OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout / Tagout) Compliance Directive (CPL) and Interpretations Review

Why Should You Attend:

This course will examine the basics of implementing Federal OSHA Hazardous Energy Control (Lockout / Tagout) requirements. We will review the applicability of LOTO in general industry and survey priority topics of implementation. Key topics include review of OSHA formal letters of interpretation and how they affect employees performing energy control operations. The course will also specifically examine the current OSHA PSM compliance directive (CPL-02-00-147). Special attention throughout the course will be given to describing the requirements for the control of electrical energy (29 CFR 1910.333).

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the module, students should be able to:

• Identify the presence of hazardous energy.
• Understand in general terms the necessary steps to control hazardous energy.
• Gain familiarity with key LOTO implementation topics such as requirements for equipment specific energy control procedures, necessary tools and protective clothing, and allowable conditions for performing electrically energized work.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

• Federal OSHA Hazardous Energy Control (29 CFR 1910.147, 29 CFR 1910.333).

Who Will Benefit:

• Staff working with equipment potentially containing hazardous energy
• Engineers designing, installing and operating energized equipment.
• EHS staff seeking increased familiarity with hazardous energy control compliance issues.
• Managers or Supervisors of employees working on or near energized equipment.

Instructor Profile:

Bill Greulich, has worked for the past twenty years in engineering, safety and emergency management for both private and public sector organizations. He is a graduate of Northeastern University, Boston, MA with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and has a certificate in Hazardous Materials Management from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA), Society of Risk Analysis (SRA), and the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR).

Bill began his professional career in a defense industry material science laboratory. In this role he performed Department of Defense (DoD) witnessed testing to military specifications and supervised maintenance of chemical processing equipment.

Bill then joined the H. C. Starck industrial chemicals division of Bayer Corporation where he developed and implemented safe equipment and processes to produce conventional niobium-titanium superconductors and other specialty refractory electronic materials. He joined the Berkeley Bayer Biotechnology division in 1995 where he focused on safety engineering. After a 15 year career he left Bayer as Manager of Environment Health Safety and Security (EHS&S).

Bill then joined the City of Berkeley, California as Manager of the Office of Emergency Services, a division of the Berkeley Fire Department. There he was responsible for emergency program development and project implementation for this globally recognized City of more than 100,000 people. He also briefly managed the City’s Fire Prevention Division acting in the role of Fire Marshal.

In 2005, he started his own firm, Kensington Consulting. As principal consultant Bill now focuses on providing technically sound life and property protection expertise to his clients. His projects range from process safety and risk management program design and implementation for large organizations through detailed quantitative risk assessments for sophisticated chemical processing operations.

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