1. Identify energy
List electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, thermal, gravitational, and stored energy hazards.
Energy Control
Lockout Tagout Checklist Generator
Build an equipment-specific LOTO checklist covering hazardous energy, isolation points, affected employees, shutdown sequencing, zero-energy verification, and safe return to service.
Generated lockout/tagout checklist
Complete the form and generate the checklist. The finished lockout/tagout checklist will appear here.
Checklist workflow
How to create a lockout/tagout checklist
Identify the equipment and personnel, document every hazardous energy source and isolation point, then enter the shutdown, verification, and restoration sequence. The tool formats the information into a downloadable checklist draft.
2. Define isolation
Document disconnects, valves, breakers, blocks, restraints, and required lockout devices.
3. Verify and restore
Record zero-energy verification and the controlled sequence for returning equipment to service.
What should a LOTO checklist include?
- Equipment name and exact location
- Authorized employee and supervising person
- Affected employees and work groups
- All hazardous and stored energy sources
- Energy isolation points and required devices
- Shutdown and isolation sequence
- Zero-energy verification steps
- Restoration and restart sequence
Common hazardous energy sources
- Electrical circuits and control power
- Hydraulic and pneumatic pressure
- Rotating or moving mechanical parts
- Compressed springs and stored tension
- Gravity and suspended components
- Thermal, steam, chemical, or pressurized systems
- Capacitors and other stored electrical energy
Important safety limitation
This generator is an informational documentation aid only. It does not create or validate a compliant equipment-specific energy control procedure, determine employee authorization, verify energy isolation, or replace employer training, manufacturer instructions, qualified review, or applicable federal, state, local, and project-specific requirements.
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Lockout Tagout Checklist FAQs
What is a lockout/tagout checklist?
A lockout/tagout checklist documents equipment, hazardous energy sources, isolation points, shutdown steps, verification steps, required devices, and restoration procedures.
Who should perform lockout/tagout?
Only employees who are trained and authorized under the employer's energy control program should apply lockout or tagout devices and perform equipment isolation.
Why is zero-energy verification important?
Verification helps confirm that identified energy sources have been isolated and that stored or residual energy has been controlled before servicing begins.
Does this generator replace an energy control procedure?
No. It creates an informational checklist draft and does not replace an equipment-specific energy control procedure, training, qualified review, or applicable regulatory requirements.
Primary references
Official safety sources
Review these primary OSHA resources alongside current state-plan, local, project, manufacturer, employer, and qualified-professional requirements that apply to the work.
OSHA resources covering hazardous-energy recognition and control concepts.
The federal construction standard addressing lockout and tagging of electrical circuits.
External references are provided for research and verification. Their inclusion does not make a generated document compliant, approved, certified, or complete for a particular workplace.