• Industry actively investigates issues to implement measures where feasible to prevent re-occurrences; and • Where legally required, such incidents must be reported to the relevant authority. All transport units (e.g., rail wagons, road trucks, containers): • Are to be inspected and cleaned to an agreed industry standard prior to loading26; • Are to be of suitable condition to maintain the integrity and quality of the product to be loaded (e.g., able to be enclosed); • Are to be suitably dry and free of contaminants to preserve the quality of the grain to be loaded (e.g., free of fertiliser residues)27; • Must comply with any industry or regulatory “prior load” requirements; • Must be accompanied by relevant documentation and not be loaded unless the required documentation is provided; • Are not to contain chemical residues that may impact on the integrity of the grain to be loaded or violate market or regulatory requirements; • Must only be loaded with a quantity of grain that meets legal weight limits; • Are not to be used to fumigate grain while in-transit or be used to outload grain that has been treated with a grain contact insecticide unless legally permitted to do so; and • Are to be cleaned in a suitable biosecurity area following discharge. 2.7 Marketing 2.7.1 Understanding Market Requirements All involved in the grain supply chain, including producers, storage providers and marketers are to be aware of the relevant domestic and international regulations and quality requirements where applicable. Depending on the parameter, information is obtained from a range of sources including: • On various overseas market Government websites; • From the DAFF Micor website28. • In marketing contracts; and • From commercial service providers. i) For chemicals, this includes MRLs applying to grain. Information is obtained from a range of sources including: • The Australian Grain Industry Post Harvest Chemical Usage Recommendations and Outturn Tolerances publication29; • On the NRS30 and GTA website; ii) For grain quality, this includes a range of physical quality parameters related to the grain. iii) For grain biosecurity, this relates to pests and diseases, food safety parameters such as chemicals, heavy metals, mycotoxins, radiation and any quarantine pre-shipment treatments. 18 26 TGD No.10 Truck Cleaning = https://graintrade.org.au/technical-guidelines-documents/ 27 TGD No.18 Truck Cleaning Procedures Treated Fertiliser = https://graintrade.org.au/technical-guidelines-documents/ 28 https://micor.agriculture.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx 29 https://graintrade.org.au/nwpgp/post-harvest-chemicals/ 30 https://www.agriculture.gov.au/agriculture-land/farm-food-drought/food/nrs/databases
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