Lockout/Tagout Training Requirements in Oregon: Oregon OSHA Rules and the Individual Locks Rule

Oregon adopts federal 1910.147 and adds one rule of its own: each lock’s user must hold the only key or combination. Training, documentation, the annual inspection, Oregon OSHA’s enforcement directive, and its free bilingual materials.

Oregon is an OSHA State Plan state. Oregon OSHA adopts federal 29 CFR 1910.147 by reference in OAR 437-002-0140 (the 2011 version) and adds OAR 437-002-0154, Individual Locks: the user must have the only key to each lock, or only the user may have the combination. Training, annual inspection and certification follow the federal text; Oregon OSHA’s guide says to document at a minimum the employee’s name and the training date, and its fact sheet FS-08 states that employers must inspect and certify all energy-control procedures at least annually. Oregon OSHA’s enforcement directive A-156 tells inspectors to request the training certification and the periodic inspection certification, so both documents should exist before an inspector asks. There is no Oregon license or approved course, and Oregon OSHA offers its own free online lockout course in English and Spanish.

The Rule in Oregon

1910.147 as adopted: energy control program and machine-specific procedures; periodic inspection at least annually with certification (c)(6); training for authorized, affected and other employees (c)(7)(i); retraining triggers (c)(7)(iii); certification with each employee’s name and dates (c)(7)(iv).
OAR 437-002-0154, Individual Locks: the user must have the only key to each lock, or only the user may have the combination.
Program Directive A-156: inspectors request the certification of employee training and the certification of periodic inspection; compliance with Oregon’s machine guarding subdivision is one example of acceptable alternative measures under the minor-servicing exception; ANSI Z244.1 compliance is not treated as automatic compliance with the rule.
Electrical: 1910.333 as adopted in Division 2, Subdivision S.

What Is Different From Federal OSHA

Point	Federal 1910.147	Oregon OSHA
Lock keys	Locks must be singularly identified and used only by the authorized employee	437-002-0154: the user holds the only key or combination, stated as a rule
Training record	(c)(7)(iv): name and dates	Same; Oregon OSHA guide: at minimum the employee’s name and the training date
Annual inspection	(c)(6)	Same; FS-08: inspect and certify all procedures at least annually
Enforcement guidance	Federal CPL 02-00-147	Oregon PD A-156

Does Oregon Require a Lockout/Tagout License or Approved Course?

No. Oregon OSHA’s own free online lockout/tagout course issues a completion certificate but is not a legal credential, and no provider is approved or required. The documents inspectors ask for are the training certification and the periodic inspection certification.

How Online Lockout/Tagout Training Fits in Oregon

Oregon OSHA does not approve or license lockout/tagout courses. The rule asks the employer to train authorized employees to recognize hazardous energy and apply the isolation methods, to teach affected employees the purpose and use of the procedure, and to tell everyone else not to restart locked-out equipment; then to keep a written certification of who was trained and when. Shield’s lockout/tagout course covers the knowledge portion in 40 to 55 minutes, in English or Spanish: energy sources, lockout devices, the six-step procedure, group lockout and shift change, with a 10-question exam, a certificate and a phone wallet card. The part no course can do is your site’s machine-specific procedures; walk the authorized employees through those, then log the training with our free certification tool.

Lockout/tagout step-by-step checklist (printable)

Free tool: fill in and print the lockout/tagout training certification (employee, role, procedures covered, trainer, date)

Oregon OSHA Resources

Oregon OSHA publishes a lockout/tagout guide (440-3326, 2026 edition), fact sheet FS-08 in English and Spanish, a sample policy, a procedure template, an inspection form, and a bilingual PESO training module, Control de Energía Peligrosa. Its penalties for 2026 run up to $17,004 per serious violation and $170,046 per willful or repeat violation, with fatality tiers above that; amputation cases are where those tiers apply. Consultation is free; see our Oregon forklift guide.

Frequently asked questions

Can two employees share a lock in Oregon?

No. OAR 437-002-0154 requires the user to hold the only key or combination to each lock. Use a group lockbox or a hasp so each authorized employee applies a personal lock.

What must an Oregon lockout training record contain?

At minimum the employee’s name and the training date, per 1910.147(c)(7)(iv) and Oregon OSHA’s guide. Our free tool adds the role, trainer and procedures covered.

Does Oregon OSHA accept online lockout training?

Yes, for the knowledge portion; Oregon OSHA offers one itself. Authorized employees still need training on your site’s machine-specific procedures, and the annual inspection must be certified.

Does following ANSI Z244.1 satisfy Oregon OSHA?

Not automatically. Program Directive A-156 says Z244.1 compliance is not accepted as automatic compliance with 1910.147; the rule’s own requirements govern.

Lockout/tagout training in other states

Related Oregon guides

Sources: Oregon OSHA Division 2, Subdivision J (OAR 437-002-0140 adoption of 1910.147; 437-002-0154 Individual Locks); Oregon OSHA Program Directive A-156, Control of Hazardous Energy; Oregon OSHA fact sheet FS-08, Lockout/Tagout; Oregon OSHA hoja informativa FS-08, Bloqueo/etiquetado (Spanish); Oregon OSHA guide 440-3326, Lockout/Tagout; Oregon OSHA control of hazardous energy topic page; Oregon OSHA free online lockout/tagout course; OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147, The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)

Lockout/Tagout Safety Certification, $59, English and Spanish, for authorized and affected employees, training certification tool included.