TASCC was developed by AIC because farmers and grain customers wanted to be sure that their crops were transported safely and legally. It was introduced to try an improve feed and food safety following the BSE crisis in the 90s and the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak. Combined, these incidents cost the UK economy somewhere around £12bn and the AIC and their assurance schemes were set up to avoid major incidents like these and make feed supply chains safer.

The TASCC standard covers the haulage of grains, pulses and oilseeds and includes things like wheat and malting barley. Very few foods on the supermarket shelves do not carry at least one ingredient that was once part of a bulk consignment, and the big supermarkets now all insist that the transport of bulk products is TASCC assured.

The scheme also fits in with other schemes for assurance such as the UK livestock assurance (Red Tractor) schemes which the big supermarkets also require for all the UK produced meat, milk and eggs that they buy.

Hauliers have responsibility to make sure that food and feed ingredients end up at the right place and at the right time but also that the goods themselves are not damaged or contaminated in any way whilst under their care.

 

The TASCC scheme is voluntary but the scheme rules are based on legal requirements and you can only be approved if you are seen to be compliant with the law.

Of course, you can still legally haul grain without TASCC but fewer and fewer customers will accept deliveries without TASCC because it helps them to ensure that the transport has been done to a high standard. Grain customers know if the goods were moved by a TASCC haulier then that haulier would have been independently checked to make sure they are doing everything safely and legally.

So how do you become TASCC approved?

Well firstly, you must have suitable vehicles. This means either new trailers or ones which have never been used for anything classed as unsuitable.

Then you have to make sure the Transport Manager and all the drivers are fully trained. Finally, and perhaps the most important thing, is you get all the right paperwork in place.

For the paperwork side of things, as well as the collection and delivery tickets, you need to put in place a full Quality Management System (QMS) including a HACCP Plan for haulage to show that you are doing things in line with the TASCC Code of Practice. It sounds complicated, doesn’t it? But don’t worry, it’s a lot less complicated than you might think and this is where OnleyOne can help!

The easy way in which you can make sure you have all the right paperwork in place is to use the OnleyOne website www.OnleyOne.co.uk. We have developed an interactive tool which:

• allows you to enter your details and your type of business.
• will email you the haulage documents – in fact the whole quality management system- in a single document.
• you can print off, together with simple instructions as to how to file your paperwork and keep the records required.
• Not only that, but you will also be supplied with reminders to make sure you complete the correct paperwork ahead of your audits which are due every year.

If you would like to achieve the TASCC haulage accreditation, the process begins with an application to Kiwa Agri Food who are the certification body who run the TASCC scheme on behalf of the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC).

If you decide to use the OnleyOne website, your membership will allow you to access the site to get the paperwork you need for your TASCC audit. Although there will be some things you will need to do yourself, such as keep cleaning records, we can give you a step-by-step guide and document templates, to help you navigate the process easily.

Here at OnleyOne we want you spend less time dealing with paperwork and more time on the day job of haulage

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