Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): Training and communication. The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following: Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control; Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure; and, All other employees whose work operations are or may be in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized, shall be instructed about the procedure, and about the prohibition relating to attempts to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which are locked out or tagged out. a. At the work site, the employer failed to adequately train employees on lock out/tag out procedures. On the day of inspection, a maintenance employee was observed to have applied a tag and lock to an inappropriate area of a Deckert machine, allowing the machine to continue operating while another employee cleaned inside the tamping area enclosure. b. At the work site, the employer failed to adequately train employees on lock out/tag out procedures. On the day of sampling, an employee operating Unifill #1 was observed to not have applied a tag and lock to Unifill #1 while having the enclosure open to perform tasks on the machine parts inside the enclosure.