When creating procedures for lockout tagout, you need to consider a number of things. First and

foremost, you must consult OSHA Standard 1910.147. This standard governs all things lockout

tagout, and will guide what you will need to put in your procedures. After that, you need to

consider the machinery in place, how it will be positioned within your facility, which personnel

will access or maintain it daily, what signage will be required, and how you will organize your

procedure library.

All of this can be done in a number of ways. You can attempt to do it all in-house, though most

companies which go this route go through some growing pains in the process; you can hire an

external lockout tagout auditing firm, though these firms can be expensive, especially given the

long-term nature of the required maintenance and monitoring of the procedures; or you can

choose an option somewhere in the middle, where you do some in-house and some with a third

party, though this can get very complicated and important steps may be bypassed.

Those are your three major options, and each have their pros and cons. But now, there is a fourth

option: web-based software monitored by a leading third party lockout tagout auditing firm

which is utilized by the company. It is fully scalable, fully customizable, can have a unique

procedure library uploaded into it, and helps to ensure that the lockout tagout procedures are

always compliant. Our Factory Solutions Software gives you the peace of mind of knowing a

professional firm is managing your procedures with the internal accountability of knowing your

safety team is monitoring your lockout tagout procedures. It is truly the best of all three above

options.

If you have any questions about lockout tagout, lockout tagout monitoring, or Factory Solutions

Software, please contact us. If you would like to add anything about the benefits of web based

software to create and monitor lockout tagout procedures, please leave a comment.