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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA TransCAER®
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Overview of Presentation Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) Transportation and Incident Information Responsible Care ® TransCAER ®
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA What is the CIAC? 45+ leading companies that produce, manage, move, distribute and recycle industrial chemicals and plastics; representing about 60% of total Canadian production $26 billion annual sales CIAC Responsible Care Partners who transport or manage chemicals
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA CIAC Members and Partners AxialAkzo Nobel ChemicalsE.I. duPont Canada Jungbunzlauer PDIArkema CanadaKen Johnson TruckNexen Canada Ashland CanadaERCO Worldwide Kronos CanadaPROCOR Limited BASF CanadaEthyl CanadaLanxess Trimac Canexus ChemicalsEvonik Canada MEGlobal Canada Rhodia Canada CCC GroupEvonik Oil Additives Methanex Corp.Dow Chemicals FMC of Canada Nalco Canada Shell Chemicals GATX Rail Canada National Silicates St-Jean PhotoChemicalsChemtrade Harmac Transport Stepan Canada Inc.Chemtura CanadaHarold Marcus TankCanadian National H.L. Blachford Ltd.NorFalco Sales Inc. Canadian Pacific Honeywell Internat. Northwest TankCyanco Canada Inc.NOVA Chemicals Cytec Canada Inc. Imperial Oil, Chem Olin Canada ULC INEOS CanadaBioAmber Members Responsible Care Partners
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA CIAC Product Movements, Ontario Majority of goods transported by road or rail Of those that are regulated, TDG Class 8 followed by TDG Class 3 are the most common Both small and large means of containment Both mixed and homogeneous loads
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Question? During which mode of transport are there more dangerous goods incidents? Road Rail
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Transport Canada Answer Over 90% of in transit dangerous goods incidents occur on the road
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Question? Where do most of the dangerous goods transportation incidents occur? In transit Loading/unloading
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Transport Canada Answer Only about 30% of dangerous goods incidents occur in transit
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Question? What is the trend in the number of dangerous goods transportation incidents in Quebec? Going up Steady Going down
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Transport Canada Answer Significant decline in TDG incidents over the last 10 years (From ~31 per year to ~15 per year)
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA So... If incidents are more likely to occur at a location, rather than along the transportation route, and if the number of incidents are trending down … …why are we here today?
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA We are here because… Of our concern for your community safety and security, and We need and rely upon safe and efficient transportation to receive raw materials and to ship products to customers in North America and exports to global markets
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA CIAC Responsible Care Condition of membership since 1985 Commitment to improved health, safety and environmental performance and to social responsibility Ethic and three Codes of Practice underpin the Responsible Care management system
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Transportation Elements Transportation risk management Select safe mode Select safe routes Select safe carriers Transportation emergency response TEAP III TransCAER Communicate with communities along transportation routes
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA But… While Responsible Care has played a key role in reducing the frequency and severity of incidents involving transportation of dangerous goods......incidents do happen! So we have...
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA A transportation emergency response program designed to have the capability and capacity to safely and efficiently respond, control, contain, stabilize and mitigate the impacts of a chemical transportation incident Standards for CIAC member companies and their transportation emergency response contractors with assessments for both
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA TransCAER ® Transportation Community Awareness concerning Emergency Response
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA TransCAER A voluntary initiative led by CIAC and its partners to assist communities – geographic and organizational – to be aware of: Our products and transportation routes CIAC member companies willingness to share information and provide assistance in case of an incident, and What we are doing to reduce risks
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA TransCAER Ways and Means Ontario Regional TransCAER Committee (ORTC) All Ontario CIAC members and partners participate TransCAER outreach can include a brochure, meeting, presentation, seminar, demonstration, training, exercise, event, people... Delivered along the transportation routes
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA TransCAER Training Safety Training Tank Car CCPX 911
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA TransCAER Outreach Event
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Want more information? www.canadianchemistry.ca
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Want to organize a TransCAER event? Contacts:
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CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Thank you
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