Lockout/Tagout

Audience:		For all workers
Average Training Time:		30 to 45 minutes NOTE
US Code of Federal Regulation Reference:		Title 29, Part 1910, Sections 145 and 147
Format/ Product Code:		CD-ROM (MPEG Video)/ SPLOTMPG
Produced by:		Mastery Technologies, Inc.
Mastery interactive version based on original video content produced by:		Bureau of Business Practice, Inc.

OVERVIEW
“Lockout/Tagout” focuses on the basic rules for locking out energy sources:

1. Turn off the equipment and disconnect the energy source.
2. Lock-out energy source.
3. Tag-out at disconnect point.
4. Release residual energy.
5. Test equipment and restore energy safely.

Dramatized real-life activities are used in this course to make sure your workers understand important lockout/ tagout concepts.

TOPICS
The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:

Lock it out

• Switch Off the power
• Block Out the Power Source
• Lock It Out
• When Locks are Not Possible
• Built-in Disconnect Systems

Tag it out

• Proper Tag Use

Final Power Safety

• Residual Energy
• Restarting Energy

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...

Relate safety to power off

1. Identify risks related to power on.
2. State safety reasons for power off.

Judge how to block energy sources

1. Explain the differences between equipment disconnect and power disconnect.
2. Define “lock out and block out”.
3. Name types of energy.
4. List types of energy carriers and ways to block them.

Use tags properly

1. Locate where tags should be placed.
2. State what information tags should contain.
3. Define “tagout”.

Relate tag use to safety

1. Explain the risks of not using tags.
2. Define the purpose of tags.

Remove additional power

1. Define “residual energy”.
2. Relate additional power off to personal safety.

Evaluate how to release energy

1. List types of residual energy.
2. List the steps to test for zero power.

Safely restore power

1. List equipment and machine items to check before restoring power.
2. State who should be alerted prior to power restoration.

Recognize power restoration hazards

1. List conditions that make power restoration hazardous.
2. List actions that make power restoration hazardous.

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