The establishment of a Canadian network emergency response contractors

ABSTRACT

The need a strong network of compétent emergency response Contractors (ERCs) to components Canada's capability to deal with transportation emergencies involving dangerous goods has long been recognized by the private and public sector. In 1992, under the auspices of the Emergency Response Committee of the canadia Chemical producers' Association (CCPA), representative for the chemical industry, the ERCs community, the road and rail carriers, and transport Canada formed a Task force led to the publication in April, 1993 of the ERCs survey which provided descriptive information on the classes of dangerous goods, container types, modes of transport, and response activities of eleven (11) ERCs. In April, 1995 a revised edition of the survey was published, which included the results of a self - assessment program (AU)