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EMERGENCY RESPONSE ASSISTANCE PLANS (ERAP)

EMERGENCY RESPONSE ASSISTANCE PLANS (ERAP). COHMED January 2010. 1. TOPICS. What is an ERAP Some history Who needs an ERAP Contents of an ERAP Changes to the TDG Act. What is an ERAP. Emergency response planning Product and MOC specific Knowledgeable technical advisors

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EMERGENCY RESPONSE ASSISTANCE PLANS (ERAP)

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  1. EMERGENCY RESPONSE ASSISTANCE PLANS (ERAP) COHMED January 2010 1

  2. TOPICS • What is an ERAP • Some history • Who needs an ERAP • Contents of an ERAP • Changes to the TDG Act

  3. What is an ERAP • Emergency response planning • Product and MOC specific • Knowledgeable technical advisors • Regulatory requirement • High risk dangerous goods • Quantity limits

  4. Some History • 10 November, 1979 • 60 tons of Chlorine • 3 BLEVEs • 225,000 evacuated

  5. History (continued) • Tank car “Rockets” • Grange Inquiry • If ship dangerous goods then must provide assistance • Shipper to provide emergency response • Transport Canada to approve ER plans • Transport Canada to attend accident sites Approx. 1.5 km

  6. ERAP Plan • Activation/Notification • Hazard Analysis • Situation Assessment • Damage Assessment • Logistics

  7. ERAP Plan (cont’d) • Technical Advice • Equipment and Materials • Personnel/Resources • Internal • External • SOP/SOG

  8. ERAP Plan (cont’d) • Training and Exercises • Maintenance • ERAP Revisions • Mutual Aid

  9. Who needs an ERAP • Shipper (offeror for transport) • Importer • Carrier (product transiting through Canada)

  10. TDG Act Amendments • Clarifies who the importer is in Canada • Specified period approvals • Direction to activate ERAP • CBRN related response (voluntary) • Liability protection

  11. ERAPs • Important component of TDG Program • Risk-based (highly dangerous) • Legal requirement • Verified by auditors • Built on industry capability

  12. Cross Border Response • 3rd edition published 2007 • Planning tool • Cross-border response planning mandatory for ERAP holder

  13. THANK YOU! • John Tomaselli • Place de Ville Tower C, 330 Sparks Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1A 0N5 • www.tc.gc.ca • John.tomaselli@tc.gc.ca • (613) 990-1144

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