Lockout/Tagout: Ensuring a Safe Working Environment

Hazardous energy can endanger, injure, or kill. Avoid these dangers by isolating the energy source until your work is done. This program, coupled with your company's lockout/tagout program, is intended to keep your crew safe.

• Help your crew understand the hazards of energized equipment
• Reduce the chance of damage to equipment on your vessel
• Help your crew work more safely and efficiently by increasing their procedural awareness

Topics:

• Reasons to use a lockout/tagout program
• Hazardous energy and equipment
• Types of locks and tags on a ship
• Overview of lockout/tagout procedures

This fast-paced video presents lockout/tagout procedures in four basic steps:

• Plan - The role of the Isolation Coordinator
• Isolate - The sources of hazardous energy
• Verify - Both sources and isolations
• Lock - Tagging, backup, and security