When the lid opens, part of the gasket may be torn, crushed or out of its groove. That shows the container did not seal fully somewhere during transport; how long it stayed open cannot be read from the gasket. The readings and duration records decide acceptance or refusal.
Two separate decisions
- Goods decision: accept, hold or refuse, based on temperature readings, durations and the acceptance method in the contract.
- Container decision: the damage is reviewed under the equipment procedure, and the responsible person decides whether the container returns to use.
Goods in a container with a damaged gasket may well have stayed inside the temperature band; a short route and a full container make that possible. Refusing them on the strength of the gasket puts observation in the place of measurement.
What goes on the record
The place and size of the damage go down in one sentence: which edge, roughly how much. The container number goes into the photo frame, because an unnumbered photo can later be read as another container's damage. Even if the goods are accepted, the gasket finding stays on the record.
If the same container is damaged again, the records are laid side by side by date, location and type, and a recurring pattern goes to the equipment owner. The decision, its time and the responsible person are added to the movement record.
The gasket shows whether the container sealed; what the goods went through is shown by the reading.
