EPA violated different OSHA standards at multiple government offices: report

The Environmental Protection Agency subjected its employees in offices nationwide to contaminated water and unsafe conditions, according to reports. 

Earlier this week, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that EPA offices in the city had five water fountains or kitchen faucets that contained metal and Legionella, which is a bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.

There were also kitchen faucets that were busted, allowing lead and copper to get into the water. 

This is not the first time EPA buildings have had issues where standards presented by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were violated. 

In 2017, a building in Michigan was at high risk for a fire and a new sprinkler system was needed. A report from an inspector general found that the problem was not addressed, according to the Washington Times.