Date |
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Date Aug. 14, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-90 |
Title
BY i-HECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Rqort To The Congress
0F THEUNITEDSTATES Need For More Effective Regulation of Direct Additives To Food
The Federal FoocJ, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires that the safety of direct food additives bc basctl on scientific evidence and that the evidence be reviewed and approved by the Flood and Drug Administration. However, the act c?xcmpts from review and approval substance... |
Date July 2, 1980 |
Report No. 112696 |
Title
UdITED STATES GENERAL ACtBUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M., DST, JULY 2, 1980 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEtiE, DIRECTOR COMI,IUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE TdE /"p= SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS %s?3 cc? OF THE HOUSE COblMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AL\JD FOREIGN COMMERCE ON ~'ALT~~~NATIVI~S Fox THE DISPOSAL,,~~~ ND CLEANUP ""'... |
Date June 3, 1980 |
Report No. 112521 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE OR DELIVERY EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING JUNE 3, 1980 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION I ON AVIATION SAFETY HAZARDS 3 L MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE WE WELCOM... |
Date April 7, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-42 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ,nor J Report To The Honorable Michael’D. Barnes House Of Representatives GSA Found Lax In Enforcing Leases On Westwood Complex
The General Services Administration has been reluctant to exercise the Government’s right to secure maintenance and services required in the leases on the Westwood Building and Annex, Bethesda, Maryland. Maintenance problems have persisted s... |
Date Feb. 29, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-66 |
Title
t’.. . :_ -v----r -\ I TI II- IittUil BY IHt Comptroller General
WI ’ I k~~Lz& I/--vha rp *n l-d .
approval Accounting Office except OR the basis et specific by the OffIce of Conaressiomd Relations. How To Improve The Federal Aviation Administration’s Ability To Deal With Safety Hazards
Though aviation’s safety record is admirable, there is a great deal of concern both inside and outside t... |
Date Feb. 28, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-70 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
D.C. 20548 liuw WASHINGTON, COMMUNITY OCVLLOPMENT AND LCONOMIC DIVI6ION B-197779 FEBRUARY 28,198O MS . Joan Claybrook 4* Administrator, National Highway UC> Traffic Safety Administration G-f Department of Transportation P Gear Xs. Claybrook: 6 omments Evaluate Protection IIIAllll II II
111660 .” on the Agency’s Plan to the Occupant Crash Standard (CED-80-... |
Date Feb. 15, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-32 |
Title
The Environmental Protection Agency has several new programs to better regulate pesticides-chemicals which provide great benefits but which can threaten man and the environment. The most recent is a 10 to 15-year program to reassessthe safety of 35,900 federally registered pesticide products. However, the program, which started in October 1978, is already behind schedule and has many unresolved po... |
Date Feb. 8, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-63 |
Title
Radbtion Levels In Two hlontana Cities?
Tests have shown that many houses in Butte and Anziconda, Montana, are exposed to higher than normal levels of radiation. Similar problems may exist elsewhere. In September 1479 the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a ruling that it would not provide financing for housing t4at did not meet interim Environmental Protection Agency standards. S... |
Date Nov. 26, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-80-4 |
Title
. REPORTB’Y’ U.S. THE General Accounting Office
Federal EffortsTo Ensure The Effectiveness And Safety Of Thermal Insulation Can Be Improved
Federal energy conservation programs give considerable emphasis to the benefits of inHowever, in 1977 sulating existing homes. and 1978, questions arose as to the availability, effectiveness, and safety of insulation materials being installed. This report ... |
Date Oct. 18, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-80-2 |
Title
COMPTROLI R GENERAL OF THE UPIITED STAT-r WASHINGTON. D.C. Z0548 1106 30 RELEASEI>EsTmCTED B- 1 6 3 3 7 5 Not to be released outside the General
c Vae basis of specific apirovai OCTOBER 18, 1979 Accountng Office ept xce by the Office of Congressi$rial Reiattins, The Honorable Glenn A. Anderson The Honorable Jerry M. Patterson House of Representatives Subject: Navy's Efforts to ProtecY _orkers From... |
Date Sept. 13, 1979 |
Report No. 110574 |
Title
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Date July 27, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-93 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL W9g6 OF THEUNITEDSTATES
L s Report ToThe Congress k r
. Passive Restraints For Automobile OccupantsA Closer Look
Passive restraints
be required in for front-seat
all cars after occupants
September will
1, 1983. Either an air bag or an automatic seat belt, the two prominent systems being considered, will serve this function. A solid chemical, sodium azide, will be used to g... |
Date July 10, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-98 |
Title
20548 HUMAN rvzsowzc~s DIVISION RELEASED f c On&AM c?@fl.a e Honorable Henry A. Waxman House of Representatives
Dear Mr. Waxman: .* On September 11, 1978, you requested that we review :the adequacy, objectivity, and fairness of the petitionscreening procedures used by the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Office of the Secretary and Office of the General CounseL-."~~~lY~~~@~~~~~~ested that we d... |
Date June 25, 1979 |
Report No. 109737 |
Title
United States General Accounting 20545 Washington, D.C. Office For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Yonday, June 25, 1375 EDT DOXALD J. LOCISTICS FIORAI!, DEPUTY DIRCCXZ DIVISIOTJ A17D CO‘l!lU!~ICArLIIOIIS BEFORE THE I!JDIVIDUAL OF THC FlOUSE COMMITTEE RIGYTS On GOVCE?1l1WT OTERATIO?IS L- PRESERVATIOY AND TRUST AT THE FUb!D OPERATIONS NATIOFJAL ARCHIVES A1J3 RECORDS SERVICE Mr. Chairman... |
Date May 22, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-312 |
Title
--- w REPORT BY THE neral
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
d i ty Violations In Leased By The ices Administration
Inspections of two buildings in Washington, D.C., leased by the General Services Administration disclosed numerous infractions of the local fire code, as well as lack of compliance with firesafety clauses in the leases. Many violations have existed for years. General Services needs to act aggressiv... |
Date May 7, 1979 |
Report No. 109285 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 STATEMENTOF 3. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGYAND NATURAL RESOURCES ON HOUSECOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS $p ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AROUNDNUCLEAR POWERPLANTS c 3 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: We welcome the opportunity emergency preparedness around to ... |
Date May 3, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-43 |
Title
1 ,t IQvqg BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL L .I * Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES How Can Workplace Injuries Be Prevented? The Answers May Be In OSHA Files
workers are Each year several thousand killed and many others are seriously injured in workplace accidents. Why do these accidents happen?Could they be prevented if Federal or State occupational safety and health standards are complied with? ... |
Date April 17, 1979 |
Report No. 120182 |
Title
1 I I~INITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVYSION April 17, 1979 Ms. Joan Claybrook Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Department of Transportation Dear Ms. Claybrook: # missions of the National Hish~way is to reduce motor vehicle es. Thus, it is essential cident information be collected to 'help the Safety Adm... |
Date April 9, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-48 |
Title
BY THE&h’i’TROLLER Gi!f-JERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES / orolct;3,i., Report To The Congress
How Effective Are OSHA’s Complaint Procedures?
Virtually every complaint the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and States receive alleging workplace hazards results in an inspection. However, inspectors find that most of these a,lleged hazards do not violate safety or health standards and invol... |
Date April 5, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-73 |
Title
1 UNITED STATES GI%~R~~ |
Date March 21, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-1 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITED STATES Grain Dust ExplosionsAn Unsolved Problem Deaths and injuries from grain dust explosions have increased since 1975, and several Congressmen, accordingly, asked GAO to examine a number of factors regarding such explosions. Specific causes of most of the explosions are not known. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and ... |
Date March 8, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-30 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER’ GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Report ToThe Congress I
improving The Safety Of Our Nation’s Dams--Progress And Issues
Repeated failures of large dams, more than 100 since 1930, have caused the Federal Government concern over dam safety throughout the country. Since 1977 progress has been made in --inspecting many potentially hazardous dams which the executive branch considers... |
Date March 1, 1979 |
Report No. 108686 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY AT 10 A.M., THURSDAY March 1, 1979 TESTIMONY OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR RGY AND MINERALS DIVISION -j IQUEFIED ENERGY GASES SAFETY_J BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND POWER COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE 108686 Mr. Chairman: We are pleased bill will safety cerned to be here as you consider 1';... |
Date Jan. 26, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-16 |
Title
General Accounting Office
Reporting Unscheduled Events At Commercial Nuclear Facilities: Opportunities To Improve Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oversight
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires nuclear facility and materials licensees to report unscheduled events to the Commission so it can inspect, evaluate operating experi- 1 ences, and inform the public. The Commission should improve its eva... |
Date Dec. 29, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-171 |
Title
REPORTW Tt-iE - Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
RELEASED
Not to bs relemed outside the aenomr RESTRICTED Accounting Office except on the ba5is @f spcacific approval . bv the Office of Congressi& ReMions Need-For Improved Action On Railroad Safely Recommendations The National Transportation Safety Board has not been prompt in evaluating responses to its railroad safety recommendations or fo... |
Date Dec. 18, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-155 |
Title
WG---.
B’Y’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Labor Needs To Manage Its Workplace Consultation Program Better Workplace consultations can help employers, especially small or high.risk businesses, to comply with safety and health standards and prevent occupational injuries and illnesses. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration h... |
Date Nov. 30, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-79-7 |
Title
DOCUINT BBSU 07978C33884701 f-AC- / // 7 More Protection from icrowave Radiation Hazards eeded. HRD-79-7; B-164031(2). November 30, 1978. Released Decesber 11, 1978. 46 pp. + 3 arTpendices (29 pp.). Report to Rep. John E. oss, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccaptrcller eneral. Issue Area: Consumer and Wor... |
Date Nov. 21, 1978 |
Report No. CED-79-10 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESOME
08178 C32683701 Commercial Safety Regulations Are Avcided by Some Large Aircraft Operators. CED-79-10: B-164497(1). November 21, 1978. 3 pp. + appendix (13 pp.). Report to Brock Adams, Secretary, Department of Transportation; by Henry Eschweqe, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: Domestic Air Carrier System (2413). Cont... |
Date Sept. 29, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-146 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUKE 07349 - [C2827914] The Department of the Arty's Food Irradiation Program: Is It Worth Continuing? PSAD-78-146; B-146700. September 29, 1978. 42 pp. . 4 appendices (7 pp.). Report to Rep. Thomas J. Downey; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Food (1700); Consumer and Worker Protection: Safety of Food Additives (905);Science and Technology: Management and Ove... |
Date Sept. 28, 1978 |
Report No. 107624 |
Title
DOCUENT RSUME 07624 C276760] 1978. 13 Uncertificatecd Large Aircraft Operations. September 28, pp. + appendiz (1 pp.). Testimony before the House Committee on Government Activities and Transportation Government Operations: Subcommittee; by iienry Eschwege, Director, Coaiunity a 4 Economic Develcpaent Div. Contact: Community ad Economic Development Div. organization Concernecz ed-zdl Aviation 1dmin... |
Date Sept. 7, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-80 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESOME
07097 - [B2547567] Nleeds To Aggressively ,onitor The Nuclear Regulatory Commissi and Independently Evaluate Nuclear Poverplant Construction. EMD-78-80; B-16410E. September 7, 1978. 34 pp. * 2 appendices (5 pp.) . Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. I.sue Area: Energy: MakiD- Nuclear Fission a Substantial Energy Source (1608). Contact: Energy and Minera... |
Date Aug. 21, 1978 |
Report No. 106801 |
Title
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Date Aug. 4, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-78-82 |
Title
REPORT BY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES
' The Danbury Prison FireWhat Happened? What Has Been Done To Prevent Recurrence?
GAO reconstructs the events of the morning of July 7, 1977, when a fire at the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution in Connecticut took the lives of five inmates and injured many others. The report discusses the fire's origin, the activities of correctional s... |
Date July 6, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-119 |
Title
DCCUMENT RESGME o6751 - rB19269161 Unwarranted Delays by the Cepartment of Irans.Fcrtaticn Tc Improve Liqht Truck Safety. CED-78-119; E-164L497(3). July 6, 1978. 60 pp. + 4 appendices (18 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Robert F. Eeller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Transportation Systems ano Policies: Motcr vehicle-highway Transportation System (2408). Contac + Community and Economic ... |
Date June 21, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-123 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUBE
06438 - [817467851 and Management activities ot the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration]. PSAD-7E-123; B-16C998. June 21, 1978. 7 pp. Report to Juanita M. Kreps, Secretary, Department of Commerce; by Henry Eschweqe, Director, Community and Ecccmnic. Issue Area: Science and Technology: Applying Science and Technology to State and Local Goweriment Froblems (2006); £v... |
Date June 16, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-120 |
Title
DOCUMENT
06240 - [ B1706750 ] IfBSt waste Disposal Practices: A Threat tc Health and the Nationes water Supply. CgD-78-120: B-166506. June 16, 1978. 31 pp. + 2 appendices (3 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Robert P. seller, Acting Cosptzcller General. Issue Area: Environmental Protectica Pregrams: Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery (2206); Environmental Protection Programs: Bnvironmental ... |
Date May 19, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-34 |
Title
DOCUHB!T RESURB
05990 - (BD1426462 workplace Inspection Program weak in Detecting and Correcting Serious Hazards. HRD-78-34; B-163375. Hay 19, 1978. 33 pp. + 3 appendices (11 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Bluer B. Stuats, Comptroller General. I'sue Area: Consumer and Worker Protection: Death and Serious Disability Caused by workplace Safety Hazards (910). Contact: Human Resources Div. Organizat... |
Date May 11, 1978 |
Report No. 106448 |
Title
DcUH3INT anBl5ss
06Q48 - [B172o766] (Bestricted) (Imnrovement*s eeded in FAPs Banagement of Air rzaffic 1 pp. * 2 ayII *, 178. Controller Activities and Progzars3. enclosures (2 pp.). Report to Langhorne B. Bond , Administrator, fodoral .viatios Adwinistratian; by Hugh S. gessinger, Associate Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Contact: CORamnity and Economic Dovel:eantv Div.w Luthor... |
Date April 26, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-109 |
Title
DCCUBINT BRESUH
056f,t - rB12261)4 Serious Problems uith EPA6 & Pesticide Reference Standa:da
Program. CED-78-109; B-133192. April 26, 1?78. 7 pp. Repor; to Douqias M. Costle, Administrator, gnvirtcPental Protection Agency; by Henry Eschwege,; tirector, Community 8L4 Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs: Harmf"l Contact: Coamunity and Economic Developent Div. Bud... |
Date April 25, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-83 |
Title
DCCU EN#T RESUBI
C5903 B1166101] Rail Crossing Safety: At hat Price? CBD-78-83; B-164497(3). April 25, 1978. 34 pp. + 5 appendices 16 F.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. SLaats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: Vehicle-highway Transportation System (240e). otor Contact: Cosmmunity and Econosic Devele;sent Div. Budqet Function: Commerce and Transportation (... |
Date April 18, 1978 |
Report No. 105670 |
Title
DCCUMIBINT RESUEb
05670 - fB1226195] EPA Efforts To G6ard the Public in a period of Radiation Proliferation. Apcil 18, 1979. 10 pp. Testimony before the hrlde Committee. C Government uperationa. Environment, Energy, and Natural Iesources SutcOofittte; by Henry Es,:hvee, Director, COimmaity and economic OeelOpe-nt Div. Contac+. Community and Economic Developlent D.11 Orqanization Concerned: Znviron... |
Date March 29, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-79 |
Title
DOCOiBMT aBSUOE
05369 BO09659011 Efforts by the BEnironmental Protection Agency To Protect the Public froms nvironmental onionizing Radiation Exposures. arch 29, 1978. Released April 5, 1978. 2 CED-78-9; -166506. pp. + 3 app¢rices (11 pp.). Report to ep. lizabeth Holtzman; by Henry Eschwege, Cosmunity and Economic Developnevt Div. Director, Issue Area: Envircanental Protecc.or Pgrams: Bvironaenta... |
Date Jan. 24, 1978 |
Report No. 105031 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUOE C5031 B0345204] GAO's Review of the Federal Aviation Airport Grant-in-Aid Program. Ianuary 24, 71T8. pp. 4 3 appendices (10 pp.). 12
Testimony berj.e the Hicuse Committee on ways and Means: Oversight Subco%&ittee; by Henry Eschewege, Director, Community and Economic Devealnnmona Div. Contact: Community an tconomic Developnent Div. Organization ConcernqJ.Federal Aviation Administrat... |
Date Dec. 12, 1977 |
Report No. HRD-78-3 |
Title
V REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES so ? The Consumer Product Safety Commission Needs To Issue Safety Standards Faster
The Consumer Product Safety Commission develops and issues safety standards to protect consumers from hazardous products. However, as of June 30, 1977, and since it began in May 1973, the Commission had issued only three safety standards under ... |
Date Nov. 2, 1977 |
Report No. HRD-78-9 |
Title
DLCUNEIIT RESUME
04045 B3074327] 1/- 9-'77 Food Additive, Acrylonitrile, Banned in Beveraae Containers. ovember 2, 1977. Released ovember 9, 4RD-78-9; B-164031(2). 1977. 17 pp. Report to Rep. Toby offett; by Paul G. Dembling, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Food (1700); Consumer and orker Protection: Safety of Food Additives (905). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: Health: Pre... |
Date Sept. 19, 1977 |
Report No. 103386 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUM
03386 - [A2653862] Food and Drug Administration's Regulation of Antibiotics Used in Animal Feeds. September 19, 1977. 1( pp. Testimony before the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Ccmmerce: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee; by Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div. Issue Area: Consumer and Worker Protection (900). Contact: Human Resources Div. Pudget Funct... |
Date July 26, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-103 |
Title
A\\’ II \I,,., J/ (0, \’ -Y Y THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES i\~l~~~lll~lll~l~l\I\
I-Ml02849 Department of the Interior Limited progress has been made in the safety record of mines other than coal mines since Federal enforcement was legislated in 1966. To be more effective, the Department of the Interior needs to make improvements in: --Reporting and analysis juries, and occupati... |
Date June 30, 1977 |
Report No. 102515 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME C?515 - [A1872911] Actions Needed to Increase the Safety of Dams. June 30, 1977. 12 PP. Testimony before the House Committee on Government Operations: Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcoamittee; by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: ater and Water Related Programs (2500). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget... |
Date June 29, 1977 |
Report No. 102514 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESURE 02514 - [A1872902] (Delays In Setting Workplace Standards for Cancer-Causing and Other Dangerous Substances]. June 29, 1977. 17 pp. + enclosure
(5 pp.). Testimony before the Senate Committee on Human
Subcommittee; by Gregory J. Div. Ahart, Director, esources: Labor
uman Resources Issue Area: Consumer and Worker Protection: Standards and Regulations Adequacy and Timeliness (902). Co... |
Date May 23, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-78 |
Title
i , )0CfE N -I sEUmj
No I -, A V AT L A 6 L E I PedJ
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DVCLIPMIIT DIVISION B-166506 The Honorable Douglas M. Costle Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Dear Mr. Costle: MAY z 1977 We are currently reviewing the Environmental Protection Agency's management of sewage sludge disposal practices. Our review i... |