sec.42Using containers

sec.42 Using containers

A qualified person must take all reasonable steps to ensure a container used by the person in relation to carrying out a pest management activity has the following characteristics— the container is impervious to the fumigant or pesticide it contains; the container does not react chemically with the fumigant or pesticide it contains; the container does not physically interact with the fumigant or pesticide it contains in a way that may result in deterioration of the performance of the container; the container can be securely closed; the container is sufficiently durable to prevent it from breaking, or its contents from leaking or otherwise escaping, during ordinary handling, storage or transport; the container is securely closed at all times unless a fumigant or pesticide is being put into, or taken from, the container; the container is not a food or drink container or similar in colour, shape or appearance to a food or drink container. In this section— food or drink container means a container ordinarily used or supplied for use to hold food or drink. (sec.42-ssec.1) A qualified person must take all reasonable steps to ensure a container used by the person in relation to carrying out a pest management activity has the following characteristics— the container is impervious to the fumigant or pesticide it contains; the container does not react chemically with the fumigant or pesticide it contains; the container does not physically interact with the fumigant or pesticide it contains in a way that may result in deterioration of the performance of the container; the container can be securely closed; the container is sufficiently durable to prevent it from breaking, or its contents from leaking or otherwise escaping, during ordinary handling, storage or transport; the container is securely closed at all times unless a fumigant or pesticide is being put into, or taken from, the container; the container is not a food or drink container or similar in colour, shape or appearance to a food or drink container. (sec.42-ssec.2) In this section— food or drink container means a container ordinarily used or supplied for use to hold food or drink.

• (a) the container is impervious to the fumigant or pesticide it contains;
• (b) the container does not react chemically with the fumigant or pesticide it contains;
• (c) the container does not physically interact with the fumigant or pesticide it contains in a way that may result in deterioration of the performance of the container;
• (d) the container can be securely closed;
• (e) the container is sufficiently durable to prevent it from breaking, or its contents from leaking or otherwise escaping, during ordinary handling, storage or transport;
• (f) the container is securely closed at all times unless a fumigant or pesticide is being put into, or taken from, the container;