Formal Response to an Employee Complaint Concerning Unavoidable Ventilation Facilities
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Running head: LEGAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH AND SAFETYLegal aspects of health and safetyName of the student:Name of the University:Author’s note
1LEGAL ASPECTS OF HEALTHPart 1: Letter in response to the complaintTo, The employee (Name)United StatesSub: Response to an employee complaint regarding welding areaDear Mr. (Employee name),This letter is a formal response to the complaints we have received from you regardinginadequate ventilation facilities in the area for employees performing welding operations onstainless steel. We admit that welding on stainless steel products requires special ventilation andwe have focused on maintaining employee’s safety indoor by using local exhaust. In addition,other safety requirement for workers is that they must keep gases and fumes out from theirbreathing zone. We have given all required safety training to workers before hiring them forwelding work. Moreover, there is no question regarding the effectiveness of the dust maskbecause medical evaluation and training has been provided to workers before using it. Hence,we would like to state that all safety requirement and protection measures are present foremployees during the welding process and in this situation, we believe the no on-site inspectionis not required at the area. Based on the above justification and explanation regarding safety of employees ate the area, thecomplaint stands in-valid, however to address the concern of employees, we may also look toprovide additional OSHA approved respirator mask and conduct medical assessment of workers
2LEGAL ASPECTS OF HEALTHvery soon. Respirators can provides specific health benefits to workers during the weldingprocess.Thank You.Yours faithfully,OSHA DirectorPart 2: Answers related to the non-formal complaint by the employee1.The complaint by the employee was a non-formal complaint and according to the OSHApriority criteria, this type of complain comes under the OSHA complaints handlingprocess. It cannot inspect all workplaces it covers each year, hence they focus oninspection on the basis of the following priorities:Imminent danger situationsSevere injuries and illnessesWorkers complaintsReferrals of hazardsTargeted inspections Follow up inspection (OSHA Inspections, 2017).Hence, as the above letter is in response to a worker’s complaint regarding safety at welding unit,it also under high priority because workers complaints is mentioned under the list of priorities forinspection. Therefore, OSHA may look into the allegations imposed by the employee. The firststep for them before inspection would be to evaluate the employee’s complaints and identify the
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