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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed 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: a) 1400 Block of Steckel St. Northampton, PA: The company did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections for employees who were performing vehicle maintenance. On July 19, 2016, an employee was fatally crushed while working underneath a refuse collection truck when the truck rolled over him. An energy control procedure had not been developed and implemented to prevent movement of the vehicle during servicing activities. Abatement Note: 1. Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section. Procedures shall meet the requirements outlined in 1910.147(c)(4)(i) and (ii). 2. Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources. Hardware shall meet the requirements outlined in 1910.147(c)(5)(i) through (iii). 3. Periodic Inspection of the procedures shall be completed at least annually and certified. The periodic inspection shall be meet the requirements of 1910.147(c)(6)(i) through (ii). 4. Training shall be meet the requirements outlined in 1910.147(c)(7)(I) through (iv). In addition, all other applicable sections of the standard shall be met: 5. Application of Control [1910.147(d)] 6. Release from Lockout/Tagout [1910.147(e)] 7. Additional Requirements [1910.147(f)]