Inspection Team Leader

Inspection Team Leader / Senior Medical Officer Inspectorate, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Johan de Wittlaan 32 2517 JR Den Haag. The Netherlands Tel. +31 (0)70-416.31.74 Fax +31(0)70-306.35.35 E mail Clarence.Brown ,opcw.org... 

Preparation for an inspection starts when the Inspection Team Leader (ITL) receives a mission warning order , which provides details of type and duration of the inspection mission and the names of the team members. In preparation of this mission, the Inspection Team (IT) selects the necessary equipment from the list of equipment approved by the First... 

Communicate. Keep people informed and meet on a daily basis with those in contact with the auditors. Interact with the Inspecting team leader. 

The representative of the inspected State Party shall take into account any suggestions which the inspection team leader may have in relation to the application of a specific procedure for inspecting the approved equipment, in accordance with paragraph 3.2 below. 

If by virtue of the particular procedure chosen by the inspected State Party, the inspection team leader concludes that the inspection of approved equipment by the inspected State Party may render that equipment inoperable or interfere in any way with its function(s), the inspection team leader shall so inform the representative of the inspected State Party. 

In a case where the inspeeted State Party has demonstrated during the post-inspection activities that the equipment has been modified or used for purposes not in accordance with those which the Technical Secretariat has determined to be necessary to fulfil the inspection requirements and the matter eannot be resolved in consultations between the representative of the inspected State Party and the inspection team leader, the equipment shall be retained at the point of exit under joint eontrol or joint seal until the matter can be resolved in the presence of a representative of the Technical Secretariat. 

Measures pursuant to subparagraph 1.1 above may be initiated if deemed necessary by the inspection team leader or by the representative of the inspected State Party. 

Measures pursuant to subparagraph 1.1 above will be taken in accordance with methods agreed between the inspection team leader and the representative of the inspected State Party, on a case by case basis, consistent with State Party or local safety regulations, the OPCW Health and Safety Policy, related OPCW regulations and operating procedures, and/or the OPCW Confidentiality Policy. 

If the representative of the inspected State Party has reasons to believe that, as a result of the use of approved equipment, information unrelated to the purpose of the inspection is retained thereon, he/she will request the inspection team leader to undertake removal of the information unrelated to the purpose of the inspection from the equipment in order to remove the object of the particular concern. 

The inspection team leader is responsible for the health and safety of inspection personnel while engaged in an inspection. The team leader shall be assisted and advised by appropriately qualified health and safety personnel, as required, to ensure that all OPCW Health and Safety Poliey and Regulations are properly implemented in the light of prevailing eonditions in order to minimise health and safety risks. All inspection team persoimel must be fuUy eonversant with aU OPCW health and safety requirements. The inspection teams will be provided with safety and medical staff as appropriate. 

An inspected State Party shad be responsible for ensuring that the health and safety risks are ndrurnised and shall facilitate the conduct of the inspection in a safe maimer. When, despite a high level of safety measures, a risk remains, the inspected State Party shall inform the inspection team leader of the level of risk. 

Before commencement of inspection activities, the inspection team leader shall inform the representative of the inspected State Party about the initial steps to be taken in implementing the inspection plan. The plan will be adjusted by the inspection team as circumstances warrant throughout the inspection process in consultation with the inspected State Party as to its implementability in regard to paragraph 40 of Part II of the Verification Annex. 

In case of need for the urgent departure, emergency evacuation or urgent travel of inspector(s) from the territory of the inspected State Party the inspection team leader shall inform the inspected State Party of such a need. The inspected State Party shall arrange without undue delay such departure, evacuation or travel. In all cases the inspected State Party shall determine the means of transportation and routes to be taken. The costs of such departure, evacuation or travel of inspectors, if due to health or administrative reasons not related to the inspection, shall be borne by the OPCW. 

Upon conclusion of the pre-inspection briefing, the inspection team leader shall provide to the representative of the inspected State Party a tentative inspection plan to facilitate the conduct of the inspection. For the purpose of facilitating development of an inspection plan, and familiarising the inspection team with the general layout of the declared facility, the inspected State Party may provide to the inspection team a tour of the declared facility, if possible and agreed. The tour will be limited to a visual drive-by tour with general explanation of the physical layout of the declared facility. The conduct of any such tour will be without prejudice to the 3-hour time limit for pre-inspection activities. 

In keeping with the provisions of paragraph 41 of Part II of the Verification Annex, the inspected State Party shall ensure that its representative(s) can at aU times be reached by the inspection team leader and designated members of the inspection team either in person or exceptionally by telephone. The inspected State Party shall provide the names and means of contact for its designated representative(s) to the inspection team leader. 

Submission of the request by the inspeetion team (name and signature of the inspection team leader or designate ... 

Throughout systematic verification at the facility the inspection team leader, in conformity with paragraph 40 of Part 11 of the Verification Annex, shall coordinate with the representative of the inspected State Party about verification activities that require participation or assistance of the inspected State Party. Thereby, the inspected State Party can arrange for the necessary measures to provide access and support to the inspection team as appropriate without delaying the conduct of inspection activities. 

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