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HRD-81-39 1 (1981-01-19)

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GAO
United States General Accounting Office            Human Resources
Washington, DC 20548                               Division I/l4

B-201406
                                                  JANUARY 19, 1981



 The Honorable Ray Marshall
 The Secretary of Labor
                                                 114164
Dear Mr. Secretary:

      Subject: bupational Health Inspections and
                Consultations Generally Appear Adequate/
                (HRD-81-39)

      We reviewed the adequacy of health inspections and con-
 sultations made by the Occupational Safety and Health Admin-
 istration (OSHA) and State industrial hygienists in four
 States. In general, industrial hygienists were well quali-
 fied, equipment and procedures were adequate, and inspectors
 and consultants identified hazardous workplace situations.
 We reviewed completed inspection and consultation files and
 interviewed industrial hygienists. We and our consultants
 accompanied industrial hygienists on some inspections and
 consultations. Our consultants concluded that, for the
 inspections and consultations observed, the industrial
 hygienists generally identified and correctly evaluated all
 health hazards present.

      While inspections and consultations were usually done
 properly, in some cases inspectors and consultants did not
 (1) follow correct sampling procedures, (2) classify viola-
 tions and issue citations correctly, (3) cite all violations
 found in the citations and reports issued to employers,
 (4) make required followup inspections, or (5) completely
 evaluate areas requested by employers.

      Most of these deficiencies are of the type that OSHA
 usually looks for in its evaluations of Federal and State
 industrial hygienists. Therefore, we are making no recom-
 mendations regarding them.




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