COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Description

 

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Safe Isolation of Plant & Equipment. It covers the purpose of LOTO and the importance of energy isolation in port environments; the types of hazardous energies covering electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, and thermal energies; the OSHA 1910.147 standard as well as the roles and responsibilities of authorized employees, affected employees and other employees; the types of locks, tags and devices; the selection of appropriate equipment for specific port machinery; and the step-by-step LOTO procedures, hazardous energy sources in port machinery and energy source diagrams and labelling.

 

Further, the course will also discuss the energy isolation in port operations; verifying isolation and zero-energy state; coordinating lockout/tagout procedures for multiple workers and departments; the best practices for team-based LOTO; handling LOTO in emergency shutdowns or rescue; the proper procedures for emergency lock removal; selecting and using lockout tagout devices; the isolation of complex and multi-source energy systems; the portable LOTO kits for mobile teams; and the proper procedures for LOTO during troubleshooting and non-standard tasks.

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the risk assessments and work permits; the LOTO audits, documentation requirements and compliance; managing external contractors for consistent LOTO practices; integrating contractor safety into port operations; the effective communication between teams during energy isolation; the visual and verbal alert systems in high-noise port environments; the mandatory LOTO training schedules, tagging protocols and documentation and best practices for LOTO recordkeeping; the LOTO toolbox talks and safety briefings; handling disagreements in LOTO applications among workers; the escalation procedures and conflict resolution techniques; gathering feedback from workers on LOTO procedures and improving LOTO policies based on field reports and experiences; identifying and isolating energy sources in practice; and troubleshooting common LOTO issues by addressing lockout failures and restoring energy safely.

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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies:

30 % Lectures
20 % Workshops & Work Presentations
20 % Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30 % Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable:

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy materials will be issued
Training Methodology	:	80% theory, 20% practical
Training Program	:	4 hours per day, from 09:30 to 13:30