Lockout Tagout Training in Saskatchewan: 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 Saskatchewan OHS Regulations, 2020, Part 10, section 10-6 expects Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan OHS Regulations, 2020, Part 10, section 10-6 in plain language, with quizzes and a final assessment.
It is not a site-specific lockout procedure, an equipment-specific authorization, or a licence. Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan Requires for Lockout
The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 (RRS c S-15.1 Reg 10), Part 10, Machine Safety, section 10-6, Locking out, in plain language.
In Saskatchewan, lockout is governed by section 10-6, Locking out, of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 (RRS c S-15.1 Reg 10), which sits in Part 10, Machine Safety. The Regulations are made under The Saskatchewan Employment Act and enforced by the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety.
Lock out before maintenance (section 10-6(1) and (2)). Before a worker undertakes maintenance, repair, testing or adjustment of a machine, the employer or contractor must ensure the machine is locked out and stays locked out if not doing so would put the worker at risk. For power tools, the energy source must be isolated, residual energy dissipated, and the source kept isolated for the duration of the work.
Written lock-out process and personal locks (section 10-6(3)). The employer or contractor must provide a written lock-out process to every worker who is required to work on the machine. If the process uses a lock and key, each worker is issued a lock that is operable only by that worker's key and one duplicate key.
Duplicate key control (sections 10-6(5) to (7)). A designated person keeps the duplicate key, it must be accessible only to that person, and a log book records every use and the reason. Before using the duplicate, the designated person must confirm why the worker's key is unavailable, confirm it is safe to remove the lock, and inform the OHS committee co-chairs or the representative.
Worker duties and verification (sections 10-6(9) and (10)). A worker must lock out the machine following the written process before starting, and the worker who installs the first lock must check the machine to confirm it is inoperative.
Central systems and lock removal (sections 10-6(8), (11) and (12)). A machine controlled by a central automated system must be isolated from that system before lockout begins. No one may remove a lock-out device except the worker who installed it or the designated person acting under the duplicate-key rules.
Section 10-7 covers the narrower case where cleaning, lubrication or adjustment must be done while a machine is in motion and requires written work practices for it. Enforcement is by the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety; prevention resources are published through WorkSafe Saskatchewan.
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 Saskatchewan
Anyone who services, cleans, adjusts, repairs or works near machinery and equipment with stored or live energy, and the supervisors who assign that work.
- Potash, uranium and other mining operations
- Grain handling, agriculture and agri-food processing
- Oil and gas production and service companies
- Manufacturing, fabrication and equipment dealers
- Construction and heavy civil contractors
- Utilities, power generation and pipeline contractors
- Municipal public works and water treatment
- Meat and food processing plants
Also relevant for joint health and safety committee members, new and young workers, and contractors bidding on Saskatchewan industrial work who need documented awareness training before mobilizing.
Lockout Tagout Training Saskatchewan FAQs
Is lockout tagout training mandatory in Saskatchewan?
Section 10-6 of the OHS Regulations, 2020 does not name a specific course. It requires the employer or contractor to provide a written lock-out process to every worker who works on the machine (section 10-6(3)) and requires the worker to follow that process and check that the machine is inoperative (sections 10-6(9) and (10)). Employers meet this by pairing general awareness training with instruction on their own written process. This course supplies the awareness half.
Does this course give me a Saskatchewan lockout certificate?
There is no provincial lockout licence or ticket in Saskatchewan. 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 process and equipment-specific instruction that section 10-6 requires.
Who can remove a lock in Saskatchewan if the worker who applied it is not available?
Under section 10-6(12), only the worker who installed the lock-out device may remove it, unless the employer's designated duplicate-key holder acts under section 10-6(6): confirming why the key is unavailable, confirming it is safe to activate the machine, informing the OHS committee co-chairs or representative, and logging the use. The course covers the principle; your employer's written process sets the steps.
Does Saskatchewan require tags as well as locks?
Section 10-6 is written around a lock that works only with the worker's own key, and it also allows a lockout process that does not use a lock and key, in which case a designated person coordinates and controls it (section 10-6(4)). Tags are not separately prescribed, but they remain the standard way to identify who applied a lock and why. The course explains the roles of locks, tags and isolation devices.
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