Module 5 · Free · ~18 minutes
Machine Safety & Lockout/Tagout
A switched-off machine is not a safe machine. How machines actually cause harm, why guards must never be defeated, the hidden stored energy that catches people out, and the isolate–lock–tag–verify routine — plus exactly where general awareness ends and certified, authorised work begins.
What you'll learn
- ✓The ground rule: off is not safe — and why almost every serious machine injury starts with a reach into a machine that was never isolated
- ✓How machines hurt people, and why guards are your first line of defence
- ✓The six kinds of hidden stored energy that stay dangerous after the power is off
- ✓The lockout/tagout routine — isolate, lock, tag, verify — in plain language
- ✓Who may lock out a machine, and where awareness ends and certified, authorised work begins
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- •10-question quiz (with answer sheet)
- •Toolbox-talk one-pager
- •Attendance register
- •Machine safety & lockout awareness checklist
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This material supports, but does not replace, the site-specific and legally mandated training required in your jurisdiction. It is awareness-level training built on the shared principles of the South African OHS Act, US OSHA regulations, the EU Framework Directive and ISO 45001 — your site's procedures and local law always take precedence. Regulated competencies (first aid, firefighting, forklift operation, working at heights and similar) require formal, certified, region-specific training.