[Decision Concerning IRS Purchase of Employee's Safety Shoes]
B-229085
Nov 30, 1987
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requested a decision concerning the purchase of safety shoes for an employee who was required to lift heavy objects. GAO held that the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 authorized the purchase of safety shoes because they were necessary to prevent injury. Accordingly, IRS should authorize the purchase of the shoes.