Are you in compliance?  Lockout/Tagout is one of OSHA's Top 10 "Most Serious Violations" and Top 10 "Most Often Cited Violations."  Our facilitators are safety experts who will break down the regulation and answer your site-specific questions.  National Safety Council safety experts will guide you through interactive discussions and pair activities relating to the OSHA lockout/tagout regulation.  Network with your peers and apply what you learn from this seminar at your work site.

Understand key elements of the Lockout/Tagout regulation (29CFR 1910.147, Subpart J) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  This seminar is intended for those team leaders, middle managers, human resource personnel, safety and health committee members, and other employees who have recently been appointed to safety and health responsibilities or who are seeking the knowledge about the lockout/tagout OSHA regulation.

This seminar will help you:

• Establish the purpose for lockout/tagout.

• Identify the key components of an energy control program.

• Identify the six main elements that should be contained in lockout/tagout procedures.

• Identify key elements of a periodic inspection of the energy control device to restore energy and equipment.

• Explain group lockout/tagout.

• Identify steps to follow to perform testing or positioning on a piece of equipment being repaired.

• Recognize the importance of "best practices" for the most effective lockout/tagout program implementation and operation.

You'll leave with:

• Knowledge to start and implement a lockout/tagout program at your facility.

• Priorities for actions once you get back at your facility.

• A resource guide that includes: the OSHA standard, checklist and contact lists.