Lockout/Tagout Concepts

• Preventing Cuts and Amputations from Food Slicers and Meat Grinders. OSHA Fact Sheet (Publication 3794), (May 2015).
• Lockout/Tagout. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2022). Also available in Spanish (2002).
• Control of Hazardous Energy - Lockout/Tagout. OSHA Publication 3120, (Revised 2002). This booklet presents OSHA's general requirements for controlling hazardous energy during service or maintenance of machines or equipment. It is not intended to replace or to supplement OSHA standards regarding the control of hazardous energy.
• UPDATED Small Business Safety and Health Handbook. OSHA Publication 2209, (2024) [Español OSHA Publication 4261, (2024)]. Summarizes the benefits of an effective safety and health program, provides self-inspection checklists for employers to identify workplace hazards, and reviews key workplace safety and health resources for small businesses.
• Workplace Solutions: Using Lockout and Tagout Procedures to Prevent Injury and Death during Machine Maintenance. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-156, (April 2011). Document/tip sheet highlighting best practices for employers, workers, and manufacturers to follow during machine maintenance.
• Control of Hazardous Energy Sources - Self-Inspection Checklist - Schools. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-101, (October 2003). This self-inspection checklist covers regulations issued by OSHA as a general industry standard under 29 CFR 1910.147.
• Preventing Worker Deaths from Uncontrolled Release of Electrical, Mechanical, and Other Types of Hazardous Energy. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 99-110, (August 1999). NIOSH Alert that provides assistance in preventing the death or injury of workers exposed to the unexpected or uncontrolled release of hazardous energy.
• Guidelines for Controlling Hazardous Energy During Maintenance and Servicing [Lockout/Tagout]. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 83-125, (September 1983). NIOSH Guidelines that outline methods for protecting workers from injuries caused by the release of hazardous energy.
• Lockout/Tagout. National Ag Safety Database (NASD) Research Publications-11, (April 2002).