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Energy Control Program
What are the core components of the energy control
program?
The energy control program has three core components: energy
control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections.
- Periodic inspections of the energy control procedures ensure that
the procedures and the requirements of the standard are being followed. [29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)].
- Employee training and retraining, along with additional training
under a tagout system, ensures that the purpose and function of the energy control
programs are understood by the employer. [29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)]; [29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(ii)].
What is the intent of the energy control program?
- To ensure that before any employee services equipment where the
potential exists for unexpected energization or start-up of equipment or the release of
stored energy, the machine or equipment is isolated from the energy source and rendered
inoperative. [29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)].
Does the employer have the flexibility to develop his/her own
program?
Yes. Employers are expected to develop programs and procedures,
training and inspections, that meet the needs of their particular workplace and the
particular types of machines and equipment they use and service as long as they meet the
requirements of the standard.
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