About this course
OSHA's Control of Hazardous Energy standard, 29 CFR 1910.147 — commonly known as Lockout/Tagout or LOTO — protects employees from the unexpected startup or release of stored energy during equipment servicing and maintenance. This course covers LOTO specifically for affected and other employees: workers who operate near, or in areas where, locked-out equipment is being serviced, but who do not themselves apply or remove locks and tags.
1910.147 defines three employee categories with different training requirements. Authorized employees are the ones who actually perform lockout/tagout procedures and require in-depth training on energy sources and control methods. Affected employees — typically machine operators whose equipment is being serviced, or whose job requires them to work in the area — must be trained on the purpose and use of the facility's energy control procedure, and specifically on the prohibition against attempting to start, energize, or use equipment that is locked or tagged out. Other employees, who simply work in an area where lockout/tagout may occur without operating the affected equipment, need awareness-level training covering the same restart prohibition and how to recognize lockout devices.
This course is intended for machine operators and other employees who work around equipment that gets locked out for maintenance, but who are not certified to perform the lockout procedure themselves. Employees who will apply locks and tags need separate, more extensive authorized-employee training that this course does not cover.
After completing this course, learners will be able to recognize lockout and tagout devices and what they mean, understand why they must never attempt to remove, bypass, or ignore a lock or tag placed by another employee, know their role and restrictions when equipment near them is locked out, and know who to contact with questions about an ongoing lockout.
Topics covered
- The three LOTO employee categories: authorized, affected, and other
- Recognizing lock, tag, and lockout device types
- The absolute prohibition on restarting or bypassing locked-out equipment
- What to do if you find equipment locked out or need it serviced
- Roles and communication between authorized and affected employees
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