Lockout tagout program components and considerations

Lockout tagout program components and considerations

Elements and compliance
A typical lockout program can contain more than 80 separate elements. To be compliant, a lockout program must include:

Lockout tagout standards, including creating, maintaining and updating equipment lists and hierarchies
Task-specific procedures
Workplace regulations, such as confined space entry requirements
Lockout tagout best practices
Periodic inspections are required. As a best practice, an annual review of lockout procedures is recommended. Other best practices include:
Program standardization
Lockout tagout software
Annual authorized / affected training (authorized will be more frequent)
Updating isolation points
Management of change
Contractor training
Device inventory

Equipment exempt from lockout procedures
To be exempt, equipment must meet all eight criteria

No stored or residual energy
Single source readily identified and isolated
Single isolation point must de-energize to zero energy state
Lockout is performed for that point
Single lockout device
Exclusive control of authorized employee
No hazards to affected employees
No accidents involving the equipment