Lockout tagout (LOTO) procedures are required for businesses in many different fields. For this reason, it is important for every business owner to ensure their business does not require established lockout tagout procedures. Should you determine your business does need to establish lockout tagout procedures, please review OSHA Standard 1910.147 before creating the procedures.

This standard governs all things lockout tagout for OSHA. Unfortunately, if you are not an expert in the field of lockout tagout, this procedure can read like it was written in another language. And even after you establish your procedures, maintaining them can be another nightmare unto itself.

For these reasons, many companies consult with a firm which specializes in creating lockout tagout procedures and in maintaining them. By doing this, the company has placed the burden of creating a viable and sustainable solution onto a qualified third party, who can also maintain the procedures.

And while this option might seem cost inhibitive at first, it is surprisingly affordable to hire a third party to assist you. It is certainly less expensive than hiring a lockout tagout specialist on a full time basis as a staff member, and when you consider what the cost of a fine from OSHA could be, the costs to hire professionals become virtually nonexistent.

If you have a need to establish lockout tagout (LOTO) procedures, but are unsure of how to do so, please contact us so that we can help you. If you have anything to add about lockout tagout procedures, please leave a comment.