Hazardous Energy Control: Building Safer Worksites with Lockout/Tagout

Group lockout on an electrical isolation point, showing several personal safety padlocks at a switch

Uncontrolled energy turns routine work into serious risk. This guide outlines Canadian best practices for lockout/tagout: recognizing all energy sources, writing machine‑specific procedures, assigning roles, applying locks and tags, and verifying zero‑energy before work resumes.