1. LATIN AMERICAN DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS
August 21-23, 2013
Louisville, KY
Diego N. Gotelli
Director

2. OBJECTIVES About CIQUIME International Activities
Latin American Dangerous Goods Regulations
Examples of shipments
Recommendations

3. ABOUT US
CIQUIME is a non-profit organization, which main function is to assist emergency responder with technical information on hazardous materials during an emergency. In service since: March 1st , 1991

4. ABOUT US 24 hs Emergency Response Communication Center
Staffed by chemists with skills in emergency response communications and HazMat response
About 1,000,000 MSDS database
Responded to over 16,000 HazMat Emergencies
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/ :12 pm Volunteer Firefighters from Villa La Angostura Route # 231, Km 68,800

7. CIQUIME CITUC ABOUT US Products involved: 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 Advisory Group for GHS/UNITAR.
Partnership with U.S. Office for Foreing Disaster Assistance (OFDA) since 1995.
Technical Assistance to Latin American Countries
HazMat Training in 10 cities in Central Mexico. Contract with 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 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
Almost all countries in the region, uses the current ICAO Technical Instructions

16. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Almost all countries in the region, uses the current edition of ICAO Technical Instructions
Most of the maritimes authorities from Latin American countries uses the IMDG Code, 2012 Edition (inc Amdt 36-12)
Countries have different UN Model Revision, and some uses the ADR Panel.

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

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

19. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
PLACARDING (UN Model Regulation / ADR)
ADR PLACARD
Costa Rica

20. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
UN Model Regulations (Revision Number)
7th
11th
12th
13th
15th
16th

21. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Examples: You are the Logistics Coordinator of the Latin American Chemicals Supplies Inc., which main bussines is to provide chemicals products to many countries all over the Latin American region. Your company has warehouses in some countries, and ship hazardous materials daily.

22. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
LA Chemicals Supplies Inc.
Wharehouse
Locations

23. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Example 1
Product: Phosphorus
Oxychloride
Origin: Mexico
Destination: Costa Rica

24. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Example 1:
Phosphorus Oxychloride (UN1810) is classified as Toxic(6.1+8) in Mexico but considered Corrosive (8) in Costa Rica.
1810
Truck at
ORIGIN 6
Truck at
DESTINATION

25. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Example 2
Product: Brake Fluid
Origin: Brazil
Destination: Argentina

26. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Example 2:
Brake Fluid (UN1118) was deleted from the UN Model Regulations on Rev. 8th (ST/SG/AC.10/R.362), but still considered a hazardous materials in Argentina and Paraguay.
Truck at
ORIGIN
Truck at
DESTINATION
Extra cost of: US$ 10,000 FINE: US$ 6,000

27. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Example 3
Product: Bronopol
Origin: Chile
Destination: Paraguay

28. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Example 3
Bronopol (UN3241) is classified as Flammable Solid (4.1) in Chile but considered Toxic (6.1) in Paraguay.
UN3241
Truck at
ORIGIN 6
Truck at
DESTINATION
FINE: US$ 6,000

29. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Example 4
Product: CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXYGEN MIXTURE, COMPRESSED
Origin: Colombia
Destination: Venezuela

30. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Example 4
CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXYGEN MIXTURE, COMPRESSED (UN1014) is classified as Compressed Gas ( ) in Colombia but not considered a dangerous goods in Venezuela.
UN1014
Truck at
ORIGIN
Truck at
DESTINATION
Extra transportation cost: US$ 10,000

31. TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
After some months as the Logistics Coordinator of the Latin American Chemicals Supplies Inc….

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
Transportation inspectors must be trained in a regular basis
Improve DG transportation safety 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. Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium VIII
THANK YOU!!!!
Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium VIII
August 21-23, 2013
Lousville, KY
Diego N. Gotelli
Director