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Lockout and tagout training helps workers, supervisors, maintenance staff and contractors control hazardous energy before anyone puts a hand, a tool or their body into a machine.
Most lockout incidents don’t happen because people have never heard of lockout. They happen when a stop button is mistaken for isolation, a second power feed or a pressurized line is missed, stored energy is left in a spring or an accumulator, or production pressure makes “it’ll only take a second” sound reasonable. Workers need to know how to find every energy source, isolate it and prove it’s at zero. Supervisors need to plan lockouts, handle group work and shift changes, and never let a lock come off outside the controlled procedure.
Calgary Safety Consultants delivers lockout tagout training online, live virtually and onsite for employers across Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Group sessions can use your own hazardous energy control program, equipment-specific procedures, lockout hardware and workplace examples.
Use the contact form or call 1-888-231-0358 to discuss group size, delivery format and timing, or enrol individual learners in the online course today.
Serving employers across Calgary, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Canada.
Group training
Lockout programs usually fail in the same few places: a procedure that doesn’t match the machine, isolation points nobody can find, a crew that shares one lock, a test run done without relocking, or a lock left on a disconnect when its owner has gone home. Group lockout tagout training gives operators, maintenance staff, supervisors and contractors one shared understanding of the program, so the procedure on paper matches what happens on the floor.
The training connects hazardous energy recognition with the 12 CSC Energy Sources, lockout law and CSA Z460, the hazardous energy control program, the 15-step CSC Lockout and Tagout Workflow, equipment-specific procedures, group lockout, shift changes, contractors, testing under lockout and lock removal. Examples can be drawn from manufacturing, food processing, oil and gas, mining, utilities, agriculture, warehousing, water treatment and facility maintenance.
Group sessions can be built around your lockout program, equipment-specific procedures and recent incidents or near misses. Use the contact form to discuss participants, delivery and timing. Individual learners can enrol in the online course and start today.
Delivery options
Choose the format that fits your team, your schedule and how much of the training you want built around your own equipment and procedures.
Live virtual and onsite sessions are scheduled for workplace groups. Session length, exercises, materials and certificate arrangements are confirmed in your training proposal before booking.
Why it matters
Lockout rules differ across Canada’s 14 OH&S jurisdictions, but the core expectation is the same: control hazardous energy before servicing and maintenance work. In Alberta, Part 15 of the Alberta OHS Code sets out how hazardous energy is managed and controlled, while British Columbia covers lockout in Part 10 of the BC OHS Regulation, De-energization and Lockout. CSA Z460, the National Standard of Canada for controlling hazardous energy, is widely used as the benchmark for good programs. Good lockout tagout training helps people meet those expectations in practice, not just on paper. Depending on the format, the training can include:
Weak lockout practices show up as amputations, crush injuries, burns, electrical contact, workers’ compensation claims, stop-work orders and repeat audit findings. Strong ones show up as workers who lock out every time, procedures that match the machines, and supervisors who can show an auditor that lockouts are planned, verified and observed. For employers working toward or maintaining a Certificate of Recognition (COR), training records and current equipment-specific procedures support the evidence an auditor looks for.
The training pays close attention to verification, because a lock on the wrong switch or pressure trapped behind a closed valve can look exactly like a safe machine. Participants learn to treat a stop button, E-stop, selector switch, interlock or PLC command as control devices, not isolation, and to prove zero energy at every source before work starts.
Training does not authorize anyone to lock out a specific machine, and it does not replace the employer’s lockout program, equipment-specific procedures or hands-on training. It gives participants a structured way to recognize hazardous energy, follow the program and speak up when something doesn’t match.
Course content
The training follows four modules. In group sessions, the depth of each module is adjusted to the audience:
The online lockout and tagout course has 13 lessons, each with a narrated video, written lesson notes and a three-question knowledge check that requires 100% to continue, followed by a 10-question final exam. Live virtual and onsite sessions cover the same outcomes with more discussion, group exercises and time on your own procedures.
Participants practise working through a lockout in order: identifying the equipment and every energy source, choosing the right isolation points and devices, applying personal locks and tags, releasing stored energy, verifying zero energy, and restoring the equipment only after everyone is clear.
We do not replace the employer’s accountability. The employer remains responsible for its lockout program, equipment-specific procedures and worker training and authorization. Calgary Safety Consultants provides the training, practical tools and guidance within the agreed scope.
Supervisors and maintenance leads
A lockout program is only as strong as the people who plan and check the work. Supervisors, maintenance planners and lead hands decide how a lockout is set up, who joins a group lockout, how locks pass between shifts and when equipment is released. Yet they’re often trained the same way as everyone else.
Group sessions can include a focused block for the people who plan and oversee lockouts. They learn how to:
Walking through a group lockout and a shift change before a real one happens shows whether the procedures, hardware and records are ready, and whether everyone knows who holds control.
Beyond training
Training works best when there’s a clear program and accurate procedures behind it. If your equipment-specific procedures are missing or out of date, your isolation points aren’t labelled, or an audit has flagged hazardous energy control, our safe work procedures and job hazard analysis development service can help you review the program, write equipment-specific lockout procedures and set up the forms and records that keep it working.
Many employers combine the two. We review the program and procedures first, then deliver lockout tagout training built around them, so workers and supervisors learn the procedures they’ll actually use.
How group training works
We confirm the participants, number of people, locations, industry and the equipment your people service, clean or maintain.
We recommend online, live virtual, onsite or a blend, and agree on the session length, exercises and materials.
You review the scope, timing, preparation, certificate arrangements and price before anything is booked.
We deliver the training, share attendance records and, where agreed, review a sample of your equipment-specific procedures or lockout records afterward.
Common questions
Clear answers about participants, delivery formats, course length, authorization, certificates and group training.
Lockout and tagout training teaches workers, supervisors and maintenance staff how hazardous energy is controlled before anyone services, cleans, adjusts or repairs equipment. It covers recognizing every energy source, isolating it at an energy-isolating device, applying personal locks and tags, releasing stored energy, verifying zero energy and safely returning equipment to service.
Anyone who operates, cleans, clears jams on or maintains powered equipment, plus the supervisors who plan that work, the contractors who do it, and the joint health and safety committee members who review the lockout program. Workers who are affected by a lockout but don’t apply locks also need to understand what a lock and tag mean.
Yes. Individual learners can take the self-paced online course at any time. Workplace groups can book live virtual training by video conference or onsite training at their workplace. The right format depends on the number of participants, locations and how much of the training you want built around your own equipment and procedures.
The online course has 13 lessons and takes about 5.5 to 6 hours, estimated from about 4.6 hours of video plus the knowledge checks and final exam. Live virtual and onsite session length depends on the audience, exercises and customization, and is confirmed in the training proposal.
No. This is awareness-level training. The employer is responsible for training and authorizing workers on its own lockout program and on the equipment-specific procedures for the machines they work on. Onsite sessions can include practice on your own equipment, but authorization remains the employer’s decision.
Yes. Virtual and onsite sessions can be built around your hazardous energy control program, equipment-specific procedures, lockout hardware and recent incidents or near misses, so participants practise the procedures they will actually use. The online course teaches the 15-step CSC Lockout and Tagout Workflow, which fits most employer programs.
The training covers lockout requirements in all 14 Canadian OH&S jurisdictions and CSA Z460, the National Standard of Canada for controlling hazardous energy. It isn’t approved by a regulator, and it doesn’t replace the equipment-specific training employers must provide.
The online course is priced per learner, plus GST, and employers can buy enrolments for several workers on the course page. A 10% group discount applies to 10 or more seats of this course in one order, and group buyers complete our Group Training Student Information form after purchase so we can set up each learner’s account. Pricing for live virtual and onsite training depends on group size, location and customization, and is provided in a defined proposal.
We confirm the audience, number of participants, preferred format, locations, the equipment your people work on and your current lockout program. Calgary Safety Consultants then recommends a suitable approach and provides a proposal, so you can review the scope, timing and preparation before booking.
Book your training
Give your workers, maintenance staff and supervisors one practical understanding of hazardous energy control. After you enquire, we confirm the participants, delivery format, equipment examples and scheduling needs, then provide a defined training proposal.
Training a team?
Enrol your crew, supervisors or safety committee in any of our online courses. Buy your enrolments online, then complete our Group Training Student Information form so we can set up an individual account for each worker. Each worker completes the training online and receives a certificate of completion. Training 10 or more workers on the same course? A 10% group discount is applied automatically at checkout. For instructor-led training or a custom group arrangement, use the form below to request a group quote.
