Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
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- Lockout/Tagout Consulting & Energy Control Procedures
Equipment-specific procedures. Clear energy-control steps.
MRA Consulting LLC helps employers develop practical lockout/tagout programs for servicing and maintenance work. Our support connects the written program, machine-specific energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspection process so your team has more than a general instruction to “lock it out.”
A company policy is not an
equipment procedure
A company policy is not an
equipment procedure
The program sets responsibilities and rules. An equipment procedure addresses the applicable energy sources, isolation points, stored-energy controls, and verification for the defined work. MRA helps develop both, with input from your operations and maintenance personnel.
LOTO gap assessments
Review selected equipment, existing procedures, training records, lockout hardware, and work practices. Identify unclear isolation points, missing information, and program elements that need attention.
Machine-specific procedures
Procedures identify the equipment, hazardous energy sources, isolation points, stored-energy controls, verification methods, and safe restoration steps for the defined work.
Visual and bilingual instructions
Incorporate equipment identifiers, photographs, isolation-point references, and clear formatting where appropriate. English and Spanish employee-facing materials can be coordinated within the agreed scope.
Training and inspection support
Support authorized- and affected-employee training, periodic inspection planning, documentation, and corrective actions. Program provisions for group lockout, shift changes, and contractor coordination can also be reviewed.
What you receive
Depending on the agreed scope, your package may include:
- An Equipment register
- A written LOTO program
- Visual instructions
- Periodic inspection forms
- A LOTO gap report
- Machine-specific procedures
- Training records
The proposal defines procedure quantity, equipment access, review rounds, and validation responsibilities. Unresolved technical questions are documented rather than replaced with assumptions.
When this service is a
good fit
This service is particularly relevant to manufacturing, recycling and composting, material processing, packaging, warehousing, and equipment-service operations. Projects can address a few priority machines or a phased equipment inventory, depending on your operational needs.
How the engagement works
Draft procedures with unresolved safety-critical technical questions are not released for operational use until those questions are resolved and the required validation is completed.
Make your LOTO program specific to
your equipment
Share your equipment list, facility location, and current program status. MRA will help scope the assessment, procedures, and training needed for your operation.
Frequently asked questions
No. OSHA’s general industry LOTO standard distinguishes control devices, such as push buttons, from energy-isolating devices. Applicable hazardous energy must be isolated, stored energy controlled, and isolation verified before covered work begins.
Not automatically. A procedure must adequately address the equipment and work it covers. We evaluate whether equipment can appropriately share a procedure or needs separate instructions, rather than assuming a generic sheet is sufficient.
Yes. For work covered by federal OSHA’s general industry LOTO rule, energy control procedures must be inspected at least annually by an authorized employee other than those using the procedure being inspected. We help scope the applicable review and documentation, including California requirements where relevant.