Electrical Isolation Training Presentation

Lockout/tagout (LOTO) is a set of procedures that are used to ensure that equipment is shut down, inoperable, and (where relevant) de-energized. This allows maintenance and repair work on the system to be performed safely.

Any workplace scenario involving equipment that could lead to the inadvertent release of hazardous energy requires the use of lockout/tagout procedures. In this context, “hazardous energy” includes not only electricity but other forms of energy such as pneumatic pressure, hydraulic pressure, and gas. The purpose of LOTO procedures is both to prevent direct exposure to this energy, as well as to prevent harm caused by any machinery or objects that could be moved by that energy (e.g., a pneumatic press accidentally being activated).