2.6.1 Regulations All supply chain participants involved in the transport of grain comply with: • Regulations relating to all activities associated with transport vehicles such as; - Vehicle cleaning and cleanliness; - Work Health & Safety requirements; - Loading and unloading; - Consigning; - Scheduling; - Driving; - Vehicle mass; - Driver fatigue management; and - Vehicle roadworthiness. • Primary duties under Chain of Responsibility legislation; • Relevant Biosecurity requirements; and • Relevant industry Codes, including any approved Transport Code of Practice. All staff involved in the grain transport process are to have the relevant licences, permits and be appropriately trained. 2.6.2 Processes All supply chain participants: • Must demonstrate compliance with Chain of Responsibility legislation by: - Having established and determined the business' Transport Activities; - Conducting a risk assessment to identify risks within those Transport Activities; - Completion of a process to establish what steps are reasonably practicable for the business to comply with Chain of Responsibility parameters (such as preventing mass breaches, ensuring drivers do not speed); - Development and ongoing review of supporting Policy and Procedures; - Implementation of active training; and - Development of a means to record activity and to audit processes and procedures for compliance. • Must achieve the minimum standards of grain hygiene for road transport units and loading/unloading equipment as relevant by: - Having suitably documented systems, procedures, and conduct training for all staff and contractors to meet the grain industry requirements for the transport of grain as documented in those procedures; - Being able to demonstrate adherence to the relevant Transport Code of Practice through records and audits, and must provide those records on request; - Using dedicated transport units where possible where there is a risk of contamination of subsequent loads; - When required, sampling grain during loading or unloading to minimise the risk of loading or discharge of inappropriate quality grain; - Ensuring grain is loaded and unloaded in a safe manner; and - Where available, ensuring grain is loaded into transport units within legal weight limits using a Registered Weighbridge. Where a weighbridge is not available the methods as described in the GTA or other Transport Code of Practice are to be adhered to. Where non-compliance with transport obligations has been detected: • Actions must be taken to remedy the situation as soon as possible; 17
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