Health and Safety: Protecting Workers and the Public Continues to
Challenge DOE (Testimony, 09/22/94, GAO/T-RCED-94-283).

This testimony focuses on the efforts of the Department of Energy (DOE)
to protect the health and safety of the workers at its facilities and
the people living in neighboring communities. GAO recently issued two
reports on two key functions of DOE's Office of Environment, Safety, and
Health--health surveillance and nuclear safety oversight. GAO discusses
the finding and recommendations of these reports and the steps DOE has
taken in response, as well as outstanding issues concerning the
transition of DOE's facilities to regulation by the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-94-283
     TITLE:  Health and Safety: Protecting Workers and the Public 
             Continues to Challenge DOE
      DATE:  09/22/94
   SUBJECT:  Occupational health standards
             Occupational health/safety programs
             Health hazards
             Nuclear facility safety
             Safety regulation
             Working conditions
             Hazardous substances
             Health resources utilization
             Federal employees
             Radiation exposure hazards
IDENTIFIER:  DOE Health Surveillance Program
             
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