Proper lockout/tagout procedures are a means of safeguarding employees from injury or death caused by accidental start-up of machinery - whether mechanized or energized. This course provides participants with a combination of legislative procedures, specific job site requirements and a 'common-sense' application to proper lockout/tagout. Participants will be able to:

• Identify the purpose of lockout/tagout
• Understand basic lockout/tagout terminology
• Define the general legislative requirements concerning lockout/tagout
• Identify hazardous energy sources
• Recognize the dangers of working on "energized" equipment
• Identify when lockout/tagout must be applied
• Understand the lockout/tagout six-step procedure
• Identify common lockout devices
• Identify "authorized" and "affected" individuals (e.g. employers, supervisors, workers, contractors) responsible for lockout/tagout.