This course is taught by a Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT) and is developed per ANSI Z490.1 standards. It takes an average of 4 hours to complete and conforms to 1910.147.
Common Questions
How does a "Tagout" differ from a "Lockout"?
Essentially, they are the same with the exception of placing locks on the energy isolating devices. OSHA allows for a “tagout” when the equipment cannot physically accept a lock. The tag is used in the place of the lock when this occurs.
Affected vs Authorized
OSHA defines the Affected employee as “An employee whose job requires him/her to operate or use a machine or equipment on which servicing or maintenance is being performed under lockout or tagout, or whose job requires him/her to work in an area in which such servicing or maintenance is being performed. ” Basically, this means that the employee is not involved in the lockout process, but may be in the area and needs to be area of what is happening – a lockout.
An Authorized Employee is “A person who locks out or tags out machines or equipment in order to perform servicing or maintenance on that machine or equipment. An affected employee becomes an authorized employee when that employee’s duties include performing servicing or maintenance covered under this section.” This employee is partaking and has a role in the lockout process.
Both require training, but only the Authorized Employee needs the detailed training of how to actually perform your company’s lockout.