One side benefit of conducting numerous OSHA training
classes and mock-OSHA inspections every year is that I get an opportunity to
pick up on trends where employers and employees seem to be struggling to comply with
certain OSHA standards. So in this month’s post, I want to discuss one specific
part of OSHA’s standard for The Control of Hazardous Energy (also known as the
Lockout/Tagout standard) where, more times than not, the requirements of the
standard are not being met.
The specific section of the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) standard I
am referring to in this post is paragraph 1910.147(c)(6)(i), which requires employers
to “conduct a periodic inspection of . . .
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