Lock Out Tag Out - Zero Energy Assurance : How to Prevent Common Accidents and Amputations and avoid OSHA penalties for non-compliance - Repair, Service, Set Up of Machinery

Why Should You Attend:

Numerous industrial and construction accidents involve the unintended release of ENERGY. Many of these accidents are FATAL or at the least cause horrific amputations or crushing type injuries.

The LOTO Standard as invented by OSHA is intended to PREVENT these accidents by using a relatively simple sequential process of assuring a ZERO ENERGY STATE in a machine or process.

This Webinar will discuss the critical steps involved in establishing your LOTO program, describe key roles and responsibilities, talk about hardware and devices used in the LOTO process and cover the most common failures in the LOTO audit and inspection process.

The Webinar will allow questions and provide numerous examples of how to comply with the standard and write a solid LOTO plan. It is far more complex the simply buying and handing out locks and tags.

We will cover this OSHA Zero Energy Assurance Standard / Lock Out Tag Out Procedure from the perspective of the average industrial, commercial or construction business.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

1. Review of the Lock Out Tag Out Standard as it applies to YOUR industry and processes
2. Common misperceptions and mistaken assumptions regarding what LOTO does and DOES NOT apply to
3. How to write a LOTO plan for your business – small or large. Key elements of the plan
4. The most common failures cited by OSHA on a compliance inspection in your facility
5. Defensive Paper and Recordkeeping requirements for LOTO and the most effective methods of assuring they are up to date and stay current
6. LOTO Hardware, tags, devices, attachments and methods
7. Responsibilities of Supervision, managers, directors and officers
8. Responsibilities of key classifications of employees- “Authorized, Affected and Other”
9. Review of the multiple energy types and sources so you know you have them all covered in your Plan - it’s a lot more than just shutting off the electricity

Who Will Benefit:

• Supervisors - Plant Managers
• Safety Directors and Safety Managers
• Shop Managers and foremen
• Facilities Manager
• Mechanics and Supervisors
• Electricians
• Plumbers
• Maintenance Department Supervisors and Managers
• Engineers - Plant Engineers
• Designers
• Architects
• Planners
• Project Managers and Engineers
• OSHA Safety Inspectors
• Insurance Loss Control Representatives and managers
• Medical Technicians
• Heavy Equipment Dealers and Service
• Farm and tractor and implement machinery dealers
• Logging equipment dealers
• Truck and Equipment dealers
• Industrial equipment dealers and services
• Press, shear, metal forming, stamping, bending shops

John J. Meola
Safety Director, Pillar, Inc.

John J. Meola, CSP, ARM is the Safety Director for Pillar, Inc. based in Richmond, VA.

He is also an Instructor at the VA Commonwealth University, School of Business, Risk Management and Insurance Department and an OSHA 500 Community Outreach Construction Safety Trainer. He has authored two safety handbooks and contributes numerous technical safety articles for trade industry publications.

Mr. Meola is also an Executive Officer with the Colonial VA Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers and a Past-President of this Chapter. He works closely with clients from private industry to develop and manage employee safety and health issues across a wide range of businesses.

Topic Background:

The LOTO Standard is one of the most frequently cited OSHA Standards. It is not particularly hard to achieve compliance with, but does require that certain elements be present in your Written Plan. We will discuss these and give examples of compliance measures and deconstruct the OSHA standard into understandable language.

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