Learn OSHA-aligned 8-step LOTOTO, hazardous energy isolation, zero-energy verification, and safe restart
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
Unexpected startup and the uncontrolled release of hazardous energy can seriously injure or kill workers during maintenance, servicing, cleaning, inspection, adjustment, troubleshooting, and jam clearing. That is exactly why Lockout, Tagout, and Tryout, or LOTOTO, matters.
What you’ll learn
- Explain what LOTOTO is and why it matters.
- Identify common hazardous energy sources.
- Distinguish true energy-isolating devices from normal controls.
- Describe the roles of authorized and affected employees.
- Apply an OSHA-aligned 8-step LOTOTO process.
- Verify isolation and de-energization using tryout and practical checks.
- Manage special situations such as group lockout and shift handover.
- Restore equipment to service safely after work is completed.
Course Content
- Welcome and Course Overview –> 1 lecture • 1min.
- Why LOTOTO Matters –> 1 lecture • 2min.
- Foundations of LOTOTO –> 3 lectures • 10min.
- Devices and Roles –> 2 lectures • 5min.
- The 8-Step OSHA LOTOTO Process Part 1 –> 1 lecture • 3min.
- The 8-Step OSHA LOTOTO Process Part 2 –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Tryout and Verification Deep Dive –> 1 lecture • 2min.
- Release from LOTOTO and Special Situations –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Wrap-Up and Final Quiz –> 1 lecture • 3min.
Requirements
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
Unexpected startup and the uncontrolled release of hazardous energy can seriously injure or kill workers during maintenance, servicing, cleaning, inspection, adjustment, troubleshooting, and jam clearing. That is exactly why Lockout, Tagout, and Tryout, or LOTOTO, matters.
This course gives you a practical, workplace-focused introduction to LOTOTO, built around an OSHA-aligned 8-step application process and reinforced with realistic industrial examples. Instead of treating LOTOTO like paperwork, this course explains it as a real safety control that protects people from electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, thermal, chemical, gravitational, and stored energy hazards.
In this course, you will learn:
- what lockout, tagout, and tryout mean and how they work together
- when LOTOTO is required
- how to identify common hazardous energy sources
- how to distinguish true energy-isolating devices from normal machine controls
- the roles of authorized employees, affected employees, supervisors, and contractors
- how to follow an OSHA-aligned 8-step LOTOTO process
- how to verify zero energy using tryout, gauges, indicators, and practical checks
- how to manage special situations such as group lockout, shift handover, contractor coordination, and controlled lock removal
- how to restore equipment to service safely after maintenance is complete
This course is taught in a visual, practical format using realistic workplace examples, clear step-by-step explanations, multiple-choice quizzes, and downloadable checklists and reference tools to reinforce learning.
If you are a technician, operator, supervisor, contractor, or safety professional who needs a solid foundation in hazardous energy control, this course will help you build that understanding clearly and confidently.