The Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO - Lockout/Tag-out) - OSHA 1910.147

Why Should You Attend:

Due to the significant number of fatalities, injuries, fires, spills/releases, and “near misses” in manufacturing, OSHA requires procedures for isolating energy sources and equipment startup. Due to unauthorized persons trespassing or accidentally accessing the area and multiple employers working on these projects they are a significant target for lawsuits for accidental releases of energy or startups. Plaintiff attorneys target the failure of parties responsible for isolating energy sources and controls. Unfortunately, in most cases defendants were not aware of the OSHA requirements until it is too late. In 2011 lockout/tagout ranked 5th in the most common OSHA citation with 3,756 violations.

This webinar will help you understand OSHA’s requirements for preventing accidental release of energy or accidental start-up of equipment. You will learn what documents to have in place, including a written lockout/tagout plan, and how to implement it.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand OSHA's lockout/tagout requirements.
• There is more to hazardous energy control that locking out breakers.
• Know what documents to have in place.
• Reduce risk of unplanned equipment startups or energy releases.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• To assess energy sources, both potential and kinetic.
• To isolate and assure all power utilities or any potential energy sources are isolated or discharged as in the cases of capacitors.
• Both manufacturing personnel construction contractors to take measures and develop work plans in preparation to deal with operating systems, live and stored energy.
• Energy sources may include in addition to electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, chemical, thermal, mechanical, etc.
• Isolating equipment may include circuit breakers and other electrical sources, valves/piping blanks.
• Training includes personnel who lockout or isolate energy sources and awareness training for those who don't.
• Identify multiple energy sources.

Who Will Benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to all construction and demolition companies/ manufacturing sites with renovations. Those that would benefit most would be:

• Manufacturers
• Construction contractors
• Engineering companies
• Safety Managers and Directors
• Supervisors
• Safety Consultants

Michael Aust
President and Lead Consultant, OneZeroThreeZero Communications

Michael Aust is the president and owner of 1030 Communications, LLC. Mr. Aust has a Master of Science in Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management degree and is a certified environmental compliance manager #5678. He has been an authorized OSHA outreach instructor since 2000.

He has provided safety management expertise since 1995. He has developed and implemented safety management systems for organizations without such processes and helped mature management systems for Fortune 50 and Fortune 100 companies.

Some highlights of his involvement in professional organizations include: Security Committee Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA), Safety Committee Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA), American Society of Safety Engineers, South Louisiana S.T.E.P.S. AdHoc Committee Member, Greater Baton Rouge Industrial Alliance (GBRIA) Owner Entry Requirements Committee, and American Society of Safety Engineers Grapevine Chapter Section Chairperson.

Mr. Aust has provided safety auditing and training services for companies such as US Fusion, The TopCor Companies, BP North America, Honeywell, Gulf South Safety Consultants, The Commodore Corporation – Indiana Division, JE Spear Consulting, and Ivy Tech Corporate College only to name a few. He is also a content contributor for various safety newsletters and blogs.

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