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April 20, 2021Des Moines, IA |  By: AP

IA legislature warned about hazardous conditions at capitol

A top workplace safety regulator has warned the Republican leaders of the Iowa
Legislature that conditions inside the state Capitol are hazardous and may be
exposing workers to the coronavirus. Russell Perry, administrator of the Iowa
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, warned in a "hazard alert
letter" dated April 13 that an inspection by his agency raised concerns for the
potential of worker illnesses tied to COVID-19 exposure. Perry wrote that social
distancing is not always practiced or enforced inside the building, temperature
checks and health screens are not performed on everyone entering and employees
are not required to report positive tests to legislative leaders under their
policy.