sec.28Inspecting before fumigating

sec.28 Inspecting before fumigating

Before introducing a fumigant into a fumigation space for a fumigation activity, a licensed technician must inspect the exposure area for the activity and take all reasonable steps to ensure the following— no-one is in the area other than persons authorised by the technician to be in the area; every potential source of ignition in the area is extinguished or turned off; any food or liquid in the area that is not the subject of the activity is removed from the area; every opening in the space by which the fumigant could escape from the area is sealed in a way that prevents the escape. a crack or crevice in a building an entry point to an underground service tunnel Subsection (1) (d) does not apply if— the fumigation space is a grain storage facility; and the fumigation activity is carried out using a method designed for use in a grain storage facility that is not sealed. (sec.28-ssec.1) Before introducing a fumigant into a fumigation space for a fumigation activity, a licensed technician must inspect the exposure area for the activity and take all reasonable steps to ensure the following— no-one is in the area other than persons authorised by the technician to be in the area; every potential source of ignition in the area is extinguished or turned off; any food or liquid in the area that is not the subject of the activity is removed from the area; every opening in the space by which the fumigant could escape from the area is sealed in a way that prevents the escape. a crack or crevice in a building an entry point to an underground service tunnel (sec.28-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (d) does not apply if— the fumigation space is a grain storage facility; and the fumigation activity is carried out using a method designed for use in a grain storage facility that is not sealed.

• (a) no-one is in the area other than persons authorised by the technician to be in the area;
• (b) every potential source of ignition in the area is extinguished or turned off;
• (c) any food or liquid in the area that is not the subject of the activity is removed from the area;
• (d) every opening in the space by which the fumigant could escape from the area is sealed in a way that prevents the escape. Examples of openings— • a crack or crevice in a building • an entry point to an underground service tunnel
• • a crack or crevice in a building
• • an entry point to an underground service tunnel
• • a crack or crevice in a building
• • an entry point to an underground service tunnel
• (a) the fumigation space is a grain storage facility; and
• (b) the fumigation activity is carried out using a method designed for use in a grain storage facility that is not sealed.