Program Description
The control of hazardous energy commonly called a Lockout/ Tagout (LOTO), protects SFSU employees from injury or death due to the unintended start-up or release of stored energy while performing maintenance and repair on machines, processes, and systems.
The hazardous energy may be electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, chemical, thermal, residual or from other sources.
Cal/OSHA requires employers to have written equipment-specific lockout procedures for all equipment.
- “Plug and cord” equipment in which the employee has complete personal control of the sole energy source is excluded from the requirement for written procedures.
Annual training of the written procedures is required.
CY 2023 Update
EHS continues to provide support to those campus departments responsible for LOTO compliance.