1 emergency response assistance plans (erap) cohmed january 2010 1
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE ASSISTANCE PLANS (ERAP)
COHMED January 2010
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TOPICS
• What is an ERAP• Some history• Who needs an ERAP• Contents of an ERAP• Changes to the TDG
Act
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What is an ERAP
• Emergency response planning
• Product and MOC specific• Knowledgeable technical
advisors• Regulatory requirement• High risk dangerous goods• Quantity limits
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Some History
• 10 November, 1979– 60 tons of Chlorine– 3 BLEVEs– 225,000 evacuated
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History (continued)
Approx. 1.5 km
• 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
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ERAP Plan
• Activation/Notification
• Hazard Analysis– Situation Assessment– Damage Assessment
• Logistics
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ERAP Plan (cont’d)• Technical Advice
• Equipment and Materials
• Personnel/Resources– Internal– External
• SOP/SOG
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ERAP Plan (cont’d)
• Training and Exercises
• Maintenance
• ERAP Revisions
• Mutual Aid
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Who needs an ERAP• Shipper (offeror for transport)
• Importer
• Carrier (product transiting through Canada)
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TDG Act Amendments
• Clarifies who the importer is in Canada
• Specified period approvals
• Direction to activate ERAP
• CBRN related response (voluntary)
• Liability protection
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ERAPs
• Important component of TDG Program– Risk-based (highly
dangerous)
– Legal requirement
– Verified by auditors
– Built on industry capability
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Cross Border Response
• 3rd edition published 2007
• Planning tool
• Cross-border response planning mandatory for ERAP holder
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THANK YOU!• John Tomaselli
• Place de Ville
Tower C, 330 Sparks
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1A 0N5
• www.tc.gc.ca
• (613) 990-1144