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PICKERING Report Number: FIR 03-14
Date: September 8, 2014
From: John Hagg
Fire Chief
Subject: Emergency Response Preparedness to Dangerous Goods Shipped by
Rail in Pickering
- File: A-1400
Recommendation:
1. That Report FIR 03-14 of the Fire Chief be received for information;
2. That Fire Services staff and the Community Emergency Management Coordinator
(CEMC) continue participating in training and familiarization related to emergency
hazardous goods response and rail safety initiatives;
3. That Fire Services staff and the CEMC continue to meet with representatives from
Canadian Pacific Rail (CP Rail), Canadian National Rail (CN Rail) and Durham
Emergency Management Office (DEMO) to explore training opportunities and
foster a cooperative relationship that will ensure an efficient and effective response
to rail related emergencies; and
4. That the appropriate City of Pickering Officials be authorized to take the necessary
action to give effect hereto.
Executive Summary: Pickering Fire Services has taken a very aggressive approach
to training for emergency response preparedness related to dangerous goods shipped
by rail (see attached Report FIR 01-14). This active approach will continue into 2015
with the goal to have all of our staff trained to first responder operations level by the end
of next year.
Fire Services staff will also be participating in courses that are specific to crude oil and
dangerous goods shipped by rail. These are one of a kind programs that will provide our
staff with knowledge, skills, and abilities to respond to and command incidents involving
dangerous goods shipped by rail.
The CEMC is now receiving the information from the railways about the quantities and
types of dangerous goods being transported by rail through Pickering. This is pursuant
to Protective Direction No. 32 issued by the Minister of Transport.
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Financial Implications: There are no additional financial implications related to the
Services staff have completed or will be completing for this purpose. All
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past and future training has been covered by either CP Rail, CN Rail, Ontario Power
Generation (OPG), Ontario Fire College (OFC) or DEMO and within the current Fire
Protection and Emergency Operations operating budgets.
CP Rail is covering all expenses (flights, tuition, accommodations, ground transportation
and most meals) for 5 of our firefighters to attend the Crude by Rail Emergency
Response course in Pueblo Colorado.
Discussion: The transportation of hazardous goods shipped by rail has
become a huge issue throughout North America since the tragedy in Lac Megantic. Fire
Services and the CEMC have undertaken an initial review and assessment of our
preparedness for these types of events, and the subsequent implementation of a plan to
upgrade our knowledge and skills in preparation for a rail related emergency.
Training and education are the key components to ensuring that Fire Services and the
City are prepared. For example, the First Responder Operations Level Hazardous
Materials course. This is a 24 hour program delivered and designed for firefighters and.
other first responders. In the last year, Fire Services hosted 4 of these courses here in
Pickering, and we currently have 52 staff trained to this level. Fire Services will be
r course in November, and we hope e to certify another 12 to 15 of our
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firefighters. We have also invited our other first responder partners to attend these
courses, responders from OPG, Durham Regional Police Service and Durham
Emergency Medical Services have attended. Our plan is to have all of our staff trained
to a first responder operations level by the end of 2015.
Earlier this year, CN Rail facilitated training sessions for all of our fire crews. This
training program included familiarization with rail related dangerous goods incidents,
information on types of dangerous goods shipped and emergency procedures to follow
in the event of a rail incident.
CP Rail is paying for 5 key Fire Services staff to attend The Crude by Rail Emergency
Response course between August and October of this year. This program is only
location in North America, it provides the first responder with basic
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knowledge, skills and abilities to respond to incidents involving crude transported by rail.
The program is delivered over 3 days (24 hours) with over 60% field exercises and it
covers additional subjects such as: the history of crude oil, chemical and physical
properties of the different crude oil transported, basic site and damage assessment,
tank car design and construction, tactical product control methods including the
application of firefighting foam agents, water and spill control procedures, planning for
crude oil incidents, and the environmental impacts. The practical evolutions will include
a demonstration of crude oil fires, boil-overs, and foam applications as applied to crude
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oil incidents by rail and advanced firefighting techniques. The practical evolutions will
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culminate in a full-scale derailment exercise.
Two of our Platoon Chiefs will be attending the CN Rail course at Ontario Fire College
in October. This course, which is offered in conjunction with CN Rail, and is intended for
senior officers likely to be involved in incident management of rail accidents.
Participants will learn about the roles individual employees and departments play at a
rail incident and CN Rails internal incident command structure, as well as the protocol
for functioning in a unified incident command system if multiple stakeholders are
involved. The seminar participants will review the CN Rail Emergency Response-Plan,
and participate in a tabletop exercise using the plan and their newly acquired knowledge
of railroad emergency response management.
From an Emergency Management perspective we have begun receiving the information
from the railways about the quantities and types of dangerous goods being transported
by rail through Pickering. This is pursuant to Protective Direction No. 32 of November
20, 2013. The Minister of Transport issued this protective direction to ensure that local
authorities and first responders obtain the information they need about the dangerous
goods being transported by rail in their communities in order to support their emergency
planning and response training.
We continue to foster training and information sessions. On August 13, 2014 Randy
Marsh, Director of Government Affairs for CP Rail presented a rail information session
for senior City staff. This is part of CP Rails efforts to communicate with, and educate
local communities in the area of rail-related emergency response. They wanted to meet
with senior municipal leadership across the City to present a comprehensive review of
rail-related emergency response planning and preparedness. The presentation also
included information about CP Rail, the railway industry, emergency planning and
preparedness communications and training, CP Rail's safety performance framework,
and post incident activities.
Fire Services and the CEMC are committed to ensuring that our City is prepared,
resilient and informed about the dangerous goods that are moving through our
community on rail lines and highways.
Attachment:
1. Report FIR 01-14 - Hazardous Goods Transported by Rail in Pickering
(April 14, 2014)
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P1CK HR1 G Report Number: FIR 01-14
Date: April 14, 2014
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From: John Hagg •
Fire Chief •
Subject: Hazardous Goods Transported by Rail in Pickering
- File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1. That Report FIR 01-1.4 of the Chief Administrative Officer be received;
2. That Fire Services staff and the Community Emergency Management Coordinator
• (CEMC) be directed to continue participation in training and familiarization related
to dangerous goods response and rail safety initiatives; and
3: That Fire Services staff and the Community Emergency Management,Coordinator
continue to meet with representatives from CN Rail, CP Rail and Durham
• Emergency Management Office to explore training opportunities, ensure
preparedness and to foster a cooperative relationship that will benefit all parties;
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4. That the appropriate officials be authorized to take the necessary actions to give
effect hereto.
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Executive Summary: Following the tragic train derailment and fire in Lac-Megantic
Quebec in July of 2013,. Fire Services began an immediate review of our role in
hazardous goods response with an emphasis on rail transportation: Fire Services
Training Section staff were tasked with-assessing our response capabilities, and also
. .our knowledge base on this important topic. We discovered that our staff had some '
training in h-azardous•goods response, but refresher training in rail transported
hazardous goods was required due to imminent changes in legislation and the materials •
now being shipped by rail. •
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Fire Services began a multi faceted approach to improving our knowledge base in rail •
transported dangerous goods training and preparedness. From a response standpoint
we undertook several training programs to increase our firefighter's response
capabilities, tools, strategies and confidence. From a community emergency •
management perspective we began working with ON Rail, CP Rail and Durham
Emergency Management Office (DEMO).to formulate strategies, build relationships and
ensure that we are prepared for rail related emergencies.
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Financial Implications: There are no additional financial implications. Any training -
completed was through CN Rail, CP Rail, Ontario Power Generation, Ontario Fire •
• College and Within the Fire Protection current budget.. .
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Discussion: The subject of transporting hazardous goods by rail and the.safety of. . - ' - •
bringing those hazardous goods through our community is a serious safety concern for
the City of Pickering. ,
The derailment and tragic fire in Lac-Megantic Quebec last summer brought rail related
dangerous goods, and the related safety issues to focus. .
Fire Services staff have always considered these type of responses, but given:the
significance of the Lac-Megantic event, and the changes to the commodities being
transported through our community, we immediately undertook a major review of our •
response capabilities and preparedness levels for hazardous goods. There have been
several train derailments in this City over the past decade with minimal.damage.
However, the most recent one in 2010 at the GO Station did not cause the destruction
and loss of life we saw in Lac-Megantic, but it definitely had the potential to cause much
more damage than it did. .
. Once we reviewed our current response capabilities to hazardous goods; it became
clear that we needed to move quickly and increase our training, education and •
• , preparedness for this type of event. The Fire Services Training Section has been very
active in completing this training in a compressed time schedule. Fire Services staff
have'completed the following training initiatives: .
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1. One week Hazardous Materials Technician Course (Training Officer) •
. • Fire Services Training Officer is now a certified Hazardous Material
Technician •
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2. Two day CP Rail Dangerous Goods course at the Ontario Fire College (Training
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• . 3. Pickering Fire Services hosted several three day hazardous materials courses
O Designed for first responders .
O Training for hazardous materials incidents that occur at fixed sites and during . •
. transport including a rail component
4. One Day CN Rail Dangerous Goods Course in York Region •
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5. CN Rail presented training program for first responders .
o CN completed training for all of our fire crews - -
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6. CN Rail Emergency Planning presentation at DEMO
• CEMC attended
• The CEMC arid the Fire Chief met with representatives from CN Rail on November 27,
2013 and with CP Rail on January 27, 2014. We confirmed our commitment to work .
with the railway companies to increase the knowledge base of our first responders and
assist emergency management representatives with planning, knowledge and training. •
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Both railway officials were very accommodating, and training sessions for fire crews .
were completed in March 2014. The CEMC also attended a training and information
• session with DEMO and all the Regional CEMC's on February 3, 2014.
Transport Canada has also announced new directives requiring railways.to notify •
municipal emergency management officials of the transport of dangerous goods •
• occurring via rail in their community (Protective Direction No. 32 Attachment# 1). They
. also issued a directive to deal with safety related issues such as not leaving train cars
with hazardous materials unattended-(Emergency Directive Pursuant to Section 33 of.
the Railway Safety Act,Attachment#2). These are both positive steps in terms.of •
emergency planning and hazard identification in communities.like Pickering.
As you can see from the initiatives above, Fire Services,are doing their utmost to ensure •
• . that all our personnel are fully trained, capable and ready to respond to a derailment
situation. -
From, an emergency management perspective,we-will continue to work with DEMO, CN
Rail, CP Rail and our municipal partners to ensure we are prepared in the event of a
• derailment in our community. The City's CEMC has been enrolled with the Canadian
Transport Emergency Centre (CANUTEC) and will.obtain, information regarding the •
dangerous goods transported in our community, as per Protective Direction 32. •
Fire Services and.the CEMC are committed to ensure our City is prepared, resilient and
informed about the hazards materials that are moving through our community on the rail
• 'lines and highways on an ever increasing basis. • .
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1. Transport Canada— Protective Direction No. 32
2: . . Emergency Directive Pursuant to Section 33 of the Railway Safety Act • .
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PROTECTIVE DIRECTION No. 32- ORDRE PREVENTW n° 32 •.
I,Marie-France Dagenais,Director General Je,Marie-France Dagenais, directrice • •
- of the Transport Dangerous Goods generale de la Direction generale du
Directorate',being a person designated by transport des marchandises dangereuses,a
the Minister of Transport to issue . titre de personne designee par le ministre -
Protective Directions under section 32 of des Transports pour emettre des ordres
the Transportation of Dangerous:Goods preventifs en vertu de Particle 32 de la Loi .
Act, 1992, and considering it necessary to de 1992 sur le transport des marchandises
deal with an emergency that involves a dangereuses, et l'estimant necessaire pour .
danger to public safety,do hereby direct - repondre a una urgence presentantane
. that menace pour la securite publique;ordonne •
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11) Any Canadian Class 1 railway - , 1) Que toute compagnie canadienne de -
company that transports dangerous chemin de fer de classe 1 qui transporte
• goods must provide the designated des marchandises dangereuses doit
- Emergency Planning Official of each • fournir a 1'agent design de la .
- 'municipality through which dangerous , planification des mesures d'urgence de ,
. goods are transported by rail,with chaque mimicipalite par laquelle des-
yearly aggregate information on the marchandises dangereuses soot ' - . . .
nature and volnrne of dangerous goods ' transportees par chemin de fer; les •
the company transports by railway donnees globales annuelles sur la -
vehicle through the municipality, nature at le volume des marchandises
• - presented by quarter; - • dangereuses que la compagnie
transporte par ve'hicule ferroviaire a •
unici alite le tout resente -
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par trimestre;
2) Any person who transports dangerous 2) .Que tout personne qui transporte-des
• • goods by railway vehicle,who is not a marchandises dangereuses par ve'hicule .
Canadian Class 1 railway company, ferroviaire, qui nest pas Tine compagnie
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must provide the designated canadienne de chemin de fer de F�.
Emergency Planning Official of each classe 1, soittenue de fournir a l'agen.t
municipality through which dangerous design de la planifrcation des mesures
goods-are trans orted by railway 1
p y y d'urgence de chaque munici alite
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vehicle with: laquelle des marchandises dangereuses
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ferroviaire: .
a) yearly aggregate information on a) les..donnees globales annuelles sur .
. the nature and volume of dangerous la nature et le volume des .
goods the person transports by marchandises dangereuses que la • ,
• railway vehicle through the personae transporte par vehicule
_ municipality;and ferroviaire a travers la
. municipalite;
• b) any significant change to the . . b)toute modification importante aux •
• • information provided in(a)as soon • renseignements fourths au point a) •
as practicable after the change des que possible apres que la
occurs; - . modification est survenue;
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3) A Canadian Class 1 railway company 3) Qu'une compagnie canadienne de
that transports dangerous goods and a • chemin de fer de classe 1 qui transporte • _
. person who transports dangerous goods .des marchandises dangereuses et
by railway vehicle are not required to qu'une personae qui.transpbrte des
provide an Emergency Planning marchandises dangereuses par vehicule . .
. Official(s)withthe information in . •ferroviaire ne sont pas tenues de
items 1 or 2 of this Protective Direction . fournir a l'agent ou aux agents de la .
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if:- planification des mesures durgenee les • .
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(a)the Emergency Planning Official is . a) l'agent de la planification des . •
not•listed•on the list of Emergency mesures d'urgence ne figurent pas sur • .
- Planning Officials maintained by la liste des agents de la planification . • .
Transport Canada,through CANUTEC, des mesures d'urgence tenue par.
that is provided to the railway company Transports Canada,par ••. ••
or the person; 1'intermediaire de CANUTEC3 .
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(b)the Emergency Planning Official or the b) l'agent-de Ia planification des ,
Chief Administrative Officer of a mesures d'urgence ou l'agent - •
ninni.cipality,by request made in writing administratif principal dune . .
. . to CANUTEC, informs CANUTEC that - mimicipalite, a Ia suite dune demande
.it no longer wants to be provided with par ecrit a CANUTEC,informe
-the information; or CANUTEC qu'elle ire veut plus ,
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•(c)the Emergency Planning Official has c)l'agent de la planification des
•' not undertaken or agreed to:. niesures d'urgence n'a pas entrepris .
• (i)use the information only for ou accepte: . . .
emergency planning or response; . -i) &utiliser les renseignements .
• (ii) disclose-the information only to . • uniquement pour la planification des
those persons who need to'know for mesures d'urgence ou.l'intervention
. the purposes referred to in(i);and . d`urgence; •
(iii)keep the information confidential - (ii) de divulguer les renseignements . - .
and ensure any person to whom the riniquement.aux personnes qui •
• Emergency Planning Official(s)has - doivent les connaitre pour les • . .
disclosed the information keeps it • besoins enumer-es au point 1); ' .
confidential,to the maximum extent. • iii)de#enir confidentiel les -
permitted by law. renseignements et de garantir que • •
. • . . - toute personae a.qui l'agent ou les '
. . . agents de laplanifcation des
- mesures d'urgence divulguent des
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' • 4) A Canadian Class 1 railway company . 4) Qu'une compagnie de chemin de fer .
. - • Who transports dangerous goods and a canadienne de classe 1 qui transporte
. person who transports dangerous goods des ma�•chandises.dangereuses et une ' .
by railway vehicle must provide in•• personne qui transporte des •
writing to Transport Canada,through ' marchandises dangereuses par vehicule •
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' CANUTEC, contact information • ferroviaire foumissent par ecrit, a . - •
including the name,title, address,e- Transports Canada,par l'interniediaire
mail address,fax number,telephone - de CANUTEC,les coordonnees,
•• number and cell phone number,of the - notamment le nom,le titre,l'adresse, .
• person(s)who will be liaising with a l'adresse electronique, le nuriaero de
municipality's Emergency Planning telecopieur,le numeeo de telephone et .
:Official, and must immediately notify le numdro de telephone cellulaire de la -. .
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• CANUTEC in writing of any changes ou des personnes qui assureror,t la
to the contact information; • liaison avec 1'agent de la planification
- • . des mesures d'urgence de la
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. . • . .municipalite,etavisent immediatement
• ' par ecrit CANUTEC de tout .
• •changement aux coordonnees; •• •
5) A Canadian Class I railway company. 5) Qu'une compagnie de chemin de fer •
who transports dangerous goods and a canadienne de classe 1 qui transporte •
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person who-transports dangerous goods des marchandises dangereuses et une .
by railway vehicle must provide any - personne qui transporte des .
information shared under items 1 and 2 marchandises dangereuses par ve'hicule
to Transport Canada,through . •
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6) A Chief Administrative Officer of a , 6) Qu'un agent administratif principal
municipality may request Transport - d'une mnnicipalite plisse demander a
Canada,through CANUTEC,that the• Transports Canada,par I`intermediaire. '
name of its,designated Emergency de CANUTEC,que le nom de son .
Planning Official be added to the list of agent design de la.planificatioi des .
Emergency Planning Officials referred mesures d'urgence snit ajoute a la liste .
- to in item 3(a)by providing the des agents de la planification des • - .
following infoluiation:the name,title, taesures d'urgence mentionne au • -
• organization,address,e-mail address • • point 3a) enfournissant les .
• . fax number,telephone number and cell renseignements suivants :le nom,in
phone number of the Emergency titre, l'organisation,les adresses postale
• Planning Official that he or she , et courriel et les numeros de telephone
designated..T his contact information cellulaire et telecopieur de 1'agent •
will be shared with any Canadian Class designe. Ces coordonnees seront
1 railway company who transports . communiquees a toute compagnie de
• dangerous goods and any person who chemin de fer canadienne de classe 1, .
transports dangerous goods by-railway qui transporte des marchandises
. vehicle. . . - dangereuses et a toute personae qui
transporte des marchandises . •
dangereuses par vehicule ferroviaire. •
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les informations a fournir a CANUTEC..
For the purposes of Ibis Protective. doivent etre envoyees a l'adresse suivante: , •
• Direction, mformatLOn to be proved
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• following address: . Centre canadien d'urgence transport .
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. . Canadian Transport Emergency Centre , Place de Ville,Tour C.. .
. (CANUTEC) . 330,rue Sparks, 14e etage, •
Place de Ville,Tower C Ottawa(Ontario):K1A ON5
330 Sparks Street, 14th Floor, • A l'attention de:M.Angelo Boccanfu.so, •
Ottawa, Ontario,KIA ON5 Directeur de CANUTEC • .
Attention:Mr:Angelo Boccanfuso, Ou par courriel a: CANUTEC@tc.gc.ca
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effect immediately upon signing.It remains vigueur des sa signature.If demeure en •
in effect for three years from the date of vigueur pour une periode de trois ans de la •
• signing or until.cancelled in writing by the date de signature, ou jusqu'a ce qu'il soft
Director General of the Transport • annule par avis ecrit du directeur general cie •
Dangerous Goods Directorate,Transport la Direction generale du transport des
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Explanatory note .
For the purposes of this Protective Direction - . .
. • "Chief Administrative Officer"means the person holding the most senior staff position - _ -
within a municipal organisational structure or band council, whether that office
• • bears that title or an equivalent one. •
• - "Emergency Planning Official"means the•person who coordinates emergency response
planning for a municipality, who may also be a First Responder for that community • .
"municipality""means a corporate body-constituted under the applicable provincial or . • '
territorial legislation, in each province or territory,relating to the creation of municipal
• administrations,be they designated as cities, towns,villages, counties or by other names
• and includes aboriginal communities with their own First Responders. In cases where d ,
territory Is governed by two tiers of municipal administrations, the expression refers to -
the tier which has the primary responsibility for emergency planning,meaning either to .
the lower tier or the upper tier administrations but not both. The decision as to which
• - tier is to receive the information provided under this Direction is to be made locally and •
the name of the appropriate designate is to be communicated in accordance with this, .
Direction. .
"nature"means class, UN number and name of the•dangerous good.
"volume"means the number of car loads of a dangerous good. . •
The parties will agree between themselves prior to the exchange of informatibn on the
- . standard provisions governing the extent to which the information received under items i
- or 2 may be disseminated. ' . .
Note explicative
• Pour les b'esoins du present ordre preventif ' • - •
• c agent administratif principal v signifie!a personne occupant le poste de cadre , .
• • superieur dans un organigramme municipal ou un conseil de bande, que ce bureau porte
' ou non ce titre ou un equivalent ' ' •• .
«agent de la planification des mesures d`urgence»signifie!a personne qui planifie
!'intervention d`urgence pour une rriunicipalite,qui peut egalement titre le premier
intervenant pour cette collectivite. .
«municipalitth»signifie une collectivite constituee en vertu de!a legislation provinciale
' ou territoriale applicable, dans chaque province bu territoire, lice a la creation des
administrations municipales, qu`elles.soient designees cornme etant des villes, des .
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villages,des corntes ou autres,y compris les collectivites autochtones ayant leurs '
propres premiers intervenahts.Dans les cas ou un territoire est gouverne par deux ordres •
• - d'administrations municipales,l'expression renvoie a l'ordre qui assume la premiere
responsabilite pour la planification des mesures d'urgence,c'est a-dire soft
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Emergency I i rective Pursuant to Sectio • 33
of the Railway Safety Act .
Safety and Security of Locomotives in Canada.
To: All Railway Companies and Local Railway Companies . _ .
Section 33 of the Railway Safety Act(RSA) gives the Minister of Transport the authority to issue -
an emergency directive to any company when the Minister is of the opinion that there is an • .
immediate threat to safe railway operations or the security of railway transportation.
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Although the cause of the tragic accident in Lac-Megantic remains unknown at this time and
• although I remain confident in the strength of the regulatory regime applicable to railway
transportation in Canada,I am of the opinion that,in light of the catastrophic results of the Lac-
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. • Megantic accident and in the interest of ensuring the continued safety and security of railway
transportation,there is an immediate need to clarify the regime respecting unattended
locomotives on main track and sidings and the transportation of dangerous goods in tank cars
using a one person crew to address any threat to the safety and security of railway operations.
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Pursuant to section 33 of the RSA, all.railway companies and local railway companies are hereby
ordered to: .
1. Ensure,within 5 days of the issuance of the emergency directive,that all unattended
• controlling locomotives on main track and sidings are protected from unauthorized entry '
into the cab of the locomotives;
2. Ensure that reversers are removed from any unattended locomotive on rp.ain track and .
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3. Ensure that their company's special instructions on,hand brakes referred to in Rule 112 of . -
• the Canadian Rail Operating Rules are applied when any locomotive coupled with one or
more cars is left unattended for more than one hour on main track of sidings;
4. Ensure,when any locomotive coupled with one or more cars is left unattended for one
hour or less on main track or sidings,that in addition to complying with their company's ,
Special instructions on hand brakes referred to in item 3 above,the locomotives•have the •
automatic brake set in full service position and have the independent brake fully applied;
5. •Ensure that no locomotive coupled with one or more loaded tank cars transporting
"dangerous goods" as this expression is defined in section 2 of the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Act(TDGA)is left unattended on main track; and
6. Ensure that no locomotive coupled with one or more loaded tank cars transporting
"dangerous goods" as this expression is defined in section 2 of the TDGA is operated on
• main track or sidings with fewer than two persons qualified under their company's
• requirements for,operating employees.
For the purpose of this emergency directive an`unattended locomotive" or a"locomotive
coupled with one or more cars that is left unattended"means that it is not in the immediate
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physical control or supervision of a qualified person acting for the company operating the
locomotive or car(s)in the case of items 3 and 4 above or a person acting for the company .
• operating the locomotive or car(s)in the case of items 1,2 and 5 above.
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For the purpose of this emergency directive,"main track"and"sidings" do not include main
track or sidings in yards and terminals. .
For greater certainty,nothing in this emergency directive relieves a company of the obligation to
comply with Rule 112 of the Canadian Rail Operating Rules.
Pursuant;to section 33 of the RSA,this emergency directive takes effect immediately and is to
remain in effect until 23:59 EST on December 31,2013.
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Directive Memorandum
April 29, 2014
To: John Hagg-
Fire Chief
From: Debbie Shields
, City Clerk.
Subject: Direction as per Minutes of the Meeting of City Council •
held on April 22, 2014
Fire Chief, Report FIR 01-14
Hazardous Goods Transported by Rail in Pickering
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Council Decision Resolution#222/14
1. That Report FIR 01-14 of the Chief Administrative Officer be received;
2. That Fire Services staff and the Community Emergency Management Coordinator
(CEMC) be directed to continue participation in training and familiarization related
to dangerous goods response and rail safety initiatives; and
3. That Fire Services staff and the Community Emergency Management Coordinator
continue to meet with representatives from CN Rail, CP Rail and Durham
Emergency Management Office to explore training opportunities, ensure
• preparedness and to foster a cooperative relationship that will benefit all parties;
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4. That the appropriate officials be authorized to take the necessary actions to give
effect hereto.
Please take any action deemed necessary. -
Debbie Shields
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Copy: Chief Administrative Officer
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