Workplace Solutions: Conducting a Periodic Inspection for Each Procedure in an Hazardous Energy Control (Lockout/Tagout) Program

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Hughes, Sarah E. ; Funke, Jeffrey ; Afanuh, Susan E.
• Description:
  Employers are required by 29 CFR § 1910.147(c)(6) to conduct a periodic inspection of written hazardous energy control (lockout/tagout) procedures. The inspection must be performed at least once annually [per 12-month interval, as stated in 1910.147(c)(6)(i)] because of the significant risks associated with inadequate energy control procedures or the failure to properly implement them. In accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard, NIOSH recommends best practices for conducting an annual periodic inspection of each energy control procedure, as part of an energy control (lockout/tagout) program. Legal requirements are established in 29 CFR § 1910.147 and their enforcement is described in the OSHA document The Control of Hazardous Energy-Enforcement Policy and Inspection Procedures. OSHA Instruction Directive No. CPL 02-00-147 [OSHA 2008]. However, compliance with the regulations is based solely on the CFR. No wording in this document, national standards, the directive or other document supersedes the requirements in the CFR. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Materials Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Lockout tagout; Equipment operation; Electrical safety; Machine safety; Machinery; Injury prevention; Safety practices
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2022-106, 2021 Dec; :1-6
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Workplace Solutions
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2022106
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Periodical
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064230
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2022-100429
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:92c613ebfa8ef6761babb6308f941dd1df58ee4d3c5db0a4c586b302dae49619fa22b387431583ccbc36c4918427ff4927bb812d2c17f94111abb7803a2ed69a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/116825/cdc_116825_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 455.35 KB ]