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

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(3)(i): When a tagout device is used on an energy isolating device which is capable of being locked out, the tagout device shall be attached at the same location that the lockout device would have been attached, and the employer shall demonstrate that the tagout program will provide a level of safety equivalent to that obtained by using a lockout program. a. On or about March 11, 2025, in the converting department, the employer failed to ensure that tagout devices used on an energy isolating devices, capable of being locked out, were attached at the same location that the lockout device would have been. On the converting line 2, RoAn Sideweld Solid 9500, employees performing servicing and/or maintenance activities such as, but not limited to roll changes, cleaning sealing knives, and unjamming, did not attach tagout devices at the same location that lockouts device would have been attached. Additional safety measures were not used in conjunction with tagging of energy isolation devices to prevent unexpected re-energization such as, but not limited to, removal of valve handle or removal of an additional isolating circuit element-fuse, to provide a second layer of protection in the event the tagout device for the primary isolation was defeated. b. On or about March 11, 2025, in the converting department, the employer failed to ensure that tagout devices used on an energy isolating devices, capable of being locked out, were attached at the same location that the lockout device would have been. On the converting line 3, RoAn Sideweld Solid 9500, employees performing servicing and/or maintenance activities such as, but not limited to roll changes, cleaning sealing knives, and unjamming, did not attach tagout devices at the same location that lockouts device would have been attached. Additional safety measures were not used in conjunction with tagging of energy isolation devices to prevent unexpected re-energization such as, but not limited to, removal of valve handle or removal of an additional isolating circuit element-fuse, to provide a second layer of protection in the event the tagout device for the primary isolation was defeated.