You receive a follow-up call from the a read director saying the employee filing the original non-formal complaint has

provided additional information about the alleged health situation and submitted a formal complaint using the OSHA-7form, making the complaint a formal complaint. A few days later, an OSHA compliance officer shows up at your facility toperform a comprehensive inspection. The compliance officer presents the proper credentials, and you verify that thecompliance officer is employed by OSHA and assigned to the local office. During the opening conference, the compliance officer provides you with the formal complaint, alleging that employeesare exposed to hazardous concentrations of metal fumes in welding areas of the plant,that you have not performed anyair sampling to determine exposure levels, that adequate ventilation is not present in welding areas, and that adequaterespiratory protection has not been provided to welders. As a part of the inspection, the compliance of officer requests thefollowing documents:

chemical inventory list;

OSHA 300 logs;

Hazard Communication Program, including training records;

any sampling data that you have;

Respiratory Protection Program, including medical clearance letters and training records;

written hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) used at the facility;

Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for the metals you use in the production process and any welding rods/wire used in

the welding area; and

any other written programs youhave that are required by an OSHA regulation.

The compliance officer takes a walk-through tour of the facility, spending extra time in the welding areas. During the walk-through, the compliance officer points out several issues believed to be apparent violations. The issues are as follows:

Heavy haze is present in the welding area.

Individuals wearing half-mask air-purifying respirators have full beards.

Employees are using chemicals that could be injurious to the eyes, and no emergency eyewash is present

Eyewash is present in another area of the plant that is covered in dust, and there is no indication of recentoperation or inspection.

Employees are using chemicals that could be absorbed through the skin and are not using any gloves.

Employees are performing maintenance inside a press with no lock-out/tag-out applied.

No written lock-out/tag-out program is available at the time of the inspection.

Welding operation is performed near flammable materials, and no fire watch present.

There is no record oftraining for fork truck drivers.

Extension cords are stretched across walkways.

Three containers are present in the plant with no label present on any of the containers.

An employee could not find a SDS for the chemical he or she was using.

The complianceofficer asks for a private conference room and a list of non-managerial employees. He tells you that heintends to interview four non-managerial employees before leaving for the day. He also states that he will return the nextday to collect some air samples at the facility. You are worried about the number of citations and penalties that you may face. Provide a document summarizing thesteps you would take as soon as the compliance officer leaves, and the steps you believe you could have taken during the walk-through that may have resulted in a quick-fix penalty reduction.Your document must be at least three pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages. You must also include atleast one reference using appropriate APA style.