• Intended Inspection Focus Areas
    • Newly Completed Construction or Renovations including:
      • Examples: Book Modules 3 and 4, Fort Meade; Botanic Gardens Admin Facility; Any additional facilities that are completed and occupied during the 112th Congress.
    • Higher Risk Areas and Areas of Special Interest see examples on Attachment A
      • We will be discussing how this looks specifically for each facility during opening conferences.
      • Areas of Special Interest are listed on Att. A, page 2. These are areas that are highly visible, may have a vulnerable population or have special interest for our stakeholders.
        • Examples include: Day Care Centers, Member Offices, Page Dorms and Schools
    • Repeat RAC 1 and RAC 2 Findings
      • All areas with repeat RAC 1 and RAC 2 findings will be inspected
    • Fire and Life Issues Continue to be a Priority
  • What Does this Mean to You?
    • Strategically Focused Inspection Process
      • All facilities inspected, we are concentrating on higher risk areas within facilities.
      • The inspection process will be the same as in the past with the addition of seeing how employees are working within those areas.
    • Self-Inspection Process Implemented
      • We are requesting that Employing Offices self-inspect (in place of pre inspections) the lower risk spaces that we will not be entering.
        • Examples of these areas: hallways, office and administrative spaces
        • We will be requesting lists of areas inspected, certification of inspections and summary data.
        • We plan to conduct spot checks of areas showing anomalies during inspections of facilities. Early in the Congress we may not have the self inspection information and may need to re-visit facilities later in the Congress. We will do our best to minimize multiple visits.

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