Safe Lockout And Tagout

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.

Lockout-tagout (LOTO) or lock and tag is a safety procedure which is used in industry and research settings to ensure that dangerous machines are properly shut off and not able to be started up again prior to the completion of maintenance or servicing work.

Objectives

• Identification of all forms of hazardous energy
• Define key terms used in LOTO
• Able to identify/familiarize with various types of LOTO devices
• Understand the role of authorised and affected employees
• Understand the procedure for  LOTO &  be able to implement LOTO effectively

Modules

• LOCK OUT TAG OUT
• Hazardous Energy
• LOTO Devices
• Regulations and Standards
• Procedure and Process
• Energy Control Program
• Practical LOTO  Implementation

Highlights

The course has been prepared in accordance to guidelines and standards prevalent in India and abroad