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VOSHA Cites Heat Risks at Springfield Unit; DOC Promises Interim Mitigations, Long‑Term HVAC Work
Summary
At a Sept. 18 oversight hearing, committee members reviewed a VOSHA corrective action letter that recorded interior cellblock temperatures in the mid‑80s to low‑90s; DOC described short‑term mitigations and said HVAC capital projects are funded but will take years to complete.
The Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee on Sept. 18 examined a VOSHA corrective action arising from heat‑related incidents at DOC facilities, including temperature measurements taken in June that reached the low‑90s in some housing units.
VOSHA’s onsite measurements supplied to the committee showed unit readings such as: Infirmary 86°F, Fox 90°F, Delta 93°F, and Charlie 91°F during a late‑June assessment, and prompted VOSHA to require DOC either to implement a Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Program or document an alternative approach with a written outline.
DOC officials told the…
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