Lockout Tagout Training in Manitoba: Online LOTO Awareness Course
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Awareness, $24.99 CAD
A 30 to 40 minute online course that covers the hazardous-energy control concepts that Manitoba WSH Regulation, Part 16 (sections 16.14 to 16.17) expects Manitoba workers to understand: energy types, isolation devices, locks and tags, verification of zero energy, group lockout and safe re-energizing.
- Instant access after checkout, self-paced, works on any device
- Developed by CRSP-certified safety professionals
- Printable certificate of completion with verification code
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Awareness level: pairs with your employer's site-specific procedure
What this course is (and is not)
It is awareness-level training: the shared knowledge every worker, supervisor and contractor needs before they are shown the lockout procedure for a specific machine. It covers the concepts in Manitoba WSH Regulation, Part 16 (sections 16.14 to 16.17) in plain language, with quizzes and a final assessment.
It is not a site-specific lockout procedure, an equipment-specific authorization, or a licence. Manitoba does not issue a lockout licence. We do not claim the course meets or satisfies the regulation on its own; your employer pairs it with written procedures, equipment walk-throughs and supervision.
Buying for a crew? Corporate accounts let you assign seats and track completions. Need help writing the site-specific procedure the regulation requires? Talk to a consultant.
What Manitoba Requires for Lockout
Workplace Safety and Health Regulation (Manitoba Regulation 217/2006), Part 16, Machines, Tools and Robots, sections 16.14 to 16.17 (Lockout), in plain language.
In Manitoba, lockout is governed by sections 16.14 to 16.17 of the Workplace Safety and Health Regulation (Manitoba Regulation 217/2006), which appear under the heading Lockout in Part 16, Machines, Tools and Robots. Section 16.2(2) of the same Part also requires that an employer's safe work procedures for machines include practices and procedures dealing with lockout.
Lock out before work (section 16.14(1)). When a machine is serviced, repaired, tested, cleaned, maintained or adjusted, the employer must ensure no worker performs work on it until it has come to a complete stop and the worker has either locked out the machine and made any hazardous condition safe, or otherwise rendered it inoperative in a way that prevents reactivation and gives equal or greater protection.
Verification (section 16.14(2)). The employer must ensure a worker does not start until the machine is tested to confirm it is inoperative and the worker is assured that it is inoperative. This is the zero-energy check the course walks through.
When lockout is not practicable (sections 16.14(3) and (4)). If the manufacturer requires the machine to stay running, or there are no manufacturer specifications and lockout is not reasonably practicable, the employer must develop and implement safe work procedures that give the worker protection equivalent to lockout.
Removing a lock (section 16.15). No one may remove a lock from locked-out machinery except the worker who installed it, although a competent person designated by the employer may remove it in an emergency or when the worker is unavailable. No worker may return a machine to operation until they have determined no other person could be endangered.
Lock and key process (section 16.16). Each worker who works on a machine is issued a lock operable only by their own key or a duplicate. A designated worker keeps the duplicate, the lock carries a unique mark or identification tag naming the worker, a logbook records each use of the duplicate, and the worker must be told when their lock has been removed.
Central systems (section 16.17). A machine on a central automated system must be isolated from that system before lockout starts.
The Regulation is enforced by Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health; prevention resources come from SAFE Work Manitoba.
This summary is for awareness only and is not legal advice. Always read the current consolidated text on the official site linked above.
Who Needs Lockout Tagout Training in Manitoba
Anyone who services, cleans, adjusts, repairs or works near machinery and equipment with stored or live energy, and the supervisors who assign that work.
- Manufacturing, including bus, aerospace and metal fabrication
- Meat packing and food processing plants
- Agriculture, grain handling and agri-equipment dealers
- Mining and mineral processing
- Construction and heavy civil contractors
- Hydro, utility and pipeline contractors
- Transportation, rail and fleet maintenance shops
- Printing, packaging and warehousing operations
Also relevant for joint health and safety committee members, new and young workers, and contractors bidding on Manitoba industrial work who need documented awareness training before mobilizing.
Lockout Tagout Training Manitoba FAQs
Is lockout tagout training mandatory in Manitoba?
Sections 16.14 to 16.17 do not name a specific course. Section 16.2(2) requires the employer's safe work procedures for machines to include lockout practices, and Part 16 requires each worker to lock out, verify the machine is inoperative and control their own key. Employers meet this by pairing general awareness training with instruction on their own written procedures. This course supplies the awareness half.
Does this course give me a Manitoba lockout certificate?
There is no provincial lockout licence or ticket in Manitoba. This is an awareness-level course. On passing the final quiz you receive a printable certificate of completion with a verification code. Your employer still provides the safe work procedures and equipment-specific instruction that Part 16 requires.
Who can remove a lock in Manitoba if the worker who applied it is not available?
Section 16.15(1) says only the worker who installed the lock may remove it. Section 16.15(2) allows a competent person designated by the employer to remove it in an emergency or when the worker is unavailable, and section 16.16 requires the duplicate key holder to confirm it is safe, log the use, and inform the worker afterward. The course covers the principle; your employer's procedure sets the steps.
Does Manitoba require tags as well as locks?
Section 16.16(1)(d) requires that each lock has a unique mark or identification tag identifying the worker it is assigned to. Most Manitoba employers meet this with an engraved lock plus a tag, and tags remain the standard way to communicate who locked out what and why. The course explains the roles of locks, tags and isolation devices.
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