Federal Office for Civil Protection, SPIEZ LABORATORY
Annual report 2006
The main activities of the Organic Chemistry Division during 2006 were:
- Synthesis of 123 substances related to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in laboratory-scale amount, and 135 compounds in microscale amount (Synthesis of reference chemicals);
- 1 "Annual Declaration of Schedule 1 activities and facilities during the Previous Year", 1 "Annual Declaration of Projected Activities and the Anticipated Production of declared Schedule 1 Facilities" and 2 "Notifications of Transfers of Schedule 1 Chemicals to/from the State Party" (CWC Obligations);
- 1 systematic OPCW inspection of our Toxic Substances Laboratory;
- Member of the Escort Team for 1 systematic OPCW inspection of a Swiss chemistry industry;
- Supply of reference chemicals to various groups of SPIEZ LABORATORY, such as Analytical Chemistry, Detection/Decontamination, as well as Toxinology and Radioactivity;
- Delivery of reference chemicals as well as spiking of environmental samples with chemical warfare agents and related compounds for the Swiss Armed Forces, for the purpose of training Swiss C specialists, and for the organization of international specialist training courses;
- Delivery of reference chemicals to the OPCW analytical laboratory in the Netherlands, to the "Bundesministerium für Landverteidigung" in Austria, and to the "National Institute for NBC Protection (SUJCHBO)" in Czech Republic;
- Contribution to decision making, planning, management, training and maintenance of the Task Force of the DDPS for emergency management in the event of chemical terrorism (PDF, 1.51 MB) ;
- Support for international cooperation and assistance programme set out in the CWC by training a young Romanian scientist in the field of the organic synthesis (Internship);
- Formation of the chemistry apprentices and expert for the examination;
- Formation of 1 C specialist of the Army in our laboratories;
- Support of the Arms Control Service with the necessary technical skills for disarmament, arms controls, and the application of the CWC.