Anyone who has ever been through an OSHA audit will tell you it is one of the most nerve-

wracking experiences of their lives. Every single detail of every single aspect of your company

will be examined to ensure adequate workplace safety. And if a box is in a hallway where it does

not belong or a sign is out of date that someone from the safety team missed, it can mean huge

fines and years of headaches.

So to ensure this doesn’t happen, many companies employ a third party occupational safety and

health company to ensure their policies and procedures are created correctly. And while this will

work for most procedures, there are some which require more maintenance than an annual or

semi-annual review. One such area of occupational safety and health that is like this is lockout

tagout.

Lockout tagout procedures can be impacted by any changes to the facility layout, the machinery,

or even the personnel. And because of all the moving parts, it can become easy to overlook a

small change, which snowballs into a serious issue. Which is why lockout tagout is consistently

one of the most cited violations during safety audits.

To help combat this, we have created Factory Solutions Software. This is a web-based program

which is fully customizable, fully scalable, and allows for instant updates to your lockout tagout

procedures anywhere there is an internet connection. It is monitored by a leading lockout tagout

auditing firm, so you still have that peace of mind, but it is updated as needed, rather than only

when the third party firm comes for an inspection.

If you have any questions about maintaining lockout tagout policies and procedures or about our

Factory Solutions Software, please leave a comment. If you have anything to add about the

importance of maintaining lockout tagout policies and procedures, please leave a comment,