Many company owners handle lockout tagout procedures in house. They create their

plans themselves, monitor them, update them, and stay abreast of regulatory changes.

They assign this as an ancillary function of the safety or operations team, and expect that

it will be handled properly, without giving much thought to it. Unfortunately, lockout

tagout is not like the rest of the occupational safety and health industry; the regulations

governing it (Standard 1910.147) are extremely complicated, every facility needs

very specific procedures in place, and even just a change in personnel can require new

procedures be written.

Unfortunately, the other option is to hire an unnecessarily expensive third party to handle

the lockout tagout procedures, from creation to maintenance to updating. And you want

to try to take over the responsibilities at some point, it is usually almost impossible as the

procedures have become so complex and firm specific.

But now, there is another option. With our Factory Solutions Software, you get the

security of a professional lockout tagout auditing firm with the comfort of knowing that

you are in control of the procedure creation, maintenance, and monitoring. And since this

software is available anywhere an internet connection is available, it means that updating

lockout tagout procedures have never been more convenient. We help you create your

procedures, we monitor them for regulatory changes, and we help you amend your

procedures should something change at your facility. It is truly the best of both worlds.

If you have any questions about our Factory Solutions Software, please contact us for

more information. If you have anything to add about whether it is better to outsource or

maintain lockout tagout procedures in-house, please leave a comment.