Facility Description The facility for which the audit material will be developed in the final project is Home and garden warehouse. The Home and garden warehouse has several locations across the US, it had 150 companies and more than 150.000 employees in the whole country. The company sells varied materials such as home, garden and farming products, and outdoor equipment. This category of companies faces environmental regulations related to waste and hazardous waste, product compliance for paints, plumbing parts, pesticides, stormwater, and other product regulations. Also, I would apply other government regulations to the Warehouse, such as leads and asbestos compliance for the store locations offering home repairs and renovation services. Since I live in Baltimore, MD, there is one of the companies in the same city. The audit project will focus on the warehouse location in Baltimore, MD. The warehouses' district manager in Maryland ensures all the companies' locations are following the required regulations, and the district manager reports to the corporate office. The Home and Garden Warehouse provides a different service such as home installation, repair, order delivery, tool rentals, and so on. The Company, with presumption estimates of its 95 associates, supplies services to construction workers and other consumers throughout communities. The Purpose of the Audit: for the success of the business and Safety of customers and employees, we must ensure that the Warehouse meets the regulation of the Occupational Safety and Health administration. The audit program would help the home and garden Warehouse location in Baltimore, Maryland, inspect the general store conditions, safety requirements, health requirements, record and report workplace injuries, fire hazards, and non-regulated issues. The audit program's goal would be to create a tool that focuses on regulatory requirements and non- regulatory issues to assist department supervisors and frontline workers in conducting an audit. Scope of the Audit: The audit program will Involve physical inspection of buildings, wood-cutting equipment, powered motor vehicles, overhead storage system, fall protection, PPE, confined spaces, cleaning, maintenance, hazardous waste, stormwater, compactor, fire, hazards, reporting injuries, training records, documentation, and customer service Non-Regulated Topics In addition to the regulatory requirements, the audit program will also need to consider several non-regulated topics important for the facility's overall operation. These topics include: 8 of 9 SSE 865: Assignment 1 Quality control: The audit program will need to include checks for compliance with the facility's quality control procedures, which are designed to ensure that the products produced at the facility meet the highest standards of quality. Energy efficiency: The audit program will need to include checks for compliance with the facility's energy efficiency policies, which are designed to minimize the plant's energy consumption and reduce its carbon footprint. Supply chain management: The audit program will need to include checks for compliance with the facility's supply chain management policies, which are designed to ensure that the facility only sources materials from reputable suppliers. Data security: The audit program will need to include checks for compliance with the facility's data security policies, which are designed to protect sensitive information such as customer data and financial records. Sliding/Automatic doors are functioning Mechanized are properly priced Department is well organized First Aid Regulatory Compliance The Baltimore, Meyland Home and Garden Warehouse must follow regulatory requirements of the State of Meyland Public Health Codes, MD-OSHA, OSHA, NFPA and ANSI. 1. General Warehouse Conditions. a. OSHA's general requirements under standard 1910.22 - - All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking- working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. The floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition. 2. Fall protection system and falling object protection b. OSHA standard 1910.29 Ensure each fall protection system and falling object protection, other than personal fall protection systems, that this part requires meets the requirements in this section. The employer must ensure each personal fall protection system meets the requirements in subpart I of this part Guardrails system requirements - Midrails, screens, mesh etc. are installed properly