• Minimising the risks of contamination of grain with treatments used for insect control on structures and handling equipment. All commercial Storage and Handling operators should provide a Storage and Handling Agreement outlining all terms and conditions. An Example Storage and Handling Agreement for use by industry is on the GTA website9. Procedures will be documented for the major activities occurring at that facility. All staff will be adequately trained. Workplace Health and Safety and Chain of Responsibility procedures will be documented and complied with as required by relevant legislation. Services offered at the storage facility will be documented and, where relevant, documentation will be publicly available that lists a range of commercial services including but not limited to: • Storage and Handling Agreement outlining: - The nature of the service provided; - The responsibility of the storage provider in supplying the service to its customers; - Procedures for allocating lost or damaged grain against inventory when grain is in a commingled ownership state; - Communication to the owner of the grain if an event has damaged the grain or prevents the owner from out turning or accessing the grain; - The liability of the storage provider should grain be lost or damaged; - The obligations of the storage provider covering insurance; and - The price for conducting those services. • Notices of the requirement for industry to be compliant with relevant procedures and actions to be taken by the storage provider in circumstances where non-compliance is detected, such as: - Detection of pickled grain and other nil tolerance parameters that may cause a food safety issue; - Detection of chemical residues in excess of legal requirements; and - An incorrectly completed Commodity Vendor Declaration. As outlined in the Storage and Handling Agreement, trace-back to the grain supply source will occur for investigation of any non-compliance. TGD No.17, Container Packer Operations Manual is available from GTA website and provides new and existing storage operators a reference document to assist in the handling of grain through a container packing grain storage facility. 2.4 Chemical Use 2.4.1 Regulations Industry is committed to complying with relevant Australian and International chemical regulations. The grain industry provides a product that is considered safe for human and animal consumption. A whole-of-chain approach applies to food safety and chemical residue management and the provision of grain according to customer requirements through a combination of: • Australian State, Territory and Federal Government legislation; and • Industry quality assurance systems and general practices. 9 9 https://graintrade.org.au/storage-and-handling/
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