United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-10-17 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-HEHS-96-42 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-42 P0b002ee180376fe5 f:the96042 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-05-04 GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-42 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-42 T-HEHS-96-42 Occupational safety Working conditions Safety standards Occupational health standards Occupational health/safety programs Labor-management relations Cost effectiveness analysis Agency missions Information dissemination operations Safety regulation OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Other Written Product HEHS Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed employers' and employees' views on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) mission and how OSHA can improve its enforcement efforts. GAO noted that: (1) OSHA approaches to regulating workplace safety and health issues are often dated and frustrating for both workers and employers; (2) employers and employees believe that OSHA needs to increase communication and cooperation with business and labor and increase employer and worker accessibility to compliance information; (3) OSHA may be able to more effectively carry out its statutory responsibilities by developing alternative regulatory strategies that supplement its labor-intensive enforcement approach; and (4) although OSHA has begun to change its enforcement approach, it is too early to assess the impact of OSHA actions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-42/html/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-42.htm GAO/T-HEHS-96-42 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-42 Other Written Product GAO/T-HEHS-96-42; OSHA: Potential to Reform Regulatory Enforcement Efforts; Occupational safety Working conditions Safety standards Occupational health standards Occupational health/safety programs Labor-management relations Cost effectiveness analysis Agency missions Information dissemination operations Safety regulation OSHA Voluntary Protection Program