2.2 Candidates at Assessment Workshops 2.2.1 Priority for participation in assessment workshops will be given to inspectors whose qualification period is about to expire and whose duties involve the inspection of the product in question. It is the inspector's responsibility to advise the workshop coordinator of any such condition before the assessment begins. When an inspector is unable to participate in an assessment due to a specific condition, the inspector should be assessed at the next earliest opportunity. Regional organizers should ensure that prospective participants at workshops are aware of these situations so that unnecessary travel costs can be avoided. Regions are responsible for ensuring that these inspectors receive additional training, if the inspection of the product in question is to still be one of the inspector's responsibilities.
Regions are responsible for ensuring that inspectors are assessed regularly.
Inspectors who have not been assessed during the previous three years will lose their status for the specific product or product type and will not be able to conduct inspections of that product. Coordinators shall provide as much advance notice as possible of scheduled assessment workshops. If an analyst fails an assessment, steps will be taken to determine the cause for the failure. The inspector is not permitted to inspect the product in question until having received additional training and been reassessed. The results and accompanying information will be reviewed by National Headquarters.