EWT - Hazardous Energy Control Procedures
Learning objectives
- Identify the types of energy that can be a hazard to workers in generation facilities.
- Explain the fundamental procedures to follow for establishing and working under locks and tags.
- Describe the differences in energy control roles between authorized and affected employees.
- Determine whether a lockout or tagout device meets requirements for appearance, strength and durability.
- Identify the limitations of using tags without locks.
- Define the procedures for applying and removing locks and tags.
- Explain the special OSHA requirements for temporary removal of locks or tags, group lockouts and tagouts, shift change turnover, and training of outside service personnel.
- Define the OSHA requirements for training and retraining.
Course overview
The goal of this lesson is to provide awareness training for electrical workers in the safe procedures for using lockout/tagout devices for the control of energy sources in installations for the purpose of electric power generation.
- 25 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English
Course Outline
- Introduction
- What is a Hazardous Energy Control Program?
- Authorized and Affected Employees
- Locks, Tags, and Devices
- Applying and Removing Locks and Tags
- Group Lockout/Tagout
- Training and Retraining
Regulations
- 29 CFR 1910.269(d) Hazardous Energy Control (Lockout/Tagout) Procedures
- 29 CFR 1910.147 The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
- 29 CFR 1926.417 Lockout and Tagging of Circuits (construction electric)