Lockout Tagout Training in Nova Scotia: 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 Nova Scotia Occupational Safety General Regulations, Part 6 (sections 51 to 54) expects Nova Scotia 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 Nova Scotia Occupational Safety General Regulations, Part 6 (sections 51 to 54) in plain language, with quizzes and a final assessment.
It is not a site-specific lockout procedure, an equipment-specific authorization, or a licence. Nova Scotia 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 Nova Scotia Requires for Lockout
Occupational Safety General Regulations (N.S. Reg. 44/99) under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Part 6, Lock-out, sections 51 to 54, in plain language.
In Nova Scotia, lockout is governed by Part 6, Lock-out, of the Occupational Safety General Regulations (N.S. Reg. 44/99), made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The Part covers sections 51 to 54 and applies to any machine, equipment, tool or electrical installation that is installed, operated, serviced, cleaned, adjusted, maintained, repaired or dismantled.
Means of isolation and re-energizing (section 51). In addition to the normal start and stop controls, the employer must ensure there is a means of isolating all energy sources that is accessible when needed and readily identifiable. Where a person could be exposed to a hazard when equipment is energized, de-energized equipment may be re-energized only under a written procedure and only after everyone is clear of the hazardous area and has been instructed to stay clear. Section 51 also defines lock-out device, lock-out tag and zero energy state.
Lock-out procedure (section 52). Where work on equipment would be hazardous if it became energized, the employer must ensure the work follows a written lock-out procedure, and that no one works on the equipment until it is put in and kept at a zero energy state, locked out, and tagged with a lock-out tag at every lock-out location. A competent person must verify those steps and test to confirm the zero energy state. Section 52(1A) places the same duty directly on the employee. The written procedure must cover how the work area is told the lock-out is complete, how everyone is confirmed clear before re-energizing, and how the equipment is energized.
Removing a lock-out device or tag (section 53). Only the person who installed a lock-out device or tag may remove it. If reasonable attempts to contact that person fail, a person who has confirmed it is safe may remove it in a serious emergency, or a competent person named in the written procedure may do so.
Section 54 provides a narrow exception to sections 51(4) and 52 for specific work on equipment; your employer's written procedure will state whether it applies.
Inspections and enforcement are handled by the Safety Branch of the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration; workplace injury insurance is administered by WCB Nova Scotia.
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 Nova Scotia
Anyone who services, cleans, adjusts, repairs or works near machinery and equipment with stored or live energy, and the supervisors who assign that work.
- Fish and seafood processing plants
- Forestry, sawmills and pulp and paper mills
- Manufacturing, tire and metal fabrication plants
- Shipbuilding, marine and port operations
- Construction and trades contractors
- Mining, quarries and aggregate operations
- Municipal water, wastewater and public works
- Food and beverage processing
Also relevant for joint health and safety committee members, new and young workers, and contractors bidding on Nova Scotia industrial work who need documented awareness training before mobilizing.
Lockout Tagout Training Nova Scotia FAQs
Is lockout tagout training mandatory in Nova Scotia?
Part 6 of the Occupational Safety General Regulations does not name a specific course. It requires a written lock-out procedure established by the employer, a zero energy state, a lock and a lock-out tag at every lock-out location, and verification by a competent person (section 52). Employers meet this by pairing general awareness training with instruction on their own written procedure. This course supplies the awareness half.
Does this course give me a Nova Scotia lockout certificate?
There is no provincial lockout licence or ticket in Nova Scotia. 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 written lock-out procedure and equipment-specific instruction that section 52 requires.
Who can remove a lock-out device or tag in Nova Scotia if the worker is not available?
Section 53 says only the person who installed a lock-out device or tag may remove it. If reasonable attempts to contact that person fail, a person who has determined it is safe to energize the equipment may remove it in a serious emergency, or a competent person designated in the written lock-out procedure may do so. The course covers the principle; your employer's procedure sets the steps.
Does Nova Scotia require tags as well as locks?
Yes. Section 52(1)(b)(iii) requires a lock-out tag at each lock-out location, and section 51 defines the tag: it must direct people not to start or operate the equipment, identify the person who performed the lock-out, and not readily conduct electricity. The course explains the roles of locks, tags and isolation devices.
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