Annual Site Inspections

Once the review is completed, the group should discuss required work for the upcoming year, add items not completed the previous season, and revise the priority ranking, factoring (a) what items are most critical to ensure reliable site operations, and (b) what work can be accomplished using existing funding and/or equipment capability. 

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Ongoing inspection during operations, preventive maintenance, and repair work Annual site inspections... 

Because records checks were used instead of site visits in about 15 percent of inspections and because a construction site inspection counted each subcontractor as a separate inspection the total number of workers visited by OSHA inspectors dropped by over 40 percent during the Reagan administration. During the first Reagan term, 1981-1984, OSHA inspections covered only about two to three million workers annually. 

The First Review Conference noted that progress has been made since the entry into force of the Convention in relation to the implementation of an effective verification regime in accordance with Article VI of the Convention. Major achievements in this connection include the submission of initial and annual declarations, and the conduct of on-site inspections by the Secretariat to verify that activities at declared chemical facilities were consistent with the obligations undertaken under the Convention, and consistent with the information to be provided in declarations. 

The Third Review Conference noted that States Parties with converted CWPFs are required to report annually on activities at those facilities and that converted facilities remain liable to on-site inspection, in accordance with paragraph 85 of Part V of the Verification Annex, for a period of ten years after certification by the Director-General of completion of their conversion for purposes not prohibited under the Convention. 

As is the case with all fire protection systems portable fire fighting equipment must be the subject of active monitoring. Persons responsible for fire safety at work will need to ensure that extinguishers are provided, sited, inspected and tested in line with the manufacturers recommendations this must include an annual test and inspection by a competent person. In addition, extinguishers should be periodically inspected to ensure they are in place, are full and in good condition and have indeed been tested by a competent person within the relevant period. 

Article VI concerns Activities not prohibited by the Convention . It provides that states have the right to develop, produce or acquire toxic chemicals and their precursors for purposes not prohibited by the Convention . It also provides that the chemicals to be listed in the Annexes to the Article, which could be used for prohibited purposes, should be subject to international monitoring. States are required to declare data on the relevant chemicals and on their production facilities when the Convention enters into force and annually thereafter. They are required to permit routine systematic international verification through on-site inspection and the use of instruments as long as production and processing are not impaired . 

Most types of ion-exchange resin suffer some breakdown and volume loss over time because of attrition, excessive heat, or other factors. Water softeners should be inspected annually, and a double backwash procedure should be provided. This generally lifts the broken resin ( fines ) to the top of the bed, where it can be removed and replaced to restore capacity. Allow for 5 to 10% resin operating capacity loss per year because of physical breakdown. At many sites the resin is unfortunately not inspected regularly but merely replaced when a serious decline in operating capacity is noticed. Here a resin life expectancy of, say, 6 to 8 years probably is the norm. 

How do you prepare for an audit of the environmental chambers In preparing for an audit, it is necessary that all validation documents be readily available for inspection. If these documents are stored off-site, arrangements should be made to retrieve these documents in time for the inspection. In addition, all chamber deviations should be identified and summarized in an annual report, if necessary. Also, the chamber inventory should be verified against existing records to ensure accuracy. An explanation should be available to explain any inventory discrepancies. 

It is the objective of the Quality Assurance Section to inspect each Research Farm and each Development scientist annually however, the inspections are often more frequent at sites where complex nonroutine studies are being done such as pond studies, soil dissipation studies, or groundwater studies. 

An inspection program for field trials was developed that provides reasonable assurance that the studies are being conducted according to the protocol and the GLP regulations. It was deemed impractical to inspect each trial so the procedures used by the field scientists are inspected and it is assumed that all of the trials done by that trialist are conducted similarly. At least annual inspections are made at each site except for complex studies where multiple inspections are usually made. 

Conrad s Centralia plant has no pollution control equipment except for the outside flare for the excess gas. No continuous emissions monitoring systems are used. No local regulations apply to the facility, although an annual inspection is conducted on site by regulatory agencies. 

After the initial screening of a new application by the certification body, the inspection can take place. The regulation requires that inspections take place annually, though operations often may be inspected more than once a year. This is particularly true where the operations are somewhat complex and the whole unit cannot be seen during one visit. Usually, one inspector at a time will visit a unit, though occasionally it is appropriate for more than one to conduct the inspection. Inspectors are chosen by the certification body to inspect a unit based on their expertise and geographical proximity to the site. Operators, however, can refuse an inspector when they feel the inspector for one reason or another may not be objective. Then, too, the inspector may refuse to do a job, perhaps due to some conflict of interest. 

Nine factors that influence the choice of themes can be identified in the interviews experience, the media, unfortunate developments, special commissions from the Government, budget documents, production of statistics, tips from other authorities, tradition and annual activity plans. The choice of inspection objects is influenced by eight corresponding factors random sampling, what you can find, geographical site, hearsay, long time ago, piecework, self-prioritisation and previous problem kids.2... 

States Parties are required to designate or establish a National Authority to ensure the effective implementation of the CWC. The National Authority makes the initial and subsequent annual declaration on chemical weapon stocks or facilities, coordinates and participates in the receipt of OPCW inspections of industrial and military sites, participates in assisting and protecting member states under threat or actual chemical attack, and promotes the peaceful use of chemicals. The National Authority is thus the focal point in a country s interaction with other countries and the OPCW. The Technical Secretariat of the OPCW helps in the provision of advice, assistance and capacity development of relevant skills and expertise in the staff of national authorities. The secretariat also hosts and coordinates regular meetings of the national authorities from all over the world. 

The Review Document reaffirmed the obligation of the CW-possessors to destroy their CW stockpiles within the CWC-specified timelines, and urged them to exploit scientific and technological developments to enable more effective use of verification resources. It also called on other States Parties to support these efforts and provide assistance where possible. In addition, the RevCon reiterated the obligation of States Parties possessing converted former CW production facilities to report annually for 10 years on the activities at those sites and to open them to inspection. 

It is not required to have prior FDA approval to use an alternate method to a compendial test. According to 21 CFR 314.70, Supplements and Other Changes to an Approved Application, the addition or deletion of an alternate analytical method does not require prior approval and may be filed in the Annual Product Report. However, we would need to document the equivalency of the alternate method to the regulatory or compendial test method and the validation report must be available for an FDA investigator to inspect at our manufacturing site. Where the test method is particularly novel it may be advisable to include the test in an NDA supplement so the FDA can review the new method and your company can get prior FDA approval before the new test method is implemented. 

Fees are levied in respect of applications for MAs, Manufacturer s Licences, Wholescile Dealer s Licences, Clinical Trial Certificates, and variations thereto inspections of manufacturing sites annual maintenance fees and issue of export certificates. No fees are levied in respect of applications for exemption from a Clinical Trial Certificate, so-called CTX applications, or for MA renewcils. The fees are based upon the statute SI 1995 No. 1116 The Medicines (Products for Human Use-Fees) Regulations as eimended, and for 1999/2000 are summcu-ised in Table 7. 

This will depend on the level of risk and any statutory inspection requirement. Directors may be expected to examine the premises formally at an annual audit, while site supervisors may be expected to carry out inspection each week. Senior managers should regularly monitor the health and safety plan to ensure that objectives are being met and to make any changes to the plan as necessary. 

Production, import and export data as well as the manufacturing sites must be declared for plants producing Schedule 3 chemicals in excess of 30 tons per year. State Parties must declare the national, aggregate amounts of each Schedule 3 chemical produced, imported, and exported, as well as quantitative data on the imports and exports for each country involved. If the production of a given plant exceeds 200 tons annually, CWC may conduct routine verification inspections of declared plant sites. Routine inspections will begin in the first year after entry into force of the Convention. 

Once the waste contractor has been selected, the waste producer should regularly inspect the disposal site. Some companies carry out a Duty of Care visit annually others are less frequent at three years. It is important for the waste producer to ensure they have a current copy of the carriers registration and waste contractor s licence. The most important licence condition that the waste producer should check is that the disposal site is licensed to dispose of the type of waste generated by the producer, and that the carrier can handle that waste. The Environment Agency has the responsibility for enforcing the site licence conditions. Any queries, concerns or unanswered questions should be directed to the Agency. 

Program Evaluation. An annual evaluation should be conducted to determine whether respirators are being correctly used, maintained, and stored. This evaluation should include physically inspecting a representative sample of the respirators used on the site. The representative sample should include at least 10% of the respirators used on site. 

The FMCSA requires a carrier to prepare an annual summary if a carrier is notified to submit a summary on the forms provided by the FMCSA. A carrier is also required to submit a siunmary upon demand of a federal, state, or local official with proper authority as part of an inspection, investigation, or special study. An on-site investigation is one of those instances where a carrier may be required to prepare and produce an annual summary. 

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