FAQ

FAQ

Lockout/tagout (LOTO) is a safety procedure that involves isolating an energy source and maintaining it at zero energy to protect workers during equipment maintenance or repair.
It prevents accidents related to unexpected or accidental equipment start-ups, thus reducing the risk of serious injury or even death.
A personal padlock is a uniquely keyed (keyed different) padlock that is identified and assigned to a single person. The personal padlock represents the worker's life. It is always the responsibility of its owner and lending it is prohibited.
It is essential to properly train your employees, establish clear procedures, and ensure that all your equipment is correctly identified.
It is advisable to use safety padlocks of different colours with unique keys (keyed different).
First, ensure that staff are properly trained on a regular basis. Additionally, each worker must be responsible for their personal padlock, which ensures greater rigour. The use of control and coding systems, whether through colours, tags, or numbers, ensures that the padlock is used properly and in the right place. Conducting audits and inspections, as well as continuous awareness, also ensure compliance with lockout/tagout rules.
Of course, our team ensures the implementation of a lockout/tagout program based on your equipment and plant reality. Our service team can thus adapt your program while respecting applicable laws and standards.
Regulations vary by region, but they generally require the use of lockout/tagout procedures that comply with occupational health and safety laws and standards. In Canada, it is imperative to follow the laws established by the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. Additionally, in Quebec, we have the Act Respecting Occupational Health and Safety (AOHS) that establishes the laws to be followed, plus the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité au travail (CNESST) which ensures compliance. As for the United States, it is essential to follow American laws regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
It is important to conduct regular audits, train staff, and keep documentation related to lockout/tagout procedures up to date. Contact our team to conduct the necessary verifications.
Regular training sessions, practical exercises, and evaluations can ensure that all employees properly understand lockout/tagout procedures. To achieve this, we offer a variety of training adapted to your teams' reality and needs.
Yes, we offer training adapted to your company's needs, including practical and theoretical aspects of lockout/tagout. Our training includes: introduction to lockout/tagout training, advanced lockout/tagout training, internal trainer training, and lockout/tagout sheet writing training. We are even accredited to provide training on CONFORMiT software.
We offer diagnosis and evaluation of your practices, implementation of a hazardous energy management program, writing of lockout/tagout sheets, training (introduction to lockout/tagout, advanced lockout/tagout, internal trainer training, and lockout/tagout sheet writing training), management of your equipment and space organization, plus completion of audits and inspections. We also offer two confined spaces services.
Our team of experts will be happy to help you evaluate your specific needs and choose the equipment best suited to your work environment.
Yes, we now offer two confined space services: categorization and implementation of rescue protocols.
Storage cabinets should be used to store padlocks and lockout/tagout accessories. These are perfect for plant lockout/tagout stations. However, they should not be used when applying a lockout/tagout procedure, as they are not lockout boxes. You can still ensure good management of your material by locking your Fabtech ID storage cabinets with a padlock.
Using our training simulator allows you to establish an adequate and optimal training environment for your teams without distraction. Additionally, it reduces travel time between different plant equipment as these are grouped in our simulator.