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Lockout of Mobile Equipment
Description of the training
Lockout of Mobile Equipment training based on the CSA Z460 standard
This course provides in-depth training on the safe lockout of mobile equipment in accordance with the CSA Z460 standard. It is intended for mechanics, operators, supervisors, and subcontractors who may perform maintenance, repair, or adjustment work on self-propelled machinery such as forklifts, loaders, aerial lifts, tractors, excavators, and other mobile units.
The training covers the types of hazardous energies found in mobile equipment, lockout procedures, legal responsibilities, and how to apply a structured lockout program in the field.
What You’ll Learn
- The causes of accidents during mobile equipment maintenance and how to prevent them.
- How to recognize and control all hazardous energy sources, including residual energy.
- How to follow the five regulatory lockout steps under RSST.
- How to use the right lockout equipment, from personal padlocks to tags and labels.
- How to manage continuity of lockout procedures and coordinate with subcontractors.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify and control the specific energy sources in mobile equipment.
- Apply the five-step lockout procedure according to Quebec legislation.
- Use appropriate lockout devices, signage, and personal protective equipment.
- Interpret and apply lockout sheets and programs.
- Manage forgotten padlocks and multi-worker lockouts.
- Follow procedures for alternative control methods when lockout is not possible.
Training details
The pass mark is 70 %
A participant who successfully completes the training receives a certificate of competence valid for 3 years (automatically generated and sent to the email address associated with the purchase)
Training course plan
Module 1 – Statistics, Risk Control, and Legislation
- Definition of mobile equipment and accident statistics in Quebec
- Typical incidents: crushing, entrapment, explosion, intoxication, movement during maintenance
- Worksite realities that lead to improvisation and risk
- Legal framework:
- LSST (Act Respecting Occupational Health and Safety)
- RSST (Occupational Health and Safety Regulation)
- LATMP (Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases)
- Articles 188.1–188.13 (lockout definitions, scope, worker responsibilities, subcontractor coordination)
- When lockout is required (Article 188.2): maintenance, cleaning, unblocking, adjustment
- Lockout vs. alternative methods (based on formal risk analysis)
Module 2 – Dangerous Energies to Be Controlled
- Electrical energy: batteries, lighting circuits, starting systems
- Mechanical energy: stored kinetic or potential energy (gravity, moving parts)
- Hydraulic energy: jacks, transmission, risks of leaks and pressurized fluid
- Pneumatic energy: air brakes, compressed gas systems
- Thermal energy: exhausts, coolant fluids, surfaces that stay hot long after use
- Chemical energy: fuels, oils, cleaning agents with flammable or toxic properties
- Residual energy: remains present after shutoff (e.g., pressure, gravity, spring tension)
Module 3 – Basic Rules of Lockout
- The 5 steps of lockout:
- Full stop of the equipment
- Elimination/control of stored energy
- Locking out energy sources
- Verification
- Unlocking after intervention
- Lockout devices:
- Energy cutoff devices (battery switches, valves)
- Lockout devices (covers for non-lockable points)
- Hasps for multi-user lockouts
- Signage and steering wheel covers
- Unique key principle and personal responsibility
- Forgotten padlock procedure and logging
Module 4 – Hazardous Energy Control Program
- Lockout sheets: equipment ID, responsible worker, energy types and locations, steps to control energy, specific PPE
- Lockout program content: color coding, padlock management, subcontractor compliance
- Types of padlocks:
- Yellow: personal padlock (one worker, one key)
- Green: department padlock (shift handoffs)
- Blue: construction padlock (on-site work continuity)
- Red: borrowed padlocks (for subcontractors or visitors)
- Visual labels: name, date, reason for lockout
- Use of tags, steering wheel covers, and restricted zones
- Alternative methods (for testing/diagnostics): based on formal risk assessment, with physical barriers and warning signs
Progress of our online training courses
Autonomous and at your own pace
Each participant in our trainings can follow the training at their own pace, i.e. that he can, at any time before completing it, review the educational capsules as long as he has to, and leave the training platform and pick up where he left off.
Formation failed
In the event of a first failure of the training, each participant is entitled to follow it again; following a 2nd failure, he must be re-registered for training.
Participant allocation
When purchasing a participation in our training, the individual in charge of the order can assign it to himself, assign it to one of the employees linked to his account or to an existing account (at using the username or email address linked to it), or request the sending of access codes.