Upload
hien
View
17
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Freight Week 2009. Emergency Response for Dangerous Goods. Presented by Chris Watt. BURNLEY TUNNEL – Melbourne 2007. Combined meeting with NBTA on a National Emergency Response concept. Feb 2009… Transport Emergencies - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
Freight Week 2009
Emergency Response
for
Dangerous Goods
Presented by Chris Watt
BURNLEY TUNNEL – Melbourne 2007
Combined meeting with NBTA on a National Emergency Response concept
Feb 2009…
Transport Emergencies
Scope for NBTA to self-initiate Clean-Up resources by initiatives to pre-arrange contractors without legal onus.
National approach to transport of DG should include standard of recovery after accidents supported by nationally consistent training and resources.
Combined meeting with NBTA on a National Emergency Response concept
Emergency Plans are enforceable nationally by Competent Authorities / Worksafe BUT action is needed to ensure Emergency Plans are suitable and can be implemented.
ACTDG / ADG 6 & 7 emphasise provision of equipment and materials, capably trained personnel and maintenance of response equipment-: see s156 – Emergency Plans (DG Regulations Victoria 2008).
NBTA commitment & action as alternative to legislation ??????????????
Victorian Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2008
PART 14 – EMERGENCIES
Division 2 – Emergencies involving placard loads
156 Emergency plans:
1. In this regulation – Emergency plan, for the transport of a placard load,
means a written plan, for dealing with any dangerous situation arising from the transport of the goods, that is prepared having regard to any guidelines approved by the Australian Transport Council.
Victorian Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2008
157 & 158 Consignors & Prime Contractors – information and resources
This regulation applies if a vehicle transporting a placard load is involved in an incident resulting in a dangerous situation.
As soon as practicable after being asked by an inspector or an officer of an emergency service, the consignor of the goods must provide any information and resources that the inspector or officer requires about –;
Victorian Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2008
Information:
The properties of the dangerous goods being transported; Safe methods of handlings the goods; and Safe methods of containing and controlling the goods in a
dangerous situation
Equipment and Resources:
To control the dangerous situation; and To contain, control, recover and dispose of dangerous
goods that have leaked, spilled or accidentally escaped.
Cataby truck crash and fire
Mixed DG load included paraquat
Remote area Small transport company No clean up contractor DEC called in by FESA,
arrived by chopper Ordered clean up Clean up crew arrived next
day, could not start work until contract signed
Contract not signed for two days
Major highway closed for four days
No storage for the waste/ship of shame carcass
The Problem
Hazmat incidents requiring specialist clean ups:
High level liability for Fire and Emergency Services Confusion/argument on responsible party Delays in finding clean up crews Delays in contracts being signed to clean up Lack of competencies in clean up crews Long clean up timeframes (roads closed, fire service doing
clean up, political pressure) Poor completion/remediation of property/road No temporary storage facilities for relocated products No ability to implement a DG emergency plan Political & Media scrutiny
Tanker Rollovers
Who Cleans up?
We have all been there, right?:
Hazmat incident
Stuck on the side of the road in no man’s land
No clean up crew
No one to hand over to
Crew shifts to sort out
Emergency response appliances tied up for days
Clean up crew look like Dodgey Brothers
Hazmat RTAs
HAZMAT Response Requirements
Need to have professional hazmat clean up crews on stand by for all hazmat transport, with pre-existing contracts
Quick response times / competent team
Temporary storage for recovered product
Disposal arrangements
Sustainable industry, and
Legislative penalties
The Solution – Transport Industry
A Transport Emergency Response Plan (TERP):
PPE … fit for purpose
Baseline medicals for response team
Chemist available
Equipment (earthmoving, containment, confinement, clean up, transport and storage)
One hour response time (plus travel time)
Insurance
Australasian Inter – Service Incident Management System - AIIMS
The Fire and Emergency Services Plan:
Incident Control: Management of all activities necessary for resolution of an incident…legal responsibility
Planning: Collection, analysis & dissemination of information and development of operational plans.
Operations: Tactical tasking & strategic application of resources according to the plan.
Logistics: Acquisition & provision of human & physical resources, facilities & services.
Questions