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4. The occupier of a slaughterhouse at which a chamber is used shall ensure that—
(a)the chamber and the equipment used for conveying any pig through the gas mixture are designed, constructed and maintained—
(i)so as to avoid injury to any pig;
(ii)so as to avoid compression of the chest of any pig;
(iii)so as to enable each pig to remain upright until it loses consciousness;
(iv)so as to enable the pigs to see each other as they are conveyed in the chamber; and
(v)so that once a pig enters the chamber, it is conveyed to the point in the chamber of maximum concentration of the gas mixture within a maximum period of 30 seconds;
(b)there is a means of visually monitoring pigs which are in the chamber;
(c)adequate lighting is provided in the conveying mechanism and the chamber to allow pigs to see other pigs or their surroundings;
(d)the installation has an apparatus which maintains the required concentration by volume of carbon dioxide in the gas mixture in the chamber;
(e)the chamber is fitted with devices which—
(i)measure the concentration by volume of carbon dioxide in the gas mixture at the point of maximum exposure;
(ii)when the chamber is in operation, continuously display the concentration by volume of carbon dioxide as a percentage of the gas mixture at the point of maximum concentration in the chamber; and
(iii)give clearly visible and audible warning signals if the concentration by volume of carbon dioxide falls below 70%;
(f)there is a means of flushing the chamber with atmospheric air with the minimum of delay; and
(g)there is a means of access to any pig with the minimum of delay.
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