Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: LOCKOUT

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees were exposed to: a) Hazard of being caught in moving machinery, in that the lockout keys are kept on chains, immediately adjacent to the control panels serving the 3 tile lines. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method t o correct this hazard is to develop and implement a lockout/tagout plan that should include but not be limited to, the following: 1) Job objectives and involved equipment/process 2) Estimated job duration 3) Personnel and crafts involved 4) Personnel sign-on and off provisions 5) Type, number, and location of all energy isolating devices requ iring lockout/tagout devices 6) Responsible personnel approvals 7) Start-up provisions 8) Relocation of the lockout keys from the immediate area, where t he locks are located, when the machinery is locked out.