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Transport Canada
Transport Dangerous Goods Directorate
Overview of Organization and Activities
January 2009
Objective
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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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It’s a time to build
It’s 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 productspecific knowledge,
abilities and
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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 Changes
to 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 2009
Calgary,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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GUIDING PRINCIPLES
–To minimize disruptions to:
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Traffic flow
Business operations
Without jeopardizing Safety and Security
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Promote the Safety and Safety of DG in the
Olympic Theatre.
Prevent the use of DGs from posing a risk
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at the Olympic venues.
2010 – SITUATION AWARENESS
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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.
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Propane industry
Flammable Liquid Industry
CCPA
Railways
Ports
DG accident data.
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2010 – TIME LINE
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