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109th Biennial Inspection Findings
Legislative Branch Safety & Health / ADA Working Group
January 24, 2006Thomas H. Seymour, P.E.
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Work Areas Where HazardsWere Found
• Office Work Areas
• Mechanical Rooms
• Shop Work Areas
• Food Service Areas
• Material Handling and Storage Areas
• Tunnels and Vaults
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Types of Hazards Found
• Electrical Hazards– Damaged Outlets– Damaged Power Cords– Daisy Chains– Blocked Electrical Panels– Panels With Directories That Are Not Correct– Panels Without Dead Fronts
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Types of Hazards Found Continued
• Electrical Hazards – Lack of Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters In
Bathrooms and Other Wet Areas– Extension Cords Being Used As Permanent
Wiring– Ground Prong Missing From Plug
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Types of Hazards Found Continued
• Fire Safety Hazards– Omega Sprinklers Still in Use– Fire Wall Unprotected Penetrations– Housekeeping – Flammable and Combustible
Materials Storage– Narrow Egress Pathways– Low Head Clearance on Egress Pathways– Fire Alarms Not In Service
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Types of Hazards Found Continued
• Fire Safety Hazards – Open Exit Stairways– Lack of Properly Rated Fire Doors on Exit
Stairways– Lack of Visual Alarms in Employee Work
Stations Or In The Nearest Restroom For The Hearing Impaired
– Portable Space Heaters Without Tip-Over Protection
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Types of Hazards Found Continued
• Falls From Elevation Hazards
• Falls On the Same Level – Tripping Hazards
• Unstable Storage of Materials on Unsecured Shelving
• Unstable Piles of Materials
• Unguarded Machinery
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Types of Hazards Found Continued
• Permit Required Confined Spaces That Are Not Marked By Sign or Label
• Machinery With Only Partial Guarding
• Overhead Materials That Are Falling Into Walkways and Work Areas
• Unsecured Compressed Gas Cylinders
• Untested Pressure Relief Valves
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Office of Compliance110 Second St. S.E.
Room LA-200 Adams Bldg.Washington, D.C. 20540-1999
202-724-9250 Voice202-426-1663 Fax
202-426-1665 TTDY
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