When it comes to lockout tagout procedures and maintenance, many business owners wonder if it is worth outsourcing to a professional third party lockout tagout specialist, or if it would be better to manage this need internally. This is a fair questions and there is no easy answer to it. Instead, what you need to consider is the size of the project, the timeframe you are working with, and your team. With those factors in mind, you can then have a fair apples-to-apples comparison of costs and efficiency compared to a professional third party.
When considering the timeframe for implementation, it is important to consider the man power that will be required to meet your deadlines. If you need the project completed in a short period of time, is it going to be worth pulling a number of employees from other key functions to work on this project? Or, are you going to need to bring on new employees to keep your business operational?
Tied in with the timeframe is the size. If this is going to be a large scale project, it will obviously take more employee hours than will a small project. The larger the project, the more room there is for errors, as well. Again, you must consider if you have the personnel to pull to effectively manage the project, or if you will be hiring on additional staff to cover your lockout tagout project.
Finally, you need to truly and fairly evaluate your team. If you have a staff experienced in lockout tagout procedures then you are in a better place for internal management than a company with no experienced employees. Now, it is possible to learn lockout tagout, but depending on the time frame and size of your project, you will need to determine if it is feasible for members of your staff to learn a new component for a large project on a set schedule.
The best way to make the determination of outsourcing vs. in-house management is to contact a professional who can help you. If you are in need of establishing a new lockout tagout procedure, or are in need of lockout tagout maintenance, please contact us and we will help you decide what makes the most sense. And if you have anything to add about lockout tagout, please leave a comment.
