More than 70 percent of congressional offices violate OSHA safety standards.
"In the past, we’ve found serious fire hazards such as blocked sprinkler heads, stacks of paper on heaters, fire doors obstructed by furniture and outlets with exposed live wires,” said Peter Ames Eveleth, general counsel of the Office of Compliance.
“We are talking about serious hazards that have plagued congressional offices for years.”
Of the 541 offices in Congress, 154 were found to be completely in compliance with OSHA standards — those of 64 senators and 90 House lawmakers — leaving 387 offices that had at least one violation. This is a marked increase from 2008, when only 37 offices were found to be in complete accordance, or in 2006, when only seven offices were in compliance."