Lock Out Tag Out Awareness

Course Aim

The aim of the training is to enable delegates to develop an awareness of the requirements of Lock Out Tag Out, in relation to Machinery Safety. The training covers both legal requirements and best practice.

Course Content

•Stored vs residual.
•Accident case studies.
•Single vs multiple LOTO
•For controlling maintenance activities.
•De-energise, restrain, disconnect, etc.
•Isolators – electrical, mechanical, etc.
•Outline methods of dealing with stored energy
•Lock-out devices (where lockable energy isolator).
•Tag-out devices – where isolator cannot be locked.
•Outline common methods of isolation and LOTO devices
•Outline the procedure for applying and removing LOTO
•Electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal.
•Identify energy sources for common machinery and equipment
•The personnel/roles – authorised personnel (to assess, apply/remove LOTO).
•Consideration of isolation carried over several shifts (handover). to normal service
•LOTO application – prepare for shut-down, shut-down, apply LO or TO devices to energy isolation devices, treat stored energy, verify isolation.
•Capacitors, springs, elevated machine parts, flywheels, hydraulics, pneumatics, steam pressure etc