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Transport Canada identifies
the main safety amendments as:
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A new
definition of dangerous goods release;
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Reinforcing and strengthening the Emergency Response
Assistance Plan Program;
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Reconfirming that inspectors are able to inspect
anywhere a means of containment is being manufactured,
repaired or tested, unless it is a private dwelling,
in which case a warrant is required;
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Modifying
the concept of importer to clarify who
in Canada is responsible for the dangerous goods;
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Changing
the name of Permits of Equivalent Level of Safety to
Equivalency Certificates and adding the notion of a
"Temporary Certificate" to replace the use of
Estoppels.
In addition, the new TDG Act
provides new security requirements:
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Requiring
security plans and security training;
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Enabling
the use of Security Measures and Interim Orders;
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Enabling
regulations to be made to require that dangerous goods
are tracked during transport or reported if lost or
stolen;
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Reinforcing the existing Emergency Response Assistance
Program to equally address responses to security
incidents and accidents during the transportation of
dangerous goods;
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Enabling
the development of a program to require transportation
security clearances for dangerous goods. (This section
will come into effect at a later date).
Most of these requirements
will be enacted in future amendments to the TDG
Regulations and will take some time to come into effect,
but the ability to issue Interim Orders means that some
changes can occur very rapidly without the prolonged
consultation period of the amendment process. Interim
Order No. 001 was issued on July 23rd, 2009.
Click
here for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act.
Click
here for the
Interim Order
No. 001.
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