LESSON OBJECTIVE 

Control of Hazardous Energy - Lockout/Tag out

Workers can be seriously injured or killed if machinery they service or maintain unexpectedly energizes, starts up or releases stored energy. Employers are required to develop and implement lockout/tag out procedures to protect workers who can be injured servicing or maintaining machinery.

In this course, the student will review OSHA 3120, "Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tag out)". This publication outlines the requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (29CFR Part 1910) for lockout/tag out procedures to protect workers servicing machinery. This course is relevant to business owners, engineers, managers, foreman and any other personnel working in industries that require the servicing and/or maintenance of machinery that can injure or kill workers if the equipment unexpectedly energizes, starts up or releases stored energy.

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The definition of lockout/tag out and why it is important.
• The requirements for development and implementation of a lockout/tag out procedure.
• Under what circumstances lockout or tag out procedures must be employed.
• Lockout/tag out procedure review and employee training requirements.