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Date March 4, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-68FS Title

Environment, Safety, and Health: Status of Department of Energy's Implementation of 1985 Initiatives

. 0 * United States General Accounting OfTice L2y[;suy Fact Sheet for the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Government Processes, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate s~EN~~~O~~~~~, ,,,,m, SAFETY,&HEALTH Status of Department of Energy’s Implementation of 1985 Initiatives ‘1, UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20148 ~ RFS...
Date March 3, 1986 Report No. 129192 Title

Transportation: Conditions Within the Air Traffic Control Work Force at Six FAA Facilities

tJNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 A.M. MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1986 STATEMENT OF HERBERT R. McLURE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUFCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION ON CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AIR AT SIX TRAFFIC CONTROL WORK FORCE FAA...
Date Oct. 26, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-11 Title

Informal Settlement of OSHA Citations: Comments on the Legal Basis and Other Selected Issues

q BY ‘l’t-II!US. GENERAL ACICOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On Manpower And Housing Committee On Government Operations House Of Representatives Informal Settlement Of OSHA Citations: Comments On The Legal Basis And Other Selected Issues The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), within the Department of Labor, inspects workplaces and issues citations to emplo...
Date Aug. 21, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-85 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Closing the Department of Labor's Brooklyn Wage and Hour Area Office

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 WUMhN RUOURCU DIVWON August 21, 1984 B-215918 The Honorable Stephen J. Solarz House of Representatives Dear I4r. Solarz: Subject: Closing the Department of Labor's Brooklyn Wage and Hour Area Office (GAO/HRD-84-85) This is in response to your January 24, 1984, letter requesting us to determine what effect closing the Department of Labo...
Date Nov. 5, 1982 Report No. FPCD-83-5 Title

Government Operations: Steps Can Be Taken To Improve Federal Labor-Management Relations and Reduce the Number and Costs of Unfair Labor Practice Charges

(I 79% I REPOi BY THEUS. General Accounting Office . Steps Can Be Taken To Improve Federal Labor-Management Relations And Reduce The Number And Costs Of Unfair Labor Practice Charges The unfair labor practice process protects the rights given to Federal agency management, employees, and unions by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. The number of unfair labor practice charges has more than double...
Date Oct. 25, 1982 Report No. GGD-83-19 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Uncertain Benefits From Expanded Rotation System for Customs Inspectors at Buffalo/Niagara Falls

Genera ~Accounting Office Uncertain Ben’efits From Expanded Rotation System For CuStoms Inspectors At Buffalo/Niagara Falls Rotation of Customs inspectors is a longstending practice accepted by inspectors. However, the expansion of the rotation system at Buffalo/Niagara Falls from an intra to an intercity system has been marked by controversy. The controversy exists because the benefits to be de...
Date Aug. 24, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-91 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Actions Being Taken To Help Reduce Occupational Radiation Exposure at Commercial Nuclear Powerplants

, . . @YTHE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To Senator John Glenn Abtions Being Taken To Help Reduce Obcupational Radiation Exposure At Ci mmercial Nuclear Powerplants 0 Wo kers who operate and maintain comme 1cial nuclear powerplants are exposed to low doses of radiation. Although exposures to i dividual workers have remained relativ ly constant, the total dose received by all nu lear powerp...
Date Jan. 12, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-29 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Improvements Needed in Monitoring State Plans for Occupational Safety and Health

r UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20!548 HUMaN RLWURCZS DIVISIDN B-205980 The Honorable Raymond J. Donovan The Secretary of Labor Dear Secretary Subject8 JANUARY 12,1982 Donovan: Improvements Needed in Monitoring State Plans for Occupational Safety and Health (HRD-82-29) /' The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for approving and monitoring...
Date June 15, 1981 Report No. B-202304 Title

Government Operations: Comments on S. 808

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20543 B-202304 B- 202304 FPC-81-57 June 15, 1981 ThmDo not ke The Honorable Wqilliam V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: vailable to public reading This is in response to your request for ourLcomments on S. 808J. The bill, if enacted, would amend title 5 of the United States Code b...
Date March 30, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-62 Title

Government Operations: Employee Concerns About Working Conditions at the San Antonio, TX, Post Office

. GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 GcNLlw GOVERNMENT DIVISION B-202561 The Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez House of Representatives Dear Mr. Gonzalez: As requested by your letter of July 10, 1980, we have reviewed the working conditions of Postal Service employees in Our work concentrated on the pothe San Antonio, Texas, area. z tential problem areas discussed during our meetings on Jul...
Date Dec. 4, 1980 Report No. AFMD-81-10 Title

Government Operations: Department of Labor Has Failed To Take the Lead in Promoting Private Sector Productivity

. . 4 BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress (iIF THEUNITEDSTATES /Department Of Labor Has Failed to Take The Lead In Promoting private Sector Productivity I /The Department of Labor has a clear responbibility to lead Federal efforts to improve jworkers’ productivity in the private sector. However, because of the low priority it has assigned to this effort, Labor has not carried out it...
Date Aug. 27, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-67 Title

Government Operations: Proposals for Enhancing DOD's Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Construction Program

.”. (lwr fl BY THE COMDTROiER GENERAL Report To The Nonappropriated Fund Panel, Armed Services Investigations Subcommittee, RELEASED House Committee On Armed Services OF THE UNITEDSTATES Proposals For Enhancing DOD’s Morale, Welfare, And Recreation Construction Program The need for morale, welfare, and recreation facilities for military personnel is particularly important at overseas locations...
Date July 24, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-52 Title

Energy: Energy Health and Safety Issues Need a Coordinated Approach

OF THE UNITEDSTATES Energy Health And Safety IssuesNeed A Coordinated Approach Energy-related accidents over the last few years and growing concern with health problems resulting from the production and use of energy have heightened public concern about the effectiveness of the Government’s role in energy health and saftey. Numerous Federal agencies are involved in energy health and safety but o...
Date March 21, 1980 Report No. 111857 Title

Health: The Effectiveness of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Complaint Procedures

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHIN'GTON, DC 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. MARCH 21, 1980 STATEMENT OF FRANKLIN A. CURTIS, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES ON c- THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY COMPLAINT PROCEDURES --I AND HEALTH ADMINISTRAkION'S nlnnn nn 111857 Mr. Chairman We are and...
Date May 3, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-43 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: How Can Workplace Injuries Be Prevented? The Answers May Be in OSHA Files

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 9, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-48 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: How Effective Are OSHA's Complaint Procedures?

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 Nov. 21, 1978 Report No. HRD-79-9 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Occupational Health Efforts of the Department of Defense

DOCUMENT RESUME 01977 - C32688384] (Occupational Health Efforts of the epartent of Defense]. HRD-79-9; B-163375. November 21, 1978. 6 p. Report to Harold Brown, Secretary, Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div. Department of Defense; by Issue Area: Consuser and Worker Protection: Eploy.ra Cop.liance with Occupational Health Standards (912). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: ...
Date Sept. 6, 1978 Report No. FPCD-78-77 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Job Enrichment Program at Ogden Air Logistics Center

DOCOUMENT RESOUME 07158 - [B82547570] (Review of the ,ob Enrichment Center]. FPCD-78-77; B-163762. Program at Ogden Air Logistics Se amb;r 6, 1978. 3 pp. Report to John P. White, Department of Defense: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics); by H. I. Frieger, Director, Fcderal Personnel and Compensation Div. Issue Area: Personnel Management and Compensation: Emplo...
Date July 3, 1978 Report No. FPCD-78-39 Title

The Quality of Working Life: An Important Issue for Managers of the Federal Work Force

DCCUMENT hUME 06558 - r B1E668801 The Quality of Working Life: n Important IssuE cr anacers ct the Federal Work Force. FPCD-78-39; E-1637(2. July 3, 18. 14 pp. + appendix 2 pp.). Staff study by . L Compensation Div. Krieqer, Directcr, Federal ersonnel d Issue Area: Personnel anagement and Ccmpensaticn (CC). Contact: Federal Prsonnel and CcmterEsati(n Div. Budqet Function: Ecation, Manpower, ad Scc...
Date June 1, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-67 Title

Government Operations: To Provide Proper Compensation for Hearing Impairments, the Labor Department Should Change Its Criteria

DOCU ENT RESUSE 05992 - [1566578] To Provide Proper Compensation for Hearing Ifaizments, the Labor Department Should Change Its Criteria. BHD-78-67; 3 appendices (11 pp.). B-157593. June 1, 1978. 26 pp. .eport to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccaptroller General. Issue Area: Personnel anagement and Compensation (300); Federally Sponsored or Assisted Income Security Programs: Eligibility Deters...
Date May 19, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-34 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Workplace Inspection Program Weak in Detecting and Correcting Serious Hazards

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 April 7, 1978 Report No. EMD-78-56 Title

Energy: Use of Job Shoppers at Fast Flux Test Facility

DVCUSXNT BISUNU 05912- [11025979) ] e.eS Cb :6; Dit'sctor, Energy OUse of Job Shoppers at Fast Flux Test racilitl)]. ID-T7. B-164105. April 7, 1e88. Released Apzil 10, 1978. 4 pp. Beport to Rep. Bike McCoraack; by Enerqy and qinerals Div. oante Camfield, Jr., Issue Area: "nergy: Making Muclear Fission a Suba:statia.l source (1608). Contact: Energy and minerals Div. Budqet Function: Natural Rosourc...
Date Jan. 1, 1978 Report No. 091117 Title

GAO's Space Renovation Effort: Project Management in the Real World

Date Sept. 14, 1977 Report No. GGD-77-91 Title

Government Operations: Reasonableness of U.S. Postal Service Decisions to Pay for Renovating Leased Facilities Which Were Scheduled To Be Vacated and To Contract with the Lessor To Perform the Renovations

/o035& DCCUMEUT RESUME 03589 - [126!3843] (Restricted) [Reasonableness of U.S. Postal Service Decisions Lo Pay for Renovating Leased Facilities which were Scheduled to Be Vacated and to Contract with the Lessor to Perfozr the Renovations]. GGD-77-91; E-114874. September 14, 1977. 2 pp. Report to Rep. Stephen J. Solarz; by Victor L. General Government Div. Love, Director, Issue Area: Facilities and...
Date Sept. 9, 1976 Report No. HRD-76-161 Title

Employment: States' Protection of Workers Needs Improvement

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL - "'2, , OF THE UNITED STATES ' br States' Protection Of Workers Needs Improvement Occupational Safety and Health Administration Department of Labor State safety and health enforcement activities are deficient because the Occupational Safety and Health Act permits States to operate during a "developmental" period using criteria less effective than ...
Date July 8, 1976 Report No. HRD-76-143 Title

Government Operations: Certain Allegations Concerning the Social Security Administration

a , 1 . . . e / COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED O.C. 20548 STATES ~-.. - ~- B-164031( 4) The Honorable Frank Church Chairman, Special Committee United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: JUt on Aging _- * 8 1976 Your September 2, 1975, letter requested that we look into certain allegations made by Mr. N. T. Wolkomir, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, concerning ...
Date April 7, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-124 Title

Employment: Contractors' Use of Altered Work Schedules for Their Employees--How Is It Working?

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES LM099386 llIllllll lllll111111111 lllllllIlllll I1111 Contractors’ LUaG&f Altered Work Schedules For Their Employees-How is it ‘working? Using altered work schedules can benefit employees and employers. Revisions to several Federal laws are needed if employees of Government contractors are to be permitted to use certain alt...
Date Dec. 31, 1975 Report No. RED-76-56 Title

Natural Resources: Improvements Still Needed in Coal Mine Dust-Sampling Program and Penalty Assessments and Collections

f 63 Departments Health, of the Interior and Welfare and Education, The Department of the Interior reported that 94 percent of the active underground coal mine sections were meeting the 20milligram standard established by the Congress as the acceptable dust level. GAO found many weaknesses in the dust-sampling program affecting the accuracy and validity of results and making it virtually Impossibl...
Date May 8, 1975 Report No. 094607 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 6078

t I United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office For Release an Delivery Expected at 1O:OO A.M. DST May 8, 197.5 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC STABILIZATION HOUSE BANKING,CURRENCY,AND HOUSING COMMITTEE ON H.R. 6078 CONCERNEDWITH ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY / ' Mr. Chairman and Members of...
Date March 21, 1975 Report No. 094600 Title

Government Operations: Comments on S. 765 and S. 937

STATEMENT OF ELMER B . STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED S T A T E S d\ BEFORE THE SENATE C O P I l f I T T E E O N GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS 5 . r
Date Jan. 1, 1975 Report No. 091072 Title

Special Publications: GAO's Youth Advisory Committee

Date July 28, 1974 Report No. 089916 Title

Government Operations: Review of Letter Sorting Machine Operations in Detroit

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUFITING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVIS104( The Honorable Edward V Dorsey Semor Assistant Postmaster General for Operations U S Postal Service Ja&~Q Dear Mr Dorsey z ci /----- The General Accountmg Offrce has completed a survey of lettersortmg machme (LSM) operations at the Detroit Post Offlce. Our observations at that post office were not Included i...
Date Dec. 17, 1973 Report No. 094599 Title

Government Operations: Measuring and Enhancing Federal Productivity

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected 10:00 a.m. EST Monday, December 17, 1973 STATEMENTOF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE 8' d JOINT ECONOMICCOMMITTEE SIJBCOMMITTEE PRIORITIES AND ECONOMY GOVERNMENT ON IN ON RING AND ENHANCINGFEDERALPRODUCTIVITY > Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I am pleased re...