Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: (a) Arens Controls Company, LLC, Reliability Laboratory - Procedures were not developed, documented, and utilized for the Tenney Environmental test chamber. The Reliability Engineer did voltage testing on equipment circuits. Hydrogen-on-demand (HOD) units that create hydrogen gas were being tested on a test bench adjacent to the test chamber. The exhaust hoses used to exhaust the hydrogen gas created on the test bench HODs was connected to an exhaust hose on the HOD inside the test chamber. The air conditioning section of the chamber contains open wire heating elements. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.