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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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 December 19, 2023, the employer did not establish a lockout/tagout program with lockout/tagout procedures, employee training and periodic inspections for the Earthquake 212CC Chipper Shredder to be used when cleaning and unclogging the Shredder to prevent employees hands being exposed to the moving blades.