(a) Every three (3) years, the owner or operator shall conduct an effective compliance audit and shall certify that the owner or operator has evaluated the procedures and practices developed under this Article to verify that the procedures and practices are in compliance with the provisions of this Article, and are being followed.

(b) The compliance audit shall be conducted by at least one person knowledgeable in the requirements of the Article 6.5 section under review.

(c) The owner or operator shall prepare a written report of the compliance audit that includes the scope, methods used, questions asked to assess each program element along with findings and recommendations of the compliance audit. The written report shall also document the qualifications of those persons performing the compliance audit. The owner or operator shall make the report available to employees and employee representatives, in accordance with section 2762.10. The owner or operator shall respond in writing within 60 calendar days to any written employee or employee representative comments on the written audit report.

(d) The owner or operator shall follow the corrective action work process documented in subsections 2762.16 (d) and (e) when developing the resolution and implementation of the compliance audit recommendations.

(e) The owner or operator shall retain the three (3) most recent compliance audit reports.

(f) As part of the compliance audit, the owner or operator shall consult with operators with expertise and experience in each process audited and shall document the findings and recommendations from these consultations in the audit report.