United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-04-21 monographic deposited born digital 67 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-379 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-379 P0b002ee180375e05 f:d06379 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-379 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-379 GAO-06-379 Occupational health and safety programs Occupational safety Program evaluation Program management Regulatory agencies Safety regulation Safety standards Workers compensation Federal employees Federal agencies Surveys Program implementation Other Written Product A52157 Federal workers' compensation costs exceeded $1.5 billion in 2004, with approximately 148,000 new claims filed that year. Because of concerns for the safety of federal workers, as well as the costs associated with unsafe workplaces, GAO described the characteristics of federal agencies' safety programs and the implementation challenges they face, and assessed how well the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) oversees and assists federal agencies' efforts to develop and administer their safety programs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-379/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-379.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-379/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-379.pdf GAO-06-379 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-379 Other Written Product GAO-06-379; Workplace Safety and Health: OSHA Could Improve Federal Agencies' Safety Programs with a More Strategic Approach to Its Oversight; Occupational health and safety programs Occupational safety Program evaluation Program management Regulatory agencies Safety regulation Safety standards Workers compensation Federal employees Federal agencies Surveys Program implementation