8Facilities for drawing and inspecting samples

8 Facilities for drawing and inspecting samples

8.1 The occupier of a registered establishment must provide the following facilities for safe and effective inspection:

(a) an automatic sampling system of demonstrated reliability that will deliver to a sampling room a sample of the goods from every goods flow path going separately to the ship at the rate of 400 tonnes per hour or more; and

(b) an appropriate screening system for removal of large contaminants; and

(c) a sampling room that:

(i) complies with relevant State, Territory and Commonwealth occupational health and safety requirements and meets relevant Australian standards for health and safety in the workplace, particularly with respect to noise levels and dust, lighting for prolonged inspection activities and thermal comfort; and

(ii) is approximately 9 m2 for one sampling point plus 4 m2 for every extra point; and

(iii) has power, load indicators showing the rate of flow past sampling points, a telephone to the control room or other means of directing the stopping of the loading belt, and an outside telephone.

8.2 The occupier of a registered establishment must provide the following facilities for safe and effective inspection at grain handling facilities and other establishments handling bulk goods requiring inspection at rates of 400 tonnes per hour or less onto ships or into container system units:

(a) provision for collection of samples in a safe and effective manner;

(b) if required by the Secretary — an automatic sampling system.