LOTO (Lockout-Tagout)
ITU is now offering LOTO or Lockout-Tagout and Temporary Grounding training.
Many of our NFPA 70E Safety Training and Arc Flash Analysis clients have requested Lockout-Tagout training. So, in an effort to suite the needs of our clients our experienced engineers and instructors have put together an excellent 4 hour Lockout-Tagout and Temporary Grounding class.
OSHA and NFPA 70E both require business’s to establish an electrically safe work condition for its employees. Two major parts of creating an electrically safe work environment are the development and application of a Lockout-Tagout procedure and the use of temporary protective grounding equipment.
What is Lockout-Tagout?
(LOTO) is a safety procedure which is used in industry to ensure that dangerous machines and power supplies are properly shut off and not started up or turned on again prior to the completion of maintenance or servicing work. Also known as “lock and tag“, it requires that hazardous power sources be “isolated and rendered inoperative” before any repair procedure is started. “Lock and tag” works in conjunction with a lock usually locking the device or the power source with the hasp, and placing it in such a position that no hazardous power sources can be turned on. The only way the device can be powered or started is after the lock and tag is removed by the maintenance person that is holding the corresponding key for that particular lock. No other personnel has access to a key for that lock. The procedure also requires that a tag be affixed to the locked device indicating who is working on the that particular piece of equipment and that it should not be turned on under any circumstance.
What do you mean by “Temporary Grounding?”
Temporary Grounding is the act of physically wiring in a ground on phase conductors or circuit parts where the possibility of induced voltages or stored electrical energy exists. This is required where it could be reasonably anticipated that the conductors or circuit parts being de-energized could contact other exposed energized conductors or circuit parts.
Topics covered in this class:
- Developing a Lockout-Tagout Plan
- The different types of Lockout-Tagout procedures
- Establishment of Lockout-Tagout procedures
- Forms of Control
- Coordination
- Lockout-Tagout Devices
- Procedure Planning
- Use of One-Line Drawings or Diagrams
- Identification of exposed persons to potential electrical hazards and the application of appropriate PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)
- Deenergizing Equipment
- Stored Energy
- The use of Temporary Protective Grounding Equipment
- The application of Lockout-Tagout
- Removal of Lockout-Tagout Devices
- Release for Return of Service
Continued Education Credits
Course Number: 202-LTP-0070
Duration: 1/2 DAY
Credits: .8
ITU Certification of Completion and AACET Continued Education Credits
