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• • SAFE WORK PRACTICES FOR CONTRACTORS WORKING AT RETAIL PETROLEUMICONVENIENCE FACILITIES 47 APPENDIX A.3—Lockout-Tagout—Section 12 A.3 Training and Program Audit A.3.1 LOCKOUT TAGOUT PROGRAM AUDIT Employers shall review their Lockout Tagout program annually and certify that the procedures are adequate to address the hazard, or note any deficiencies and take actions to correct them. A.3.2 TRAINING Employers shall provide training to ensure that workers understand the use of energy controls and have the skills to properly use them. The training shall include at least the following: Recognition of hazardous energy sources, Type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, • Methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control. • Purpose and use of the energy control procedure. • The prohibition of attempting to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which are locked out or tagged out. • The limitations of tags: i. Tags are essentially warning devices and do not provide physical restraint that is provided by a lock. ii. Tags are not to be removed without authorization of the person responsible for it. iii. Tags may never to be bypassed,ignored,or otherwise defeated. iv. Tags shall be legible and understandable by all authorized and, affected employees, and all other employees whose work operations are or may be in the area. v. Tags and their means of attachment shall be made of materials which will withstand the environmental conditions encountered in the workplace. ii. Tags may evoke a false sense of security,and their meaning and limitations need to be understood as part of the overall energy control program. iii. Tags shall be securely attached to energy isolating devices so that they cannot be inadvertently or accidentally detached during use. A.3.3 RETRAINING Retraining shall be provided for all authorized and affected employees whenever there is a change in their job assignments, a change in machines,equipment or processes that present a new hazard,or when there is a change in the energy control proce- dures.