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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed. (B) The periodic inspection shall be conducted to correct any deviations or inadequacies identified. (C) Where lockout is used for energy control, the periodic inspection shall include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected. a) On or before 1/23/2024 the employer did not conduct an adequate periodic inspection of each energy control procedures annually, for equipment such as but not limited to; the energy control procedures for the Paragon Centerless Grinder (model #RC-20B) #1, #2, & #3, to ensure that the documented machine specific procedure was adequate to prevent exposure to rotating parts of the grinders. Nor did the periodic inspections included each authorized employee of that employee's responsibilities to lockout the energy sources such as the electrical disconnect to prevent caught in hazards for each of the rotating wheels located on the grinders.