Container Inspection Methods Clause Samples
The Container Inspection Methods clause defines the procedures and standards for examining shipping containers before, during, or after transport. It typically outlines who is responsible for conducting inspections, what aspects of the container are to be checked (such as structural integrity, cleanliness, or presence of hazardous materials), and the frequency or timing of these inspections. By establishing clear inspection protocols, this clause helps ensure that containers meet safety and quality requirements, thereby reducing the risk of damage, contamination, or regulatory non-compliance during shipping operations.
Container Inspection Methods. Contractor may select one of the following methods:
Container Inspection Methods. 1. Option 1: Physical Container Inspections. When Contractor’s Collector Route personnel dismounts from Collection vehicles to empty a Container, such personnel shall lift the Container lid and observe the contents. Upon finding Prohibited Container Contaminants in a Container, Contractor shall follow the contamination noticing procedures and contaminated Container handling protocols set forth in Section 6.2.1.C.
2. Option 2: Visual Inspections via On-Board Monitoring System. For Collection vehicles with automated Collection service, the Collection vehicle ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be equipped with a video camera and monitoring system. The Contractor’s Collector Route personnel shall observe, via the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ video camera and monitoring system, the contents of the Containers as the materials are emptied into the vehicle. Upon finding Prohibited Container Contaminants in a Container, Contractor shall follow the contamination noticing procedures and contaminated Container handling protocols set forth in Section 6.2.1.C. The next day on which that Customer is to receive service, the Contractor’s Collector Route personnel shall dismount the Collection vehicle, lift the lid of the Container, and visually inspect the contents of the Container. If the Contractor’s Collector Route personnel determines that the Container again contains 1053 noticing procedures and contaminated Container handling protocols set forth in 1054 Section 6.2.1.C. 1055 3. Option 3: Visual Inspection via Remote Monitoring. 1056 a. Contractor shall install camera equipment in Containers and use a cloud- 1057 based software that will enable Contractor, County, and/or other applicable 1058 enforcement personnel to monitor and examine the contents of Single- 1059 Family Containers using digital photographic images obtained from the 1060 cameras installed in the Containers. The digital images shall be maintained 1061 and accessible for examination through the Contractor’s cloud-based 1062 software platform. Contractor will perform regular and frequent remote 1063 monitoring of each Container, automatically, manually, or in combination 1064 using the remote monitoring system. 1065 b. The Container monitoring system will capture digital pictures multiple times 1066 each day of the contents of the Container to document and visualize 1067 various layers of material in the Container. Capturing multiple digital 1068 pictures is necessary to detect Prohibited Container Contaminants 1069 throughout the Container. Cont...