Lockout/Tagout
This one takes us outside the specific standards to prevent
falls, but still results in serious injuries and its 2,606
violations in the last reporting period makes it number 4
on the OSHA top ten list..
The standard applies to the control of energy during servicing
and/or maintenance of machines and equipment.
The quickest citation is one for the failure to even establish
an energy control procedure under 29 CFR 1910.147.
An energy Control program is defined as: The employer shall
establish a program consisting of energy control procedures,
employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before
any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or
equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of
stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or
equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered
inoperative.
