Deficient Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment
Department of Public Works and Highways · 2024
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What Happened?
Category: Financial ManagementIssue: Irregular ExpenditureThe office bought a large quantity of safety gear, but much of it wasn't appropriate for the workers, and they couldn't prove who got it, suggesting waste and poor record-keeping.
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Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"IV-B RO The procurement of 400 sets of protective equipment, uniforms, and supplies was found deficient, hence, casting doubt on the reasonableness of the quantity procured and indicating possible excessive and undocumented expenditures due to the following: a. inclusion of items not qualifying as Personal Protective Equipment under Rule 1080 of the OSH Standards; b. distribution to personnel not exposed to hazardous work; and c. the absence of signed distribution lists. 9,300,000.00"