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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 39 / Tuesday, March 2, 2021 / Notices with the conditions listed below under section V of this notice Order for the period between the date of this notice and until the agency modifies or revokes this final order in accordance with 29
CFR 1905.13; 2 comply fully with all other applicable provisions of 29 CFR
part 1910; and 3 provide a copy of this Federal Register notice to all employees affected by the conditions using the same means it used to inform these employees of its application for a permanent variance.
V. Order As of the effective date of this final order, OSHA is revoking the Interim Order granted to the employer on August 5, 2020 85 FR 47422.
OSHA issues this final order authorizing Gestamp West Virginia LLC
Gestamp or the applicant to comply with the following conditions instead of complying with the requirements of paragraphs 29 CFR
1910.147d4iii of OSHAs LOTO
standard during the maintenance task of cleaning the Trumpf laser cell. This final order applies to all Gestamp employees located at 3100 MacCorkle Avenue SW, Building 307, South Charleston, West Virginia 25303.

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A. Scope 1. This permanent variance applies only to the maintenance task of cleaning the Trumpf laser cell at Gestamps South Charleston, WV, establishment.
This work is to be performed by authorized employees under the alternative energy control procedures submitted to OSHA as part of this application for a permanent variance.
2. No other servicing and/or maintenance work, including electrical maintenance such as troubleshooting or maintenance covered under 29 CFR
1910.333, may be performed using the conditions of this interim order. These activities are to be performed under full lockout as required by 29 CFR 1910.147.
3. Except for the requirements specified by 29 CFR 1910.147d3, Gestamp must comply fully with all other applicable provisions of 29 CFR
1910.147 during cleaning activities of the laser cell.
4. The Interim Order granted to Gestamp on August 5, 2020 85 FR
47422, is hereby revoked.
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
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5. OTPCAOffice of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities C. Definitions The following definitions apply to this permanent variance:
1. Affected employee or workeran employee or worker who is affected by the conditions of this 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 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 re-energization to physically secure energy isolating devices.
5. Job hazard analysisan evaluation of tasks or operations to identify potential hazards and to determine the necessary controls.
6. Leadera single authorized employee that assumes the overall responsibility for the control of hazardous energy 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
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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.
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.
D. Safety and Health Practices 1. Gestamp must 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 laser cell, under the direction of the Leader who oversees energy control operating during the cleaning activity;
2. Gestamp must utilize a latch with a slide bar, designed to prevent the door from closing;
3. Gestamp must ensure that opening the door to the laser cell shuts down the machinery in the cell;
4. Gestamp must adhere to the Group LOTO procedure in the Laser Cleaning Work Instruction provided to OSHA
with the variance application;
5. Gestamp must implement the safety and health instructions included in the manufacturers operations manuals for
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