Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-22
Multiple Inspections Waste District Monpower

codes. This Is one conflict that
pains businessmen since one di-
vision is likely to approve an in
stallation which the other divi-
sion says does not meet the
regulations. A committee was
appointed. hearings held and a
report prepared recommending
an end to these conflicts but
nothing has yet been done about
it.
Plumbing installations are
checked by the Department of
Inspections plumbing section, the
Bureau Of Public Health Engi-
neering and the water division.
The Barber Boards inspectors
check on sanitary conditions in
barber shops. Recent regulations
say the Bureau of Public Health
Engineering is supposed to check
on barber shop sanitary condi-
Etions, too.
The Industrial Safety Division
Of the Minimum Wage and In
Edustrial Safety Board checks un-
safe or unhealthy working con-
ditions in laundries, industrial
plants, construction jobs and
stores. Bureau of Public Health
Engineering inspectors also are
checking health conditions In
many Of the same places.
The Board for Condemnation
OF 1nSanitary Buildings uses both
Health Department and building
inspectors in determining that
a building must be vacated and
barricaded. The Board for Re-
view Of Dangerous and Unsafe
Buildings uses a building inspec-
tor in deciding whether a build
ing should be destroyed. Since
most unsafe buildings are also
insanitary. the different inspec-
tors are looking. at the same
building.
In a recent case a building
owner was caught between the
Department of Inspections and
the Health Departments Bu-
reau of Public Health Engi-
neering. The former approved
changes in the building and the
latter decided the changes ham,
pered ventilation.
Laundry Checked Z Times.
"A laundry chosen at random
reported it is inspected by boiler,
industrial safety, fire marshal's.
minimum wage. weights and
measures, health and license in
spectors.
A gas station reported visits
from the fire marshal, weights
and measures, health, building,
sewer. boiler and license inspec-
tors.
A grocery may be visited by
and ABC Board insuector if the
place sells beer or whisky; the
police If it has a pinball machine,
and inspectors from weights and
measures, License Bureau, Bu-
reau of Food InSuection, Bureau
of Public Health Engineering,
Fire Marshal, Industrial Safety
Division and the Department of
Inspections. w..
A rooming and boarding house
can expect visits from the Fire
Marshal, license officer, fire
safety inspector; food inspector
and inspector from public health
engineering. 4#
These are minimum inspec-
tons. II the businessman wants
to build q new building or make
a major alteration, he may be
visited by inspectors represent
ing plumbing. electrical, ele-
vator, industrial safety, fire
safety, public health engineer
ing. smoke and boiler, building
and other District divisions.
Oft1cials who contend one
trained man could do the work
of four different inspectors cite
the parking lot as the classic
example. The License Bureau
sends an inspector to see the
prices are displayed and attend
ants wear identifying badges.
The Fire Marshall must check
on the number and kind of fire
extinguishers in proportion to
the number of cars and see that
the extinguishers work. The De-
partment of Inspections has to
see that the shack on the lot
complies with regulations and
that the operator has a permit
for each shack. The Highway
Department checks. the drive
ways width and depth as well
as the coping or fence around
the lot to make sure it does not
| encroach on public space,