| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date May 7, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-18 |
Title
ong
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Needed To Security Of ansportation
Over 2 million packages of radioactive materials are shipped within the United States each year. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission estimates that shipments will more than double to about 5.5 million annually by 1985. GAO evaluated the policies and practices of the Commission and the Departments of Energy and Transportation to see if improve... |
| 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 25, 1979 |
Report No. 109229 |
Title
UNITED STATES GEIJERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY AT 9:30. A.M., WEDNESDAY APRIL 25, 1979 109229 TESTIMONY OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ,ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION ON LIQUEFIED ENERGY GASES SAFETY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION & Mr. Chairman: We are pleased to be here today as you consider Gas Pipeline on its S.411, the Administratio... |
| 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 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 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. 22, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-78-341 |
Title
REPORT BY THE U.S. *q, ‘4 ‘ General Accounting Office
DOD’s Commendable Initial Efforts To Solve Land Use Problems Around Airfields
The Department of Defense has a timely, forward-looking program for achieving compatible land uses around military airfields. The program could be more mutually beneficial to the communities and the Department by revising and reissuing the airfield studies where... |
| 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 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 3, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-85 |
Title
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES lllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIllR
LMl02458 Actions Needed To Increase The Safety Of Dams Built By The Bureau Of Reclamation And The Corps Of Engineers
After reviewing procedures and practices used by the Bureau of Reclamation in constructing the Teton Dam which collapsed in 1976, GAO found that the Bureau --used questionable design practices and di... |
| Date April 26, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-60 |
Title
DCCUMENI
02123 [A1172172] FESUME (Problems in the Federal Funding of School Bus Driver Training Programs]. CED-77-6C; E-164497(3). April 26, 1977. 6 p. Report to Secretary, DeDartment of Iransportaticn; by Henry Eschwege, irectcr, Ccmsanity and Economic Development iv. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: Federal Programs tc Prcmcte Transportation Safety (2404). Contact: Community arl ... |
| Date Dec. 3, 1976 |
Report No. CED-77-11 |
Title
-a0 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER 3ENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Needs Of The U.S. Coast Guard In Developing An Effective Recreational Boating Safety Program
Department of Transportation
This report describes the Department of Transportation's actions co promote recreational boating safety. It discusses the need for the Coast Guard as the Federal agency responsible for recreational boati... |
| Date Sept. 14, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-60 |
Title
REPORT TOOTH-E CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
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LM098169 Assessment Of US. And International Controls Over The Peaceful Uses Of Nuclear Energy Worldwide development of peaceful nuclear technology is of urgent concern because of the corresponding potential for nuclear weapons proliferation. What steps can the U.S. Government take to improve international, as w... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-65 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED STATES
LM09995o L llmllllllllllllllllIlllll~~ll - Improved Controls Neede Private ilot Licensing
Federal Aviation Administration of Transportation Department The Federal Aviation Administration does not have an effective system for determining whether private pilot flight-tests and biennial flight reviews comply with agency standards. Tests and reviews are conducte... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-319 |
Title
CQivlPTROLLER GENERAL
WASWIMGTOM, OF
D.C. THE
20548 UNITED STATES B-164497(2) To the President of the Senate and the ‘-*,e*Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report entitled “Vessel Traffic Systems-What Is Needed to Prevent and Reduce Vessel Accidents?”
We made our review pursuant to the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U. S. C. 53), and the Accounting and Auditing Act o... |
| Date Oct. 10, 1973 |
Report No. 094522 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCC!UFIT3:!\lG OFFICE WASHINGTON, D,C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at tO:OO a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 70, 1973 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLERGENERAL CF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON si OSTS OF PROTECTION AT THE PRIVATE RESIDENCES OF PRESIDENTS JOHNSON, KENN... |
| Date June 12, 1973 |
Report No. B-177166 |
Title
.J REPORT TO THE CONGRESS I In-Flight Escape Systems For Helicopters Should Be Developed To Prevent Fatalities 6a777766
Department of Defense BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED STAT GENERAL GOMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGION OFTHE
DC UNITED
20648 STATES B-177166 4 / To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives We are reporting that In-flight escape systems helicopters s... |
