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What is a LOTO Box?
What is a LOTO Box? Also known as a lockbox or a group lockout box, a LOTO box is used when equipment has several isolation points that need to be secured (with their own energy isolating, lockout, and tagout devices) before it can be locked out. This is referred to as a group lockout or a group...Read more -
LOTO Lockout/ Tagout regulations in the United States
LOTO Lockout/ Tagout regulations in the United States OSHA is the 1970 American Occupational Safety and Health Administration Administration and occupational Safety and health Administration regulation. Control of Dangerous Energy -Lockout Tagout 1910.147 is a part of OSHA. Specific, operational...Read more -
LOTO Employee Skill Card
LOTO Employee Skill Card While it takes only a minute to reach the machine and remove the blockage or remove the protection and replace parts, it takes only a second to cause serious injury if the machine is accidentally started. Obviously machines need to be protected with Lockout tagout procedu...Read more -
LOTO Compliance
LOTO Compliance If employees service or maintain machines where the unexpected startup, energization, or the release of stored energy could cause injury, the OSHA standard applies, unless an equivalent level of protection can be proven. Equivalent level of protection may be achieved in some cases...Read more -
Standards By Country
Standards by country United States Lockout–tagout in the US, has five required components to be fully compliant with OSHA law. The five components are: Lockout–Tagout Procedures (documentation) Lockout–Tagout Training (for authorized employees and affected employees) Lockout–Tagout Policy (often...Read more -
Site policies regarding lockout–tagout
Site policies regarding lockout–tagout A site lockout–tagout policy will provide workers with an explanation of the safety goals of the policy, will identify steps required for a lockout–tagout, and will advise of the consequences of failure to carry out the policy. A documented lockout–tagout po...Read more -
Group lockout
Group lockout When two or more people are working on the same or different parts of a larger overall system, there must be multiple holes to lock the device. To expand the number of available holes, the lockout device is secured with a folding scissors clamp that has many pairs of padlock holes c...Read more -
LOTO Key Steps 2
Step 4: Use the Lockout Tagout device Use only approved locks and tags Each person has only one lock and one tag at each power point Verify that the energy isolation device is maintained in the “locked” position and in the “safe” or “off” position Never borrow ...Read more -
LOTO Key Steps 1
LOTO key steps The first step: Prepare to shut down equipment Area: clear obstacles and post warning signs Yourself: Are you physically & mentally ready? Your team mate mechanical Step 2: Turn off the device Authorized person: must disconnect power or shut down machinery, equipment, processes...Read more -
Contractor lockout training requirements
Contractor lockout training requirements Lockout training includes contractors. Any contractor authorized to service equipment must meet your lockout program requirements and be trained on the written program’s procedures. Depending on your written program, contractors may need to perform group ...Read more -
Temporary removal of lockout or tagout device
Temporary removal of lockout or tagout device Exceptions where a zero-energy state cannot be achieved due to the task at hand are covered under OSHA 1910.147(f)(1).[2] When lockout or tagout devices must be temporarily removed from the energy isolating device and the equipment energized to test ...Read more -
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 hierarchi...Read more
