After any update to your facility, equipment, personnel, or machinery, no matter how large or

small, you need to ensure your occupational safety and health policies and procedures are still

accurate. Most procedures will be fine after such a change, as the procedures relate to actions of

individuals or machines in general, and will transfer during a change. But certain areas of

occupational safety and health need to be updated with every change or update.

One of the areas which will almost always need to be updated is lockout tagout. This is because

literally every single facility has a unique procedure library and it is based upon the existing

machinery, layout, and personnel. If any of these things change, that procedure library will

potentially change and need updating.

This can obviously lead to complications whenever something is moved or updated. To combat

this, many businesses will task the safety team with monitoring and updating the lockout tagout

procedures as needed. This, however, can put undue strain on the team and requires unique and

specialized employees who are well versed in lockout tagout. Another option is to hire a lockout

tagout auditing firm to manage the procedures. Unfortunately, this can become expensive as you

are paying a third party to manage your procedures. It can also become an issue of

communication, as you need to coordinate with a third party every time you update your

procedures.

Fortunately, there is a third option which blends the first two. It is web-based software that is

monitored by a qualified third party lockout tagout auditing firm but managed by your company.

It is our Factory Solutions Software and it is fully scalable, fully customizable, and can be

accessed anywhere the internet is available. So every time your facility is updated or your

personnel needs change, you simply change the information in the software and it will create

procedures which are fully compliant with all applicable regulations.

If you have any questions about changing lockout tagout procedures or about our Factory

Solutions Software, please contact us. If you have anything to add about the importance of

properly updating lockout tagout procedures, please leave a comment.