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LATIN AMERICAN DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS

LATIN AMERICAN DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS. August 21-23, 2013 Louisville, KY. Diego N. Gotelli Director dgotelli@ciquime.org.ar. OBJECTIVES. About CIQUIME International Activities Latin American Dangerous Goods Regulations Examples of shipments Recommendations. ABOUT US.

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LATIN AMERICAN DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS

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  1. LATIN AMERICANDANGEROUS GOODSREGULATIONS August21-23, 2013 Louisville, KY Diego N. Gotelli Director dgotelli@ciquime.org.ar

  2. OBJECTIVES • AboutCIQUIME • International Activities • Latin American DangerousGoodsRegulations • Examples of shipments • Recommendations

  3. ABOUT US CIQUIMEis a non-profitorganization, whichmainfunctionistoassistemergency responder withtechnicalinformationonhazardousmaterialsduringanemergency. In servicesince: March 1st , 1991

  4. ABOUT US • 24 hsEmergency ResponseCommunication Center • Staffedbychemistswithskills in emergency response communications and HazMat response • About1,000,000 MSDS database • Responded toover16,000 HazMatEmergencies • Memorandum of Cooperative Understandings between Emergency Centers

  5. ABOUT US Memorandum Of Cooperative Understandings Between Emergency Centers • CHEMTREC (USA) • CISPROQUIM (Colombia) • CITUC (Chile) • CIQUIME (Argentina) • PRO-QUIMICA (Brazil) • SETIQ (Mexico) Signed: June 23rd , 2009

  6. ABOUT US Date:07/31/2009 04:12 pm Volunteer Firefighters from Villa La Angostura Route # 231, Km 68,800

  7. ABOUT US Productsinvolved: • HOSTAPAL L-100 • DIANIX ROJO • DRIMAREN AZUL MARINO • DRIMAREN ROJO INTENSO • ANTIMUSSOL JET • PROCION AZUL CIQUIME CITUC

  8. International Activities • Active participation in UN meetings (IPCS/UNITAR/WHO) • Programe AdvisoryGroupfor GHS/UNITAR. • Partnershipwith U.S. Office forForeingDisasterAssistance (OFDA) since 1995. • TechnicalAssistancetoLatin American Countries • HazMat Training in 10 cities in Central Mexico. Contractwith NORTHCOM/HHS.

  9. South American Region • Almost 90% of emergency responders are volunteers. • Most responders have not received a formal training on hazardous materials • Limited availability of hazardous materials safety information in Spanish • Limited knowledge about chemical risk. • Weakness in local emergency planning for hazardous materials.

  10. South American Region USAID/OFDA – CIQUIME The Latin America and Caribbean regional office of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) is located in San Jose, Costa Rica. As part of USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA).

  11. South American Region PRIMAP(First Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents)developed in 1995 by a number of regional specialists and sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development / Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (U.S. AID/OFDA) is the first one to comply with all recommendations for the “First Responders Awareness Level” (NFPA 472).

  12. Emergency Response Guidebook International Activities • 150,000 copies • Regional Distribution • Distribution after training • FREE for emergency responders

  13. International Activities US-MEXICO BORDER PROGRAM (2011) This is a partnership between the following agencies: • U.S. Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (U.S. OFDA) • Public Health Services – Department of Health and Human Services • U.S. Northern Command • Chemistry Information Center for Emergencies (CIQUIME) – Argentina

  14. International Activities In 2008, the United States and Mexico signed a treaty to conduct joint emergency response operations along the U.S.-Mexican border, and to train joint U.S.-Mexican teams to respond to emergencies in other countries. As part of this treaty, government agencies from the U.S. and Mexico conducted 10 hazardous materials training classes in border cities in 2009 and 2010. The United States and Mexico have agreed to conduct 10 additional classes on hazardous materials in “inland cities” in central Mexico in 2011.

  15. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Almostallcountries in theregion, uses thecurrentICAO TechnicalInstructions

  16. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Almostallcountries in theregion, uses thecurrentedition of ICAO TechnicalInstructions Most of themaritimesauthoritiesfromLatin American countries uses theIMDG Code, 2012 Edition (incAmdt36-12) Countrieshavedifferent UN ModelRevision, and some uses the ADR Panel.

  17. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Free TradeAgreements CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMON MARKET (CACM) ANDEAN COMMUNITY MERCOSUR

  18. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS PLACARDING(UN ModelRegulation / ADR) ADR PLACARD UN Model PLACARD 33 1203 1203

  19. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS PLACARDING(UN ModelRegulation / ADR) ADR PLACARD 33 1203 Costa Rica

  20. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS UN ModelRegulations(RevisionNumber) 7th 11th 12th 13th 15th 16th

  21. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Examples: You are theLogisticsCoordinator of theLatin American ChemicalsSupplies Inc., whichmainbussinesistoprovidechemicalsproductstomanycountriesallovertheLatin American region. Yourcompany has warehouses in somecountries, and shiphazardousmaterialsdaily.

  22. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS LA ChemicalsSupplies Inc. Wharehouse Locations

  23. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Example1 Product: Phosphorus Oxychloride Origin: Mexico Destination: Costa Rica

  24. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Example 1: PhosphorusOxychloride (UN1810) isclassified as Toxic(6.1+8) in Mexico butconsideredCorrosive (8) in Costa Rica. 1810 Truck at ORIGIN 1810 86 Truck at DESTINATION 6

  25. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Example2 Product: Brake Fluid Origin: Brazil Destination: Argentina

  26. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Example 2: Brake Fluid (UN1118) wasdeletedfromthe UN ModelRegulationson Rev. 8th (ST/SG/AC.10/R.362), butstillconsidered a hazardousmaterials in Argentina and Paraguay. Truck at ORIGIN 30 1118 Truck at DESTINATION Extra cost of:US$ 10,000 FINE:US$ 6,000

  27. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Example3 Product: Bronopol Origin: Chile Destination: Paraguay

  28. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Example3 Bronopol (UN3241) isclassified as Flammable Solid (4.1) in Chile butconsideredToxic (6.1) in Paraguay. UN3241 Truck at ORIGIN 60 3241 Truck at DESTINATION 6 FINE:US$ 6,000

  29. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Example4 Product: CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXYGEN MIXTURE, COMPRESSED Origin: Colombia Destination: Venezuela

  30. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Example4 CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXYGEN MIXTURE, COMPRESSED (UN1014) isclassified as Compressed Gas (2.2+5.1) in Colombia butnotconsidered a dangerousgoods in Venezuela. UN1014 Truck at ORIGIN Truck at DESTINATION Extra transportationcost:US$ 10,000

  31. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS Aftersomemonthsas theLogisticsCoordinator of theLatin American ChemicalsSuppliesInc….

  32. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS LATIN AMERICAN DG REGULATIONS

  33. CONCLUSIONS LATIN AMERICAN DG REGULATIONS • Countries using different revisions of the UN Model • Deficiencies in multimodal transport • Transportationinspectorsmust be trainedin a regular basis • Improve DG transportationsafety and security

  34. SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION Prepare a profile, with the cooperation of United Nations Economic Commission on Latin-American and the Caribbean (ECLAC), of regional transportation systems and services taking into account agreements, decisions, projects and studies already prepared by regional and hemispheric organizations.

  35. SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS Such a profile will identify the main problems and opportunities faced by the countries in the Hemisphere as a first step toward establishing regional transportation priorities and policies, with respect to, among other things, the harmonization of standards and the exchange of technology. (Plan of Action Santiago, 1998).

  36. STRATEGIES • Integrate air, land, and sea transportation policies and practices both across modes and between countries in the region • Improve transportation safety and security, and reduce transportation-related fatalities and injuries through the implementation of agreed regulatory standards • Enhance efforts among member countries to prevent transportation-related disasters

  37. STRATEGIES • Improve transportation information exchange and dissemination among countries (Capacity-Building Seminars) • An adequate transportation infrastructure must be developed and maintained • Increase the sharing of transportation information and data among countries

  38. THANK YOU!!!! DangerousGoodsInstructorsSymposium VIII August 21-23, 2013 Lousville, KY Diego N. Gotelli Director dgotelli@ciquime.org.ar

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