10.2 – Group LOTO

Group Lockout using locks referred to as “Group” or “Company” locks as primary isolation point locks. These locks go on the equipment, their corresponding keys are placed in a “lock box” which as the picture to the left shows a wall-mounted unit, or can be portable (tabletop). Workers then ‘lock off’ with their personal locks on the LockBox directly controlling access to the equipment keys (their personal control).

Group lockout is for groups of workers, and it does require more time to setup and requires additional hardware from strictly individual lockout.

The next section will get into the requirements of group lockout equipment.