{"id":131580,"date":"2026-07-06T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/?p=131580"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:42:13","slug":"fire-safety-with-power-strips-and-campus-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/fire-safety-with-power-strips-and-campus-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Safety with Power Strips and Campus Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In response to inspection feedback from the Delaware Fire Department, we are providing Ohio Fire Code information regarding the use of power strips and storage spaces on campus. Please follow these requirements to help keep Ohio Wesleyan compliant and safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Power Strips<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In general, avoid plugging appliances and electronics into power strips, which is a code violation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UL-listed power strips are acceptable and can be used, but here are some common violations that we receive when they are used:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Power strips must plug directly into fixed outlets and may not be plugged into extension cords or other power strips. Fixed wall outlets and cubicle wall outlets are fine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Power strips cannot be used to power appliances such as mini-fridges, microwaves, coffee makers, or portable heaters. Appliances, even small ones, generally need to be plugged into fixed outlets, per manufacturer&#8217;s instructions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Power strips are permissible for computers, chargers, printers, office equipment, and fans.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Campus Storage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In general, nothing should be stored in a mechanical room that blocks access to equipment, including electric panels. In addition, stored items cannot block electric panels in closets, hallways, or other spaces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nothing should be stacked within 3 feet of the ceiling.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you for your compliance with these Ohio Fire Code guidelines. If you have questions, please contact Daren Lehman (<\/span><a href=\"mailto:dhlehman@owu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dhlehman@owu.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) or OWU Facilities (<\/span><a href=\"mailto:facilities@owu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">facilities@owu.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to inspection feedback from the Delaware Fire Department, we are providing Ohio Fire Code information regarding the use of power strips and storage spaces on campus. Please follow these requirements to help keep Ohio Wesleyan compliant and safe. Power Strips In general, avoid plugging appliances and electronics into power strips, which is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2057,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-facultystaff-news-events"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2057"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131581,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131580\/revisions\/131581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}