49 COR 40-8517 [¶23,166]
SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, MISCELLANEOUS SAFE PRACTICES – CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY FOR CLEANING, REPAIRING, SERVICING, SETTING-UP, AND ADJUSTING OPERATIONS OF PRIME MOVERS, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING LOCKOUT/TAGOUT Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3314(c) (2022) – Employer failed to ensure a machine was stopped and de-energized or disengaged from the power source and, if necessary, mechanically blocked or locked at its movable parts to prevent inadvertent movement or release of stored energy during a cleaning, servicing, or adjusting operation, a serious, accident-related violation.Summary of COSHAB-ALJ’s Decision dated January 7, 2022, Inspection No. 1291481 (Terra Bella, CA).
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