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089565 1 (1976-04-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvpi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES IGENERAL AccoUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MANPOWER AND WELPARE DIVISION 0 q 6 The Honorable Morton Corn Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Department of Labor Dear Mr. Corn: LM089565 We recently completed a survey of selected regulatory disaster loan programs administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), one of which was the Occupational Safety and Health loan program. SBA administers this program in cooperation with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). As part of our survey, we exanerf, the efforts of OSHA, and States operating under OSHA-approved plans, to promote the loan program by making small businesses aware of the finan- cial assistance available from SBA. We reviewed pertinent laws and regulations and interviewed (1) OSHA officials at Washington headquarters and three regional offices-- Atlanta, San Francisco, and Seattle--and (2) officials of eight States-- Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington--operating occupational safety and health pro- grams under OSHA-approved plans. We also contacted some small businesses which could be potential users of the loan program. We found that some States operating under OSHA-approve d plant -werc not actively promoting the loan program. As a result, some small ousi- nesses, who expressed a need for financial assistance to comply with the mandatory occupational safety and health standards, were unaware of the assistance offered by the program. BACKGROUND The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651) authorizes the Secretary of Labor to establish mandatory occupational safety .d health standards and enforce them by inspecting workplacce and setting penalties and correction deadlines for violations of the standards. The Secretary's responsibilities under the act are carried ouc by OSHIA, IfIII L .I IIllI W III I ll l Mll

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