sec.33Inspecting and testing during fumigation

sec.33 Inspecting and testing during fumigation

A licensed technician carrying out a fumigation activity at a fumigation site must— inspect the fumigation space for the activity and the equipment being used to introduce the fumigant into the space; and test the fumigation space and equipment mentioned in paragraph (a) for leakage or escape of the fumigant outside the exposure area for the activity. The inspection and testing must be carried out— during the introduction of the fumigant into the fumigation space, if practicable; and regularly during the retention period of the fumigant introduced into the fumigation space. If the licensed technician detects an unsafe leak from the fumigation space or equipment, the technician must— stop the unsafe leak; and seal the space or equipment to prevent further unsafe leaks. This section 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. In this section— unsafe leak , in relation to a fumigant, is a leakage or escape that is more than the safe exposure concentration for the fumigant. (sec.33-ssec.1) A licensed technician carrying out a fumigation activity at a fumigation site must— inspect the fumigation space for the activity and the equipment being used to introduce the fumigant into the space; and test the fumigation space and equipment mentioned in paragraph (a) for leakage or escape of the fumigant outside the exposure area for the activity. (sec.33-ssec.2) The inspection and testing must be carried out— during the introduction of the fumigant into the fumigation space, if practicable; and regularly during the retention period of the fumigant introduced into the fumigation space. (sec.33-ssec.3) If the licensed technician detects an unsafe leak from the fumigation space or equipment, the technician must— stop the unsafe leak; and seal the space or equipment to prevent further unsafe leaks. (sec.33-ssec.4) This section 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.33-ssec.5) In this section— unsafe leak , in relation to a fumigant, is a leakage or escape that is more than the safe exposure concentration for the fumigant.

• (a) inspect the fumigation space for the activity and the equipment being used to introduce the fumigant into the space; and
• (b) test the fumigation space and equipment mentioned in paragraph (a) for leakage or escape of the fumigant outside the exposure area for the activity.
• (a) during the introduction of the fumigant into the fumigation space, if practicable; and
• (b) regularly during the retention period of the fumigant introduced into the fumigation space.