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29 CFR 1910.147(d):Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence: (1) Preparation for shutdown. Before an authorized or affected employee turns off a machine or equipment, the authorized employee shall have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy. (2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage. (3) Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s). (4)(i) Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees. (5)(i) Following the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy shall be relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe. (6) Verification of isolation. Prior to starting work on machines or equipment that have been locked out or tagged out, the authorized employee shall verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished. a) On and after June 24, 2021, maintenance employees, setup A employees, and setup B employees were not locking out as required by 2 through 6 for the 3 inch Build Up Machine (BUM) and the 3 inch Weld Machine 1, 2, and 3 when performing cleanup, setup and changeover, and maintenance and repairs, exposing employees to mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal energy. The Fram Group Operations LLC was previously cited for a same/similar Build Up Machine (BUM) violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1185191, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on December 21, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 851 Jackson Street, Greenville, OH 45331.