When should inspection personnel notify BES and the Base Safety Office?

Inspection personnel should notify the Base Environmental Services (BES) and the Base Safety Office when suspected hazardous commodities are received and have not been reviewed by Bioenvironmental Engineering Services. This notification is crucial because it ensures that any potentially hazardous materials are identified and assessed for safety before they enter the supply chain or are used.

Hazardous materials can pose significant health and safety risks to personnel and the environment; therefore, immediate communication with the relevant safety and environmental offices allows for proper handling, storage, and disposal procedures to be enacted. This is a proactive measure to safeguard both personnel and mission operations, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations set forth by military guidelines.

The other contexts of notifying these offices, such as during the receipt of any new inventory items, conducting regular safety inspections, or returning items from inspection, do not specifically address the need to report potentially hazardous materials. This makes the chosen answer the most pertinent to the safety and environmental concerns related to hazardous commodities.