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Does this servicing fall within the standard?
Identify the machine, task and risk of unexpected energisation or stored-energy release. Section 1910.147 has a defined general-industry scope, exclusions and other applicable standards; it is not a single checklist for construction, electrical work, refrigerants or every maintenance task.
A stopped control button is not the complete isolation decision. The responsible employers and qualified people need the actual applicability and safe-work assessment before covered servicing.
What must happen between the businesses?
The procedure exchange in paragraph (f)(2) must concern the actual site and work. Sending a brand form or collecting a signature does not demonstrate that employees understand the relevant restrictions.
The wider programme also addresses authorised/affected roles, training, isolation/verification and group or shift interfaces. Qualified people develop and apply the actual safe-work method; crew or shift changes still need coordination.
Before accepting the job, establish what customer access and information the contractor needs. Missing cooperation can prevent delivery. Safety procedures do not themselves authorise separate electrical, pressure-system or refrigerant work; State Plans and other site/standard conditions also remain relevant.
Scope
- Defined OSHA management duties only; this is not a physical isolation method, exception decision or all-equipment/trade licence.
Next step
Establish the site-specific procedure exchange and responsible people before committing to the covered service visit.
Sources & review notes
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Scope; paragraphs (c)(1),(c)(7),(d), (f)(2) and group/shift interfaces
the on-site employer and the outside employer shall inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures.
Relevant full subsections read, including scope/exclusions, employer energy program, training, isolation/verification and outside-personnel coordination. This is not a universal construction, electrical, refrigerant or pressure-equipment standard and does not authorise a technician to perform every trade.
Detailed rule records (1)
1910.147(f)(2) requires the two employers to inform each other of their lockout/tagout procedures; the on-site employer must ensure its employees understand and comply with the restrictions and prohibitions of the outside employer’s energy-control program. This sits within the applicable program, training, isolation/verification and group/shift requirements.
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