Art. 2 Inrichtingsakkoord tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Organisatie voor het verbod van chemische wapens betreffende de inspectie ter plaatse van de inrichting gevestigd in het Prins Maurits Laboratorium van TNO

1. The specific arrangements for implementing the relevant provisions of the Convention and the OPCW Health and Safety Policy during inspections of the facility are contained in Attachment 2 to this Agreement. In performing inspection activities, the inspection team shall abide by paragraph 43 of Part II of the Verification Annex, which reads: “In carrying out their activities, inspectors and inspection assistants shall observe safety regulations established at the inspection site, including those for the protection of controlled environments within a facility and for personal safety". 2. All applicable health and safety regulations relevant to the conduct of the inspection at the facility shall be made available for use by the inspection team at the facility. 3. In the course of the pre-inspection briefing the inspection team shall in particular be briefed by the representatives of the facility on: the health and safety measures at the facility to be inspected and the likely risks that may be encountered during the inspection, in particular: all specific health and safety measures related to the presence at the facility of Schedule 1 chemical(s) and of any other toxic chemical(s), and related to the activities carried out there with these chemicals; specific inspection activities that must be limited within particular areas at the facility for reasons of safety; procedures to be followed for contamination avoidance as well as for decontamination; procedures to be followed in case of an accident or in case of other emergencies, including a briefing on emergency signals, routes and exits as well as on the location of emergency meeting points and of medical facilities; occupational safety monitoring procedures implemented at the facility and the current status of the facility in this respect; any additional (local) health and safety measures or regulations that need to be observed during the inspection. 4. Upon request, the inspection team shall certify the receipt of any such information referred to in paragraph 3 above which has been provided in written form. If requested by the inspection team, detailed reasons for measures related to paragraph 3, subparagraph (a)(ii) of this Section shall be provided, as well as, in case of limitations, alternatives for the fulfilment of the verification requirements. 5. In the case of emergency situations or accidents involving inspection team members while they are at the facility, the inspection team shall comply with the facility emergency procedures and the inspected State Party shall, if medical assistance is requested, to the extent possible provide medical and other assistance in a timely and effective manner and with due regard to the rules of medical ethics. Information on medical services and facilities to be used for this purpose is contained in paragraph (f) of Attachment 10 to this Agreement. If the OPCW undertakes other measures for medical support in regard to inspection team members involved in emergency situations or accidents, the inspected State Party shall render assistance to such measures. 6. The inspected State Party shall provide available data based on detection and monitoring, to an agreed extent necessary, to satisfy concerns that may exist regarding the health and safety of the inspection team. The inspection team shall be immediately informed of any hazards to the health and safety of the members of the inspection team if such hazards are present. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section, inspectors shall have the right to request at any time environmental samples to be taken at the facility and analysed for the purposes of personal health and safety of the members of the inspection team. Agreed conditions and procedures for on-site sampling and analysis are contained in Part C of Attachment 2 to this Agreement.

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