- May 2004
We are pleased to provide model E2 plans for Anhydrous Ammonia and Propane. These are provided to assist you in E2 planning. Please read the instructions carefully.
- April 2004
In October of last year Environment Canada announced the publication of OECD Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response. We are pleased to inform you that a companion document, Guidance for Safety Performance Indicators (SPI), has been published by OECD’s Chemical Accidents Working Group.
The new Guidance on Safety Performance Indicators has been developed in close co-operation with other national and international organisations active in the area of chemical accident prevention, preparedness, and response.
The Guidance on Safety Performance Indicators serves as a guide for key Stakeholders to use in determining if their implementation of the Guiding Principles has lead to improvements in chemical safety. This Guidance Document has broad application for industrial enterprises that produce, use, handle, store, transport or dispose of hazardous chemicals; for public authorities at all levels with responsibilities related to prevention of, preparedness for, or response to chemical accidents; and for communities/public, in particular, communities where hazardous installations are located and that may be affected in the event of a chemical accident.
As with the Guiding Principles, the Guidance on Safety Performance Indicators report is available electronically in pdf format at no charge on the OECD website at http://www.oecd.org/department/0,2688,en_2649_34369_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
Copies can also be purchased from the OECD on-line bookshop at http://oecdpublications.gfi-nb.com/cgi-bin/oecdbookshop.storefront.
While both the Guiding Principles and Safety Performance Indicators documents are currently only available in English, translation into French is currently underway within Environment Canada. French versions of both documents should be available in the near future.
As a member of OECD's Chemical Accidents Working Group, Environment Canada is very interested in your feedback on this document. Comments can be submitted to ee-ue@ec.gc.ca.
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September 2003
New regulations were announced in September of 2003 requiring commercial and industrial facilities owning or controlling listed dangerous substances, above specified threshold quantities, to prepare and implement environmental emergency plans detailing prevention, preparedness, response and recovery measure in case of an environmental emergency. More...
Correction of previous information regarding the Environmental Emergency Regulations
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