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

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), and (c)(4)(ii)(D): The employer is failing to provide specific lockout/taqgout procedures, according to the requirements of the standard, for the ACC (steam) autoclave. The "MONTHLY DOOR GASKET REPLACEMENT 5AU-0004 SAP EQUPMENT 20021492" procedure provided at the time of the inspection, was not a lockout/tagout energy control procedure. It did not include a specific statement indicating it's use for energy isolation, but instead stated the purpose was for gasket replacement; it did not include specific procedural steps for shutting down and isolating to control for hazardous energy, it did not include procedural steps for energy isolation for steam, and it did not include steps for testing for energy isolation and verifying the effectiveness of energy isolation. Abatement documentation is required for this violation.