OSHA Lockout Tagout Quiz

A Lockout Device is a device that positively prevents a machine from being:

• Started up

• Becoming electrically energized

• Turned on

• All of the above

The employees that need LO/TO Training are:

• Authorized employees

• Affected Employees

• Other employees

• All of the above

OSHA requires that employers establish a "written energy control program".

• True

• False

"Lockout" means "the placement of a tagout device on an energy-isolating device to indicate that the device and the equipment being controlled may not be operated until the tagout device is removed".

• True

• False

The OSHA standard that covers "The control of Hazardous Energy" is:

• 1910.120

• 1910.147

• 1910.1001

• 1926.145

A "tagout device" is a device that uses a positive mean such as a lock to hold an energy-isolating device in a safe position and prevent the energizing of a machine or equipment.

• True

• False

"Affected employees" are those responsible for implementing the energy-control procedures or performing the service or maintenance activities.

• True

• False

Which statement is true converning tagout devices?

• Tags are only warning devices

• Tagout devices can always be used in place of lockout devices

• Tags may be removed by affected employees once LOTO is complete

• Tags provide equivalent security to using a lock

LOTO devices must be labeled to identify the specific employees authorized to apply & remove them.

• True

• False

Employers must provide LOTO training specific to the needs of four types of employees: "Certified", "Authorized", "Affected", and "Other".

• True

• False