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Based on observation and interview it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that common walls are properly inspected and maintain a fire resistive rating free of unsealed penetrations in two of four levels within this component.

Findings include:

Observations made on March 10, 2014 between 8:45am and 9:00am, revealed unsealed penetrations in the common walls at the following locations:

a. 8:45am, third floor at the Radill building separation common wall above the double doors, black wire penetration.
b. 9:00am, basement level Domestic water room, there was a penetration of the fire wall by two bundles of Armor cables that are above the two wall mounted electrical outlets that are next to the elevator shaft wall.

Interview at the exit conference with the Director of Facilities Management and Supervisor Plant Operations on March 10, 2014 at 2:00pm, confirmed the penetrations of the common wall.

Based on observation and interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed with at least a 1/2 hour fire resistive rating for non sprinklered buildings in one of two smoke compartments.

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Observations on March 10, 2014 between 11:15am and 11:40am, revealed unsealed penetrations of the corridor walls in the following locations:

a. 11:15am, above the door to electrical circuit breaker room P 132, unsealed penetration of phone wires.
b. 11:40am, above the double doors to the Rec hall/Auditorium, several unsealed wire penetrations of the corridor wall.

Interview at the exit conference with the Director of Facilities Management and Supervisor Plant Operations on March 10, 2014 at 2:00pm, confirmed the unsealed penetrations of the corridor wall.

Based on observation and interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the corridor doors positively latched into the door frame and remained closed in the frame on one of two levels within this component.

Findings include:

Observation on March 10, 2014 at 11:40am, revealed the corridor doors to the Rec Hall/Auditorium did not positively latch into the door frame. The doors were not equipped with positive latching devices.

Interview at the exit conference with the Director of Facilities Management and Supervisor Plant Operations on March 10, 2014 at 2:00pm, confirmed the corridor doors failed to positively latch.

Based on observation and interview it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that shaft walls are were properly inspected and maintain a fire resistive rating free of unsealed penetrations in one of four levels within this component.

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Observation made on March 10, 2014 at 9:01am, revealed that on the basement level Domestic water room, there was a unsealed penetration of the elevator shaft wall by a Armor cable that is next to the two wall mounted electrical panels.

Interview at the exit conference with the Director of Facilities Management and Supervisor Plant Operations on March 10, 2014 at 2:00pm, confirmed the penetration of the elevator shaft wall.

Based upon observation and interview, it was determined the facility failed to maintain the proper fire resistance rating of the smoke barrier walls in two of 10 smoke compartments within this component.

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Observation on March 10, 2014 at 9:10am, revealed on the third floor there were unsealed BX cable penetrations in the smoke barrier wall located by room 342.

Interview at the exit conference with the Director of Facilities Management and Supervisor Plant Operations on March 10, 2014 at 2:00pm, confirmed the unsealed penetrations.

Based on observation and interview, it was determined the facility failed to maintain a one hour fire rated construction protecting hazardous areas that were not sprinklered and the facility failed to ensure the doors to hazardous areas were self closing on one of two levels within this component.

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Observation on March 10, 2014 at 11:02am, revealed in the Recreation Hall room at the stage area, there was an office being utilized to store numerous cardboard items, paper, and paper products. The door to the room did not have a label indicating the fire resistive rating of the door construction and the door did not have a self closing device. The office was greater than 50 square feet in area.

Interview at the exit conference with the Director of Facilities Management and Supervisor Plant Operations on March 10, 2014 at 2:00pm, confirmed the condition of the storage room door.

Based on observation and interview it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that the fire alarm system is properly inspected and maintained that pull stations are free of obstructions in one of four levels within this component.

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Observation made on March 10, 2014 at 7:45am, revealed that ground floor front lobby area, the fire alarm pull station that is next to the sliding door was obstructed by a plant and a glove box.

Interview at the exit conference with the Director of Facilities Management and Supervisor Plant Operations on March 10, 2014 at 2:00pm, confirmed the pull station was obstructed and the subsequent correction of the deficiency during the time of the survey.

Based on observation and interview it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that sprinkler system piping and stand pipes are free of external loads in one of four levels within this component.

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Observation made on March 10, 2014 at 10:19am, revealed that on the first floor above the ceiling by the center stair tower, there were bundles of Armor cables and data wiring that were laying on the sprinkler/standpipe.

Interview at the exit conference with the Director of Facilities Management and Supervisor Plant Operations on March 10, 2014 at 2:00pm, confirmed the external loads on the sprinkler system piping.

Based on observation, interview, and document review it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that fire and smoke dampers were properly inspected and maintained within this component.

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Document review made on March 10, 2014 at 1:45pm, revealed the fire and smoke damper inspection report dated June 13, 2013 identified eight dampers had failed or were inaccessible at the time of the inspection. A follow up repair inspection report dated January 8, 2014, indicated that of the eight failed dampers there were still four dampers that had not been repaired as of March 10, 2014.

Interview at the exit conference with the Director of Facilities Management and Supervisor Plant Operations on March 10, 2014 at 2:00pm, confirmed all the dampers were not yet completely repaired.

Based on observation and interview it was determined the facility failed to ensure power strips were properly utilized one of two levels within this component.

Findings include:

Observation on March 10, 2014 at 11:00am, revealed in office room 125A, there were two daisy chained power strips providing power to office equipment.

Interview at the exit conference with the Director of Facilities Management and Supervisor Plant Operations on March 10, 2014 at 2:00pm, confirmed the unauthorized use of power strips.