To get lock out / tag out certified, you must complete OSHA-compliant training that includes both formal instruction and workplace-specific training.

Here’s how the process works:

1️⃣ Complete the Online Training – Enroll in our Lock Out/Tag Out Online Certification, where you’ll learn about LOTO requirements, general safety practices, and common lock out/tag out procedures.

2️⃣ Pass the Knowledge Test – Take the LOTO tests to demonstrate your understanding of LOTO safety and compliance requirements.

3️⃣ Download Your Certificate – Once you pass the course, you can instantly download your LOTO training certificate and wallet card as proof of completion.

4️⃣ Get Workplace-Specific Training by Your Employer – OSHA requires practical training in your workplace.

A qualified trainer, manager, or supervisor must instructor you on the workplace-specific LOTO procedures and test you to confirm your competency.

Our LOTO Online Certification makes it easy to complete the required training 100% online, helping workers and employers stay compliant with OSHA standards while streamlining the certification process.

Yes. Temp workers must receive LOTO training if they perform tasks that involve hazardous energy or work around equipment that may be locked out. They should receive the same training that direct employees receive.

Training responsibilities are shared: the staffing agency provides general LOTO training, and the host employer provides workplace-specific instruction.

Yes. Contractors must be trained on lock out/tag out when performing work on or around equipment that poses related energy hazards.

Host employers must also communicate their LOTO procedures to contractors to ensure everyone follows the same process.

Yes! You can complete OSHA-compliant lock out training online to cover the required classroom portion of the training.

You can complete your lock out/tag out training and certification online from anywhere.

There’s no need to find a local class — our OSHA and ANSI-compliant training can be completed at your own pace. Once you finish, you can download your certificate and wallet card instantly.

Training your authorized and affected workers in lock out / tag out with WorkplaceSafety.com is fast, simple, and OSHA-compliant.

Here’s how it works:

1️⃣ Buy Registrations & Assign Training – Add registrations to your cart, complete the secure checkout, and assign training to your operators.

2️⃣ Workers Complete Online Training – Authorized and affected workers complete the training at their own pace at the most convenient time without disrupting operations. You can track their progress, view training reports, and print certificates as they complete the course.

3️⃣Provide Workplace-Specific Training – Have an onsite manager, supervisor, or experienced mentor complete the workplace and equipment-specific portion of the training.

We also have online LOTO Train-the-Trainer programs and LOTO Instructor Packages if you need help qualifying internal trainers or want to complete the training entire onsite.

OSHA’s 29 CFR 1910.147 standard requires authorized and affected employees to be trained on the hazards of uncontrolled energy and how your company’s LOTO program works.

Authorized employees apply lockout/tagout, while affected employees work around equipment that may be locked out.

LOTO training must cover:

• When LOTO is required.
• Types of hazardous energy.
• How energy is isolated and controlled.
• The purpose and function of locks and tags.
• The difference between authorized and affected roles.
• How LOTO protects workers during servicing and maintenance.

Employers must also provide workplace-specific instruction so employees understand the exact equipment, energy sources, and lockout/tagout procedures used at their job site.

OSHA requires LOTO training initially before a worker is exposed to hazardous energy hazards, when new equipment is introduced, or when a worker is observed to not be following procedures and lock out/tag out guidelines.

While OSHA doesn’t set a fixed expiration or annual requirement, many employers refresh LOTO training every one to three years to maintain OSHA’s requirement for workers to remain competent.

The lock out/tag out training and certification online course for authorized and affected employees takes about one hour to complete.

The online course is self-paced, so this time can vary.

Yes. This LOTO training aligns with OSHA’s 29 CFR 1910.147 requirements for authorized and affected employees.

OSHA also requires workplace-specific instruction so workers understand the exact LOTO procedures, equipment, and energy sources at their job site. Since this is highly specific to the workplace and equipment, this is completed by employers directly onsite after the online training is completed.

Any employee who works on or near equipment that could release hazardous energy needs lock out / tag out training.

This includes both authorized employees who apply lockout/tagout and affected employees who work around machines that are locked out.

Lockout/Tagout training (LOTO Training) teaches workers how to control hazardous energy by properly shutting down, locking out, and tagging out equipment before servicing or maintenance.

It helps ensure workers know when LOTO applies, how to follow procedures, and how to prevent unexpected start-up.