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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 39 / Tuesday, March 2, 2021 / Notices Condition A: Scope The scope of the permanent variance limits coverage to the work conditions specified under this condition. Clearly defining the scope of the permanent variance provides Gestamp, their employees, potential future applicants, other stakeholders, the public, and OSHA with necessary information regarding the work situations in which the permanent variance applies. To the extent that Gestamp conducts work outside the scope of this variance, it will be required to comply with OSHAs standards.
Pursuant to 29 CFR 1905.11, an employer or class or group of employers 3 may request a permanent variance for a specific workplace or workplaces. When OSHA approves a permanent variance, it applies only to the specific employers that submitted the application and only to the specific workplace or workplaces designated as part of the project. In this instance, OSHAs grant of a permanent variance applies only to the applicant, Gestamp, and only at the South Charleston, WV
plant and to no other employers or any other Gestamp plant locations.
Condition B: List of Abbreviations The following abbreviations apply to this permanent variance:
1. CFRCode of Federal Regulations 2. JHAJob hazard analysis 3. HMIHuman Machine Interface 4. OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration 5. OTPCAOffice of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities
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Condition C: List of Definitions The permanent variance includes definitions for a series of terms.
Defining these terms serves to enhance the applicants and the employees understanding of the conditions specified by the proposed permanent variance.
1. Affected employee or workeran employee or worker who is affected by the conditions of this proposed permanent variance, or any one of his authorized representatives. The term employee has the meaning defined and used under the OSH Act 29 U.S.C.
651 et seq..
2. Competent personan individual who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions 3 A class or group of employers such as members of a trade alliance or association may apply jointly for a variance provided an authorized representative for each employer signs the application and the application identifies each employers affected facilities.

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associated with the Trumpf laser cell that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
3. Energy isolating devicea mechanical device that physically prevents the transmission or release of energy, including but not limited to the following: A manually operated electrical circuit breaker; a disconnect switch; a manually operated switch by which the conductors of a circuit can be disconnected from all ungrounded supply conductors, and, in addition, no pole can be operated independently; a line valve; a block; and any similar device used to block or isolate energy.
Push buttons, selector switches, and other control circuit type devices are not energy isolating devices.
4. Group Lockout/Tagout Mechanismany device or mechanism that when used as part of a group LOTO
system, permits each individual employee to use his personal lockout or tagout devices Group lockout hasps or lockboxes that procedurally control equipment reenergization to physically secure energy isolating devices.4
5. Job hazard analysisan evaluation of tasks or operations to identify potential hazards and to determine the necessary controls.
6. Leadera single authorized employee who assumes the overall responsibility for the control of hazardous energy for all members of the group if more than one employee enters the Trumpf laser cell to perform cleaning activities.
7. Lockoutthe placement of a lockout device on an energy isolating device, in accordance with an established procedure, ensuring that the energy isolating device and the equipment being controlled cannot be operated until the lockout device is removed.
8. Lockout devicea device that utilizes a positive means such as a lock, either key or combination type, to hold an energy isolating device in the safe position and prevent the energizing of a machine or equipment.
9. Personal lock and keya durable, standardized substantial and uniquely identified device a lock that is maintained and controlled by a single authorized employee whose name is attached to the device. The key is unique to the device and is equally maintained and controlled by the authorized employee whose name is attached to the device.
4 See 29 CFR part 1910.147f3 Group Lockout/
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10. Operatora production operator responsible for performing laser assembly operations pursuant to Gestamp company policies and procedures.
11. Qualified personan individual who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, or who, by extensive knowledge, training, and experience, successfully demonstrates an ability to solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter or the work.
12. Servicing and/or maintenance workplace activities such as constructing, installing, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, modifying, and maintaining and/or servicing machines or equipment. These activities include lubrication, cleaning or unjamming of machines or equipment and making adjustments or tool changes, where the employee may be exposed to the unexpected energization or startup of the equipment or release of hazardous energy.
13. Tagoutthe placement of a tagout device on an energy isolating device, in accordance with an established procedure, to indicate that the energy isolating device and the equipment being controlled may not be operated until the tagout device is removed.
Condition D: Safety and Health Practices This condition requires the applicant to: 1 Modify certain controls at the entry door to the laser cell by ensuring that exclusive control is provided to each employee involved in cleaning activities within the machine, under the direction of the Leader who oversees energy control operations during the cleaning activity; 2 utilize a latch with a slide bar, designed to prevent the door from closing; 3 ensure that opening the door of the laser cell shuts down the machinery in the cell; and 4 adhere to the Group LOTO procedure in the Laser Cleaning Work Instruction provided to OSHA with the variance application.
Condition E: Steps Required To Deenergize the System This condition requires the applicant to develop and implement a detailed procedure for de-energizing the laser cell in order to perform the maintenance task of cleaning within the laser cell.
The procedure for de-energizing the laser cell includes a series of steps to remove the ability of the Trumpf laser cell to become energized before or during the maintenance task of cleaning.

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