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Knowledge on LOTO, LOTOTO and their digitalisation

We have summarised what LOTO and LOTOTO mean, how sources of hazardous energy are isolated and which parts of the process are worth digitalising. The pages are factual and based on LOTOTO practice in industrial plants. Start with the fundamentals or go straight to the topic you are dealing with.

What is LOTOTODigital LOTOTO

Understand the procedure first. Then decide what to digitalise.

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Fundamentals

The concepts behind every hazardous energy control procedure.

What is LOTOLockout tagout: the principle, the steps and who does what when energy sources are locked and tagged.What is LOTOTOLockout – tagout – Tryout: why verifying the isolation is a step of its own.LOTO vs. LOTOTOA short comparison of the two terms and what the difference means in practice.Energy isolationTypes of energy, isolation points and isolating one energy at a time.
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Digitalising the process

Which parts of the LOTOTO process can be managed digitally, and what remains a physical task.

Digital LOTOTOWhat can and cannot be digitalised in the LOTOTO process.Digital permit to workThe permit life cycle from preparation to archive.Lockout trackingWho secured each energy, when, and with which lock.Roles and authorisationsRoles, approval and authorisations tied to equipment and areas.Group lockoutSeveral work groups on one machine and unlocking only once all have finished.Audit trailHistory of interventions and traceability of every action.
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Work instructions

How an existing procedure reaches the worker right at the equipment.

Digital work instructionsPaper and PDF procedures turned into interactive steps.QR work instructionsA QR code on the equipment and the right procedure on a phone.
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Industries

Typical equipment, energy sources and maintenance patterns in each sector.

IndustriesLOTOTO in cement, automotive, metals, energy, food and beverage, chemicals and manufacturing.
What is LOTOTOLockout – tagout – Tryout: why verifying the isolation is a step of its own.Read Energy isolationTypes of energy, isolation points and isolating one energy at a time.Read Digital LOTOTOHow to connect equipment, energies, authorisations, permits and documentation into one traceable process.Read

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