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TRANSPORT DANGEROUS GOODS NEWSLETTER | 2014 | Vol. 34 No. 1 | TP 2711E | 12/2014 | ISSN 0828-5039 | INSIDE RAISING CANUTEC AWARENESS IN Word from the Director General .................... 3 SALMON ARM, BRITISH COLUMBIA Recent Changes in the By Mathieu Lemay TDG Directorate ..................... 3 he Canadian Transport Emergency Spring 2013 TDG Centre (CANUTEC), Transport Newsletter Survey .................. 4 Dangerous Goods Directorate’s Temergency response centre, was invited to Transportation of Dangerous participate in the Volunteer Firefighters Goods Research ................... 4 Association of British Columbia’s Spring Seminar, held in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, from April 26 to 28, 2013. This annual seminar Implementing Lean Management in the Transport Dangerous holds an important place in training volunteer Goods Directorate .................. 5 firefighters from communities all over British Columbia. The Salmon Arm Fire Department, which regularly provides fire training exercises Protective Directions Issued by the Transport Dangerous at the nearby Shuswap Regional Fire Training Good Directorate ................... 6 Centre, has a rich history in fire protection and prevention and this year they celebrate Photo by: Viktoria Haack Association Québécoise du 100 years of service. Expanding Vapour Explosion (BLEVE), found Propane Annual Training for on pages 364-367, and Improvised Explosive Emergency Response Advisors . 7 The seminar included over 30 training modules Device (IED), page 372, added in the 2012 and allowed some 450 attendees to acquire edition of the ERG, were well received and essential skills that they may not otherwise have Lithium Batteries deemed useful tools for these types of incidents. Are Dangerous Goods ............ 8 obtained. CANUTEC presented seven lectures that focused on how to use the Emergency CANUTEC continues to provide dangerous Response Guidebook (ERG) as well as the goods awareness to ensure public safety and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, services CANUTEC provides in the event of Nuclear and Explosive Response help first responders return home safely Program Update .................... 10 an emergency. Although some attendees were already familiar with the ERG, all found it to their families. If you would like to have valuable to review the information it can provide CANUTEC participate in, or give a talk at, Petroleum Crude Oil Transloading during an incident. a local seminar or event, or would like to have Facilities in Western Canada ... 12 a phone simulation with one of CANUTEC’s A key concern that attendees raised was the risks emergency response advisors, please Dealing with Sodium Chlorate associated with propane or liquefied petroleum contact us at 613-992-4624 or by email 14 at a Derailment Site ................ gases (LPG) during emergencies. Most volunteer at [email protected]. firefighters live in smaller communities that Reportable Accidents across use propane as fuel for homes and businesses. Canada in 2012 and 2013 .... 16 The potential hazards of propane include its highly flammable vapours, the shock wave and CANUTEC Communication debris projected by the explosion of a container System ................................. 19 holding vapors of boiling liquid, as well as possible frostbite upon contact with liquid Amendments to the propane. The new sections on Boiling Liquid Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations ................ 20 TRANSPORT DANGEROUS GOODS 2 © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Transport, 2014. Contacts Cette publication est aussi disponible en français sous le titre Transport des marchandises dangereuses - Nouvelles. Transport Dangerous Goods Directorate Director General Permission to reproduce Nicole Girard Transport Canada grants permission to copy and/or reproduce the contents of this publication for personal ([email protected]) and public non-commercial use. Users must reproduce the materials accurately, identify Transport Canada as the source and not present theirs as an official version, or as having been produced with the help or Regulatory Affairs the endorsement of Transport Canada. Benoît Turcotte, Director ([email protected]) To request permission to reproduce materials from this publication for commercial purposes, contact: Compliance and Response [email protected]. Clive M. Law, Director ([email protected]) Research, Evaluation and Systems Subscriptions are free of charge and available to anyone on Nathalie Belliveau, Director request by visiting the TDG website at: ([email protected]) www.tc.gc.ca/eng/tdg/newsletter-menu-268.htm Management Services Johanne Lafleur, Director This newsletter is also available at the same internet address. ([email protected]) Please address comments and inquiries regarding additional Transport Dangerous Goods Secretariat information or publications to: Sarah Lamarche, Manager ([email protected]) The Editor, CANUTEC Transport Dangerous Goods Newsletter Angelo Boccanfuso, Director Transport Dangerous Goods Directorate ([email protected]) Transport Canada Information: 613-992-4624 330 Sparks Street, Tower C, 9th floor Emergency: 613-996-6666 Fax: 613-954-5101 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ([email protected]) K1A 0N5 Atlantic Region Dartmouth: 902-426-9461 Fax: 902-426-6921 Writers/Contributors to this issue St. John’s: 709-772-3994 Fax: 709-772-5127 Moncton: 1 866-814-1477 Fax: 506-851-7042 Mathieu Lemay – CANUTEC, TDG Directorate E-mail: [email protected] Barbara Di Bacco – Research, Risk Evaluation and Systems Branch, Quebec Region TDG Directorate 514-283-5722 Fax: 514-283-8234 E-mail: [email protected] Lindsay Jones – Research, Risk Evaluation and Systems Branch, TDG Directorate Ontario Region 416-973-1868 Fax: 416-973-9907 Anne-Marie Noël – Compliance and Response Branch, TDG Directorate E-mail: [email protected] Prairie and Northern Region Fred Scaffidi – Compliance and Response Branch, TDG Directorate Winnipeg: 204-983-5969 Fax: 204-983-8992 Ray Desjardins – TDG Directorate, Prairie and Northern Region Saskatoon: 306-975-5105 Fax: 306-975-4555 E-mail: [email protected] Eve Poirier – TDG Directorate, Quebec Region Pacific Region Susan Williams – Research, Risk Evaluation and Systems Branch, New Westminster: 604-666-2955 Fax: 604-666-7747 TDG Directorate Kelowna: 250-491-3712 Fax: 250-491-3710 E-mail: [email protected] Sidrah Nadeem – Research, Risk Evaluation and Systems Branch, TDG Directorate Transport Canada Dangerous Goods Directorate Internet address Jonathan Rose – Research, Risk Evaluation and Systems Branch, www.tc.gc.ca/tdg TDG Directorate Nicolas Cadotte – CANUTEC, TDG Directorate CLARIFICATION The article titled “Development in Northern Canada and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods” published in the Spring 2013 TDG Newsletter, stated that “all goods destined for the North are shipped out of Quebec”. This was an oversimplification and lacked clarity; the article was meant to point out the challenges faced by the Quebec Region which sees large quantities of dangerous goods shipped, from the ports in the region, to various destinations in Northern Quebec and Iqaluit. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 2014 3 WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL s the country woke up on July 6th, 2013, the Some of these recent changes include: Transport Dangerous Goods Directorate was already • Four protective directions to protect public safety on the scene in Lac-Mégantic. Within hours of the (for more information, see article on p. 6); Atragic accident, our inspectors and Remedial Measures Specialists joined the efforts, providing critical immediate • Increasing the number of inspections of crude and ongoing support to the small Quebec community. oil shipments at transloading sites in addition to regular inspections of rail operators; and This incident will continue to define the Transport • Collaboration with our U.S. counterparts on means Dangerous Goods Directorate’s priorities for the long term. of containment standards, classification and testing In response to the event we have implemented