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GAO-03-633R 1 (2003-05-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaamel0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I G ~GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 May 14, 2003 The Honorable David L. Hobson Chairman The Honorable Peter J. Visclosky Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: Department of Energy: External Regulation Savings in Safety and Health Activities at DOE Science Laboratories The Department of Energy (DOE) is unusual among federal agencies in that it regulates and inspects its own facilities to protect the safety and health of its workers and of the communities surrounding its vast complex of research laboratories. With few exceptions, all other federal facilities must comply with national standards set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for nuclear safety and by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for worker safety and health. DOE asserts that, for the most part, its safety and health standards meet or exceed those promulgated for facilities regulated by NRC and OSHA. At DOE's 10 science laboratories, which are run by management and operating (M&O) contractors, the department and its contractors use a contract administration process to select standards appropriate to current worker hazards and public safety issues.1 Both DOE and the M&O contractors are involved in safety and health activities.2 DOE's field offices, most of which are located at the laboratories, provide continuous safety and health oversight of the M&O contractors. DOE headquarters offices provide policy guidance to the field offices and also conduct some oversight of the laboratories. Safety and These science laboratories are also known as nonmilitary energy laboratories or non- defense science laboratories. 2 DOE and contractor safety and health personnel are involved in emergency preparedness, fire protection, industrial hygiene, industrial safety, occupational medical services, nuclear safety, radiation safety, transportation safety, and management of oversight and reporting on these safety and health activities. GAO-03-633R External Regulation of DOE Page 1

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