control of hazardous energy
OSHA cited Cintas Corporation for forty-two willful violations of the lockout/tagout standard after a worker was killed when he fell into an operating industrial dryer while clearing a jam of wet laundry on a conveyor that carries the laundry from the washer into the dryer.
Read the News Release from the U.S. Department of Labor (Links to an external site.) from OSHA’s Archive.
For this activity, assume you have been hired as a safety consultant by Cintas Corporation to audit their energy control programs, particularly their lockout/tagout program. Provide a discussion as to what you would assess during your audit of their lockout/tagout program, being sure to address all the required procedures of a lockout/tagout program that is compliant with regulatory standards.
Save your assignment using a naming convention that includes your first and last name and the activity number (or description). Do not add punctuation or special characters.
View the Control of Hazardous Energy rubric.
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Rubric
SFTY 590 6.4 Control of Hazardous Energy
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA, Grammar, Spelling, etc. |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEnergy Control Programs Audit |
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90.0 pts |
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Total Points: 100.0 |