Overview
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/tagout 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/Tagout)". This publication outlines the requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (29CFR Part 1910) for lockout/tagout 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.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- The definition of lockout/tagout and why it is important.
- The requirements for development and implementation of a lockout/tagout procedure.
- Under what circumstances lockout or tagout procedures must be employed.
- Lockout/tagout procedure review and employee training requirements.
Course
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OSHA 3120, "Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)"
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