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RCED-83-59 1 (1983-04-25)

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REPORT BY THE                              RELL'SED,,O


Comptroller General


OF THE UNITED STATES




National Parks' Health And Safety Problems

Given Priority; Cost Estimates And Safety

Management Could Be Improved



Since GAO reported in 1980 that facilities in many national
parks and forests did not meet health and safety standards,
the Congress and the National Park Service have generally
given priority funding to projects for correcting health and
safety hazards. However, a large backlog of health and
safety projects remains, the size and estimated cost of
which have only been broadly defined.

Health and safety problems requiring funding are identi-
fied through various inspection programs. Park Service
headquarters and the five regional offices and six park
areas GAO recently visited had health and safety program
deficiencies, including a lack of required inspections by
safety officers. Four Service-wide inspection programs--
covering buildings; water supply and sewage systems;
roads, bridges, and tunnels; and dams--have not been
completed. The Park Service has taken or initiated actions
to improve these programs.

GAO recommends actions to improve the Park Service's
health and safety backlog estimates and the Service's
health and safety management, including its health and
safety training program.







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                   l~cou~&~'APRIL 25, 1983

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