LOS ANGELES -- Wondering whether the federal government is getting the most bang out of increasing bucks, the General Accounting Office (GAO) has released a report critical of Fed-OSHA's management of state consultation programs.GAO found that although Consultation funding increased by 50 percent between 1996 and 2001, employer requests for consultation visits increased only 4 percent or so. "This discrepancy between funding and employer interest has led to questions about the program's operation and
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