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710 Energy Control Program (Lockout/Tagout)
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Periodic Inspection Requirements

As we mentioned earlier, an authorized employee who is not involved in the energy control procedure should inspect the area on an annual basis.

Two employees discussing work site issues.
The inspector must review both the authorized and affected employee's responsibilities.

The employer must identify any deficiencies or deviations and correct them.

  • Where lockout is used, the inspector must review each authorized employee's responsibilities under the procedure with that employee (group meetings are acceptable).
  • Where tagout is used, the inspector must review both the authorized and affected employee's responsibilities with those workers for the energy control procedure being inspected, and the additional training responsibilities.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

4-3. How often should an authorized employee, who is not involved in the energy control procedure, inspect the area?