Questions, answered plainly.
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.
Does OSHA require a lockout tagout log?
Follow the applicable OSHA standard and your employer’s energy-control procedure. Keep the existing procedure and inspection-certification records. A separate file receipt does not perform or replace the safety process.
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Context for this answerWhat must the periodic inspection certification say?
It identifies the machine or equipment, the date of the inspection, the employees included and the person who performed it.
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Context for this answerWho verifies zero energy before work starts?
The standard says the authorized employee verifies isolation and deenergization before work begins. A second-person check is a common site rule, not a requirement of the standard.
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Context for this answerHow does group lockout work?
One authorized employee holds primary responsibility for the group and checks each member's exposure status. Each authorized employee also puts on a personal lock or tag.
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Context for this answerDoes a time receipt make my LOTO program compliant?
No. It shows the exact files existed by a date. Whether your procedure meets the standard is a separate question that your safety officer or a regulator decides.
Are my lock and tag photos uploaded?
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking.
Can a time receipt prove the machine was at zero energy?
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
What do I keep to match a receipt later?
Keep the exact original files unedited, including photos, the log sheet and the co-sign. Changing even one byte means the file no longer matches its receipt.
The file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.