Aviation Occurrences

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Transport Canada Transport Dangerous Goods
Directorate Overview of Organization and
Activities January 2009
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Objective

• New Leadership and challenges
• Brief overview of our Directorate
• The TDG Act
• 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
• Questions

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New Leadership

• Marie-France Dagenais
• Director General
• TDG Directorate
• Transport Canada
• Graduated from Ottawa U Law School
• High-flyers program
• Short-term assignment
• (24 to 36 months)

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Current Organisational Structure
Director General Marie-France Dagenais
Research Government Relations Director
Geoffrey Oliver
Regulatory Affairs Director Jacques Savard
CANUTEC Director Michel Cloutier
Compliance and Response A. Director Nathalie
Belliveau

• Structure is basically sound, but TDG is changing
  as people retire, and new people join
• Natural time to review activities and resource
  allocations meet short-term demands
• Some shifts in activities and associated
  resources

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Its a time to build

• Its an opportunity to
• rethink ourselves,
• be creative,
• seek excellence and
• accountability, and
• to move forward.

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New Direction

• Management accountability framework
• Program evaluation
• Integrated systems
• Strategic review

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Will this take us to new heights?
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Challenges 1

• Departure of baby boomers
• Continuity in program delivery
• Need to find mechanisms to attract and keep
  competent workforce

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Challenges 2

• Loss of corporate memory
• Need to give workforce the opportunity to
  transmit their knowledge before they leave.

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Federal ticketing scheme

• Federal inspectors have the authority to issue
  tickets in most provinces.
• Policy and procedure is in place for TDG
  inspectors
• Tickets have been issued
• Process and agreements work for the most part

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TDG ACT proposed amendment

• In process
• Past proposals are available on website
• Presented proposal is secret

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TDG Act

• CBRNE response program proposed
• Commitment to review TDG Act in 10 years (1992)
• ERAP and CBRNE response program
• Threat more visible after 911
• Proposed amendment to the TDG Act
• Piggyback on ERAP program
• Liability protection for orphaned goods

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CBRN Response Program

• The aim of the program is to provide access to a
  verified network of emergency responders from
  industry to respond to CBRN incidents in Canada.
• They have product-specific knowledge, abilities
  and specialized equipment.

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How it Would Work

• Upon request of authorities in charge
• Access mechanism to responders
• CANUTEC or other means
• Jurisdiction selects and retains qualified
  responder from list
• Intervention only after site is secured

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How it Would Work

• The role of the responders is expected to be
  similar to their role in attending DGs accidents
• Provide technical advice
• on the character and risk of the DG
• On the means of containment involved
• Assist first responders
• In establishing first response requirements to
  minimize exposure to a DG
• In managing the consequences of a release of a DG
• Provide specialized equipment trained personnel
  to handle the DGs

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Proposed Legislative Changesto address

• Liability Protection
• Emergency responders from industry reluctant to
  respond in the context of a DGs release of a
  criminal nature.

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CBRN Training, March 2009Calgary,Alberta

• 35 organizations (emergency response) Review of
  CBRNE agents
• Awareness of the National Emergency Response
  System (NERS)
• Basics of CBRN Command (Incident Command
  particular to CBRN incidents)
• Threat recognition, monitoring, PPE and
  decontamination, scenarios.

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2010 OLYMPICS

• GUIDING PRINCIPLES
• To minimize disruptions to
• Traffic flow
• Business operations
• Without jeopardizing Safety and Security
• Promote the Safety and Safety of DG in the
  Olympic Theatre.
• Prevent the use of DGs from posing a risk at the
  Olympic venues.

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2010 SITUATION AWARENESS

• Dangerous Goods inspection data base.
• Weigh scale inspections with BC MOT.
• Telephone survey propane gas fleet.
• Screen Line Survey of commercial truck traffic.
• Outreach activities.
• Propane industry
• Flammable Liquid Industry
• CCPA
• Railways
• Ports
• DG accident data.

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2010 TIME LINE
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