Emergency Response for Dangerous Goods Freight Week 2009 Thursday 10 th September 2009
Today's Agenda OHS Responsibilities: - Quick review of Employer responsibilities ADG code: - Guidelines for the Preparation of a transport ER plan Auditing: - My Experience auditing carriers ER plans CROIERG: - CROIERG VISION for the Petroleum Industry - Phase 1Design - Phase 2 Design
OHS responsibilities Example taken from Work Safe VIC website As an employer you must provide a safe and healthy workplace for your workers and contractors. This includes: (selected sections only!) Provide and maintain safe plant and safe systems of work implementing arrangements for the safe use, handling, storage and transport of chemicals maintaining the workplace in a safe condition making sure workers have adequate information, instruction, training and supervision to work in a safe and healthy manner. You have additional specific obligations if your business involves the: manufacture, importation, transportation, supply, storage, handling or use of dangerous goods Training: What does the law require? The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 requires employers to provide such training to employees as is necessary to enable the employees to perform their work in a manner that is safe and without risks to health.
ADG code Plan Activation Internal Alerting Mechanism, Situation Appraisal, Authority and Resource Mobilisation Response tasks External Alerting Mechanism, Emergency Action / Containment and Clean Up Resources Contact List, Communications, Logistic Support, Equipment and Materials, Personnel and Media Preparedness Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment, Training, Exercises, Maintenance Of Response Equipment, Investigative Follow Up, Updating/ Plan Availability and Distribution Publication: Is still available, and is a great guide But who uses it? Publication: Is still available, and is a great guide But who uses it?
Auditing From What I have seen… DescriptionAction No Transport Emergency Response (TERP) Plans in place - Requirement has been in place since 2005 No Procedures/ safe methods of work (SWMS) No understanding of hazards /risk assessment Little / no understanding of working under the authority of Emergency Services Little or No training (desktop/ simulated emergencies) Phase 1 No training or emergency preparation Total reliance on “old hand” to perform the operation / or inadequately trained person Phase 2
Where is CROIERG on the journey Phase 1:Phase 2: Time: 2.5 day(s) Status: Complete Competency: written assessment /activity Course code: 80881ACT exp: Time: 1.5 day(s) Status: WIP- ETA 2009 Competency: Practical assessment Course code: TBA Core course material Developing TERPS1.Cold Tap - Drill into disabled tanker Emergency Procedures (SWMS)2. Product Transfer - AIR operated diaphragm pumps Hazard/ Risk Assessment3. Product clean up Working with Emergency Services4. Equipment Recovery Training: Desktop / practical exercises Course design follows the competencies described in NFPA 472 Special Note: Project has always been designed to other products (classes) to be added at a later stage: With other groups funding and associated strict liabilities and risks
We call this industry support Development material/ support Industry Funding (over $50K)