Based on a request from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), we evaluated compliance with health and safety requirements at the Geological Survey TRIGA Reactor (GSTR) laboratory, located at the Federal Center in Lakewood, CO, from fiscal years 2013 to 2016. Nonpower reactors such as the GSTR are designed for research experiments on geologic, plant, and animal specimens. We found that USGS did not manage the GSTR laboratory in accordance with established health and safety regulations. Specifically, we found— incomplete job hazard analyses;insufficient management of accident and incident reporting;use of an outdated chemical inventory;unremedied program evaluation findings; andinconsistent self-audit safety questions. These issues leave USGS in violation of policy and may lead to workplace injuries, workers’ compensation claims, and lost productivity. We made seven recommendations to address the noncompliance with USGS and DOI health and safety regulations.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Department of the Interior | Opportunities Exist To Strengthen Compliance With Health and Safety Requirements at the GSTR Laboratory | Inspection / Evaluation |
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| Department of the Interior | Verification Review – Recommendations for the Report, “BIA Needs Sweeping Changes to Manage the Osage Nation’s Energy Resources” (CR-EV-BIA-0003-2013) | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of the Treasury | Operation Inherent Resolve - Summary of Work Performed by the Department of the Treasury and Office of Inspector General Related to Terrorist Financing, ISIL, and Anti-Money Laundering | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Homeland Security | FEMA Should Recover $3.9 Million of $13.2 Million in Grant Funds Awarded to the Borough of Lavallette, New Jersey | Disaster Recovery Report |
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| National Science Foundation | Grant Fraud | Investigation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | CSB Purchase Card Program at Low Risk for Unauthorized Purchases | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Audit of NRC's PMDA and DRMA Functions to Identify Program Efficiencies | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Independent Evaluation of NRC's Implementation of Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2017 - Region I, King of Prussia, PA | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of State | Management Assistance Report: U.S. Embassy Tbilisi Employee Association Commissary Accounting Controls | Other |
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| Appalachian Regional Commission | SEDA - Council of Governments LDD Grants | Audit |
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