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These changes were announced in the Canada Gazette on
February 12, 2011. It has to do with compensation owed
to companies or persons that respond to an Emergency
Response Assistance Plan (ERAP).
Currently, the TDG Regulations dont address the
compensation aspect for companies who do respond to
these emergencies. These companies then have the option
of not responding to an ERAP because there
was never a clear understanding of the compensation they
would receive after the incident.
This
amendment will be able to provide the Canadian
Government with a tool to respond efficiently and
effectively to a security incident (identity of persons
and dangerous goods unknown). This ensures that the
person or company who agrees to respond to the approved
ERAP from the Ministry is assured that compensation is
available for the incident.
The
amendment lists the changes in Part 7, by adding four
new sections:
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Section 7.10 Compensation for
Authorized Implementation of an Approved Emergency
Response Assistance Plan (ERAP)
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Section 7.11 Compensation Limits
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Section 7.12 Claims for Compensation
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Section 7.13 Emergency Response
Assistance Plan for Emergency Response Contractors
To see
this proposed amendment click on:
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-02-12/pdf/g1-14507.pdf
and go to page 190.
As well,
March 2011 saw the Canada Gazette announce a regulation
amendment to TDG (Amendment 9). This amendment:
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Updated a referenced list of standards from the
Canadian General Standards Board, Section1.3.1.
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CGSB-43.126 referred to repairs, reconditioning and
reuse of drums and will include minor changes in
testing and certification procedures for them.
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CGSB-43-147 included new safety requirements and
accident prevention measures for transport by rail
cars.
To see
this regulation amendment click on:
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-03-16/pdf/g2-14506.pdf
and go to page 81.
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