The facility selects the VB on the Accredited Host (AH) platform. It is also on the AH platform where the VB assigns a Verifier. This can be done when:

• The facility has completed the self-/joint-assessment on the Accredited Host (the status of the assessment is Assessment Completed) and,
• The VB has been selected to conduct the verification.

Only Verifiers that meet the following requirements are eligible for a specific verification:

• Eligible to verify in the country/region where the verification is requested (Verifier’s application for that country/region approved by the VOO)
• Speaks at least one of the languages spoken in the facility.

A Verifier would be disqualified for a verification when any of the below is the case:

• The VB has not been selected for the verification
• The VB supported the facility in the joint-assessment (or supported the facility through a 1-on-1 training/consultancy)
• The Verifier has not been approved by the Verification Oversight Organization
• The Verifier is visiting the facility for the second time in a row.

Furthermore, we strongly recommend that the Verifier is of a different gender than the Verifier that visited the facility during the last verification.