles and Responsibilities1:23
Learn lockout tagout roles and responsibilities: authorized employees lock or tag equipment for maintenance, affected employees operate or work near serviced machines, and other employees in energy control areas.
Quiz
Group LOTO6:18
Group Loto demonstrates how multiple workers share the same level of protection by using group devices or a group box, ensuring each locks out and tags energy sources.
Quiz
LOTO Training2:30
Differentiate between affected and authorized employees in LOTO, train on hazardous energy sources, types and magnitude, and seven-step procedures, with retraining for job, process, or procedure changes and knowledge gaps.
Quiz

Requirements

Foundational knowledge of HSE will be helpful for proper understanding of this course
Health, Safety and Environment Essentials (HSE Level 1) course is recommended

Description

Energy sources including electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other sources in machines and equipment can be hazardous to workers. During the servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment, the unexpected startup or release of stored energy can result in serious injury or death to workers.

Workers servicing or maintaining machines or equipment may be seriously injured or killed if hazardous energy is not properly controlled. Injuries resulting from the failure to control hazardous energy during maintenance activities can be serious or fatal! Injuries may include electrocution, burns, crushing, cutting, lacerating, amputating, or fracturing body parts, and others.

Proper lockout/tagout (LOTO) practices and procedures safeguard workers from hazardous energy releases. This course helps to ensure that there is increased safety during maintenance and service of equipment by creating a common understanding of LOTO at your organisation's facilities. Participants are also able to recognize all hazardous energy sources and the means for controlling them through an 8-step lockout procedure. The course also delves into the roles participants have in the overall Facility’s Equipment Lockout Program while equipping them with the requisite knowledge to be able to guide their organisation towards compliance with the OSHA standard CFR 1910.147.

The LOTO standard (CFR 1910.147.) establishes the employer's responsibility to protect workers from hazardous energy. Employers are also required to train each worker to ensure that they know, understand, and are able to follow the applicable provisions of the hazardous energy control procedures which are treated in this course. At the end of the course participants will be able to;

Define what is meant by the term energy isolation

Define terms commonly used in lockout/tagout operations

Explain why energy isolation is important to safe operations

Identify the regulatory requirements for energy isolation

Identify areas which are exempt from regulatory requirements

Give an overview of employers’ responsibilities

Give an overview of how the locking and tagging process operates

Explain what is contained within a typical lockout procedure

Identify the steps required for restoring equipment to service

The course contains case studies, additional explanatory videos, quizzes, further study materials and a the OSHA Fact Sheet on LOTO which describes the practices and procedures necessary to disable machinery or equipment to prevent the release of hazardous energy.

Who this course is for:

This course is ideal for all maintenance employees and those that operate equipment in the facility, especially production facilities.
Supervisors and Managers that wish to acquire better understanding of LOTO standards and procedures for a safe workplace
Safety Professionals that wish to learn and/or refresh their knowledge of LOTO standards, programs, policies and procedures.