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

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) On or about November 3, 2021, at DoDEA, Antilles Middle school - the employer did not develop, document, and utilize an energy control procedure (lockout/tag-out program), conduct periodic audits, and did not provide training on the energy control procedures to ensure that employees understood all required elements of the procedure and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of the energy controls were acquired by employees performing servicing and repair work on a machine or equipment such as, but not limited to exhaust fans, exposing employees to electrical shock hazard. NOTE: Certification and abatement documentation must be submitted for this citation item as required by CFR 1903.19(c).