OSHA Inspection: COLORADO MOUNTAIN NEWS MEDIA, CO.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Sep 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,836 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):  The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures and employee training to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4):    (a)  Colorado Mountain News Media, Co. at 200 Lindbergh Dr, Gypsum, CO 81631:  On and before May 2, 2012 the employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures and employee training to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative, including but not limited to the following:  (1)  zero speed roll splicers  (2)  sorting machines  (3)  conveyors      Abatement Note:  As part of an energy-control program, employers must:  1)  Establish energy-control procedures for removing the energy supply from machines and for putting appropriate lockout or tagout devices on the energy-isolating devices to prevent unexpected re-energization. When appropriate, the procedure also must address stored or potentially re-accumulated energy.  2)  Train employees on the energy-control program, including the safe application, use, and removal of energy controls; and  3)  Inspect these procedures periodically (at least annually) to ensure that they are being followed and that they remain effective in preventing employee exposure to hazardous energy.    The energy-control procedures must outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques that employees will use to control hazardous energy sources, as well as the means that will be used to enforce compliance. These procedures must provide employees at least the following information  1)  A statement on how to use the procedures;  2)  Specific procedural steps to shut down, isolate, block, and secure machines;  3)  Specific steps designating the safe placement, removal, and transfer of lockout/tagout devices and identifying who has responsibility for the lockout/tagout devices; and  4)  Specific requirements for testing machines to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy-control measures.