Two town-owned buildings on Westport Island were cited for unsafe conditions by the Maine Department of Labor, according to letters town officials received.

The letters, dated Jan. 26 and signed by Pamela Megathlin, director of the Bureau of Labor Standards, were the result of an inspection her office conducted on Dec. 22, 2015. Both letters cited the town for three workplace conditions at the town hall and the town office that were deemed “unsafe.” Of the three citations, one town hall condition was deemed “other-than-serious” and involved the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirement that a log and summary of all occupational illnesses and injuries be kept for five years.

The two other situations, both of which were deemed “serious,” involved a live wire at the Westport town hall and emergency lights at the town office which were not operational. The exposed wire at the town hall was from an old hot water heater in the furnace room and the report called for the wire to be enclosed to protect employees from the hazard.

The serious issue at the town office was a lack of safeguards to protect employees during an emergency. The document referred to hallway and kitchen area emergency lights that were not “operational.”

The selectmen were directed to respond in writing to the Bureau of Labor Standards within 15 days of the receipt of the letters. The letters also warned the town that failure to correct the violations could result in penalties of up to $1,000 per violation per day that they remained uncorrected. In all three instances, by the time the Westport selectmen met on Monday, Feb. 1, all issues had been addressed and corrected.