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HRD-82-29 1 (1982-01-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcuq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RZNOURCES DIVISIOM JANUARY 12,1982 B-205980 The Honorable Raymond J. Donovan The Secretary of Labor Dear Secretary Donovan: Subject: 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 State-operated occupational safety and health programs. OSHA pays up to 50 percent of the costs of State-operated programs. In fiscal year 1981, OSHA awarded grants totaling about $43million to the 24 States which operated their own occupational safety and health programs (see enc. I). The term State as defined in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651), and as used in this report, includes the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Our review showed that OSHA (1) has not established acceptable levels of performance for State-operated programs and (2) does not efficiently use its monitoring resources. The Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health plans to establish acceptable levels of performance for State-operated programs and to make more efficient use of OSHA's monitoring resources., BACKGROUND The Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to assure safe and healthful working conditions. Your Depart- ment is responsible for administering the act, and the Secretary of Labor delegated this responsibility to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, who heads OSHA. (206886) 17 I 262I IHlID 117262

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