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

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this section. Location: 75 West End Avenue, New York, NY. Elevator Shaft. a) The lockout tag-out procedures , for the work on the elevators and associated equipment, did not clearly identify all of the specific steps to be followed by employees to isolate and de-energize the elevator system. The procedures provided by the employer by the P.S. Marcato Accident Prevention and Safety manual were general and did not contain a specific statement on the intended use of the procedure, did not contain specific procedural steps for the shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing the elevators and the associated equipment to control hazardous energy, did not contain specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices and responsibility for them and did not contain specific requirements for testing the elevators and associated equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices and other energy control measures. On 1/9/15, An employee was working inside the elevator shaft, at the lobby level, between shafts 8 and 9. Elevators number 7 and 9 continued to operate in routine capacity while the employee was in the shaft.