Patrol inspector

Quality assurance checks were carried out on random samples of the outer container selected by the Patrol Inspector every hour. Routine checks carried out were ... 

Patrol inspection by an inspector following an established procedure or inspection plan... 

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Inspectors shall have the right throughout the in-country period to communicate with the Headquarters of the Technical Secretariat. For this purpose they may use their own, duly certified, approved equipment and may request that the inspected State Party or Host State Party provide them with access to other telecommunications. The inspection team shall have the right to use its own two-way system of radio communications between personnel patrolling the perimeter and other members of the inspection team. 

In-process quality control serves the basic purpose of providing assurance that the product continues to meet the specified requirements. By employing the process control chart techniques of statistical quality control, we are able to continuously monitor the process and determine whether the process is in or out of control. Patrol or floor inspection gives the inspector an opportunity to verify the visual and dimensional conformity of the processed parts. 

The FHWA therefore has to rely on a variety of sources of information. First, they have data on accidents obtained from reports filed by attending police officers. Second, they have access to traffic violations written by police officers. Third they have complaints submitted by members of the public. Fourth they have local "intelligence" from their own inspectorate. Fifth, they have some idea of the "profile" of poor carriers such as size, corporate structure, and the type of work they are engaged in. Sixth they have the Safety Audits described earlier in the chapter. Finally there is a system of uniform inspections of vehicles and drivers which are conducted at the roadside. Over one-and-a-half million trucks are inspected each year. Many are conducted at existing weigh stations where all trucks are required to stop when stations are open. Other vehicles are pulled over by specialist officers who patrol in cars. 

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