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Lockout Tagout Training: Why Perform Lockout Tagout?
Lockout tagout training is a critical component for safeguarding employees who operate and maintain equipment. The most obvious benefit of LOTO is the safety of the employees who work in and around heavy machinery. Prior to the widespread implementation of lockout tagout procedures, hundreds of people were killed each…
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Lockout Tagout Training: 3 Steps to a Turnkey Comprehensive LOTO Procedure
Lockout tagout training is a critical component for safeguarding employees who operate and maintain equipment. The majority of OSHA citations result from improper or lack of lockout tagout procedures, documentation, annual inspections, or other elements. ESS will take the aggravation out of developing your procedures by optimizing your lockout tagout…
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Does Lockout Tagout Training Expire?
Lockout tagout training is required by OSHA for all employees who operate and maintain equipment. While the certification of training does not expire on a schedule, there are explicitly stated requirements for retraining. OSHA 1910.147(c)(1) states: The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and…
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