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By Mike Mitchell |
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March 27, 2010 - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The U.S. Department of Labor's
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has notified
officials at the Evansville Regional Airport that a recent inspection
has found four serious and four repeat safety and health violations in
its Air Traffic Control Tower. OSHA began its safety and health inspection in August 2009 as a planned inspection under the federal safety agency's Airport Air Traffic Control Tower Monitoring Program. Serious violations found include failing to post a diagram of emergency egress routes, conduct annual fire drills and properly identify doors as "Not an Exit," as well as an improperly grounded electrical outlet. Repeat violations include failing to test the stair pressurization system, unobstructed exit routes, and inadequate or missing emergency action plans and fire prevention plans. |
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"Workers in air traffic control towers should be assured they can escape
quickly and efficiently if disaster strikes," said OSHA Area Director
Ken Gilbert in
Gilbert noted that if this employer were in the private sector, based on
the violations found, total penalties assessed would amount to $125,000.
Under the law, federal agencies are cited without penalties.
Public air traffic control towers are operated under the control of the
U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration.
Since October 2007, OSHA has inspected 57 FAA tower sites nationwide,
with 45 of those inspections resulting in notices issued. Those notices
have included 128 violations, more than three-fourths of which were
categorized as "serious."
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, OSHA's role is
to promote safe and healthful working conditions for
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