| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 69 p.) : ill. |
| Note |
Title from PDF title screen (GAO, viewed Jan. 14, 2010). |
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"October 2009." |
| File Type |
Text in PDF format. |
| Form |
Also available in print. |
| Summary |
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for protecting the safety and health of the nation's workers. The act requires DOL to collect and compile work-related injury and illness data. GAO was asked to determine (1) whether DOL verifies that employers are accurately recording workers' injuries and illnesses and, if so, the adequacy of these efforts, and (2) what factors may affect the accuracy of employers' injury and illness records. GAO analyzed OSHA's audits of employers' injury and illness records, interviewed inspectors who conducted the audits, surveyed occupational safety and health practitioners, and obtained the views of various stakeholders regarding factors that may affect the accuracy of the data. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
"GAO-10-10." |
| Subject |
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Industrial accidents -- United States -- Statistics.
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United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. |
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Accidents, Occupational -- United States -- Statistics. |
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Occupational Health -- United States. |
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Forms and Records Control -- organization & administration -- United States. |
| Added Title |
Workplace safety and health : enhancing Occupational Safety and Health Administration's records audit process could improve the accuracy of worker injury and illness data |
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Enhancing OSHA's records audit process could improve the accuracy of worker injury and illness data |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-10-10 |
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