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Occupational Safety and Health: Options to Improve Hazard-Abatement Procedures in the Workplace

HRD-92-105 Published: May 12, 1992. Publicly Released: May 12, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO compared the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) procedures with: (1) proposed legislation (H.R. 3160) that would affect OSHA activites; (2) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) procedures; and (3) the procedures used by 21 states operating OSHA-approved safety and health programs.

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Administrative remediesInspectionInvestigations by federal agenciesOccupational health and safety programsOccupational safetyProposed legislationReporting requirementsSafety standardsState-administered programsMine safety