The Bureau of Land Management

WHAT WE DO

Last Updated:  December 02, 1999

  Facilities Management

The BLM, through its facilities maintenance program, provides professional engineering services and corrective and scheduled maintenance for BLM-owned buildings, recreation facilities, water and sewer systems, and transportation systems (roads, trails, and bridges) on the public lands.

The Bureau initiated a Compliance Assessment--Safety, Health, and the Environment (CASHE) program in 1993. CASHE visits help prevent environmental damage, employee illness, and accidents by identifying on-site problems and recommending realistic solutions for implementation by the field. The recommendations are usually quick and cost-effective--80 percent of the problems uncovered by CASHE have been corrected at no cost; another 19 percent have been corrected for $2,500 or less.