LOTO Audit Readiness Checklist
Walk one machine and find out how ready you'd be for an OSHA inspection. Six evidence controls on one page — the proof an inspector can ask you to produce on the spot.
- A cover page and clear "how to use" instructions
- Six numbered evidence-control sections to tick off
- Short, scannable checkpoints — no wall of text
- A fillable header: equipment no., date, inspector
- A notes box to record findings as you walk the floor
- Aligned to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147
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The six evidence controls an audit looks for
Most lockout/tagout enforcement is not about a missing lock — it is about being unable to prove the right procedure was current, followed, verified, and reviewed. The checklist walks each control so you can see where the proof exists today.
Current machine-specific procedure
A written, equipment-specific energy-control procedure that is kept current.
Authorized worker training record
Certified training for authorized workers and awareness training for affected staff.
Field execution / sign-on record
Who locked out what, when, and which isolation points were controlled.
Isolation & zero-energy verification
Proof that zero energy was verified before work and stored energy was addressed.
Closeout & shift-handover record
Release, restart, lock/tag removal, and continuity of protection across shifts.
Periodic inspection record
The at-least-annual inspection certification, with deficiencies tracked to correction.
A document you can actually use
Print it, fill in the header, and walk the floor — it doubles as a self-check and a record.
- A cover page and clear "how to use" instructions
- Six numbered evidence-control sections to tick off
- Short, scannable checkpoints — no wall of text
- A fillable header: equipment no., date, inspector
- A notes box to record findings as you walk the floor
- Aligned to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147
The checklist is the practical companion to our FY2025 OSHA Lockout/Tagout Citation Analysis — the research behind the evidence gap it helps you find.
Frequently Asked Questions
A short, walk-the-floor self-check that tests whether you could produce the records an OSHA lockout/tagout audit asks for — current procedures, training, field execution, zero-energy verification, closeout/handover, and periodic inspection.
It is aligned to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 and based on the controls inspectors test against, but no checklist makes you compliant on its own. It is compliance education, not legal advice, and should be adapted to your site.
Pick one piece of equipment, walk it end to end, and try to produce each record listed. Tick a box only where you can show the proof today. Every box you cannot tick is a LOTO evidence gap.
Managing LOTO across many machines or sites?
A template handles a handful of procedures. Zentri keeps every procedure current, records execution in the field and captures audit evidence digitally.