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WHY?
Subsection 3.5(2) of the Transportation of Dangerous
Goods Regulations (TDRG) requires consignors or manufacturers of dangerous goods to
display a 24 hour emergency telephone number on their shipping documents. The TDGR
provides consignors or manufacturers with the option to use CANUTEC's emergency telephone
number pending they register and receive written agreement from CANUTEC to do so.
The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that technical
assistance is immediately available to initial emergency responder during transportation
of the dangerous goods.
The use of CANUTEC's emergency telephone number is a free
service provided by Transport Canada. This service is provided exclusively to Canadian
companies.
HOW?
In order to register, a
Request to Use CANUTEC’s
Emergency Telephone Number Form
must be completed and returned by mail along with additional information specified in the
registration form. The Request
to Use CANUTEC's Emergency Telephone Number Form
is available
in Word Format (file size 87 KB) which will download in
approximately 3 seconds on a 28.8kbps connection. Upon reception of the required information, CANUTEC will forward a
Letter of Authorization granting permission to use its emergency telephone number. We suggest
this document be conserved in your files as it is commonly requested during routine
inspections by Transport Canada Inspectors.
In order for
CANUTEC to provide adequate emergency response information during an incident,
MSDS are required from consignors of dangerous goods who obtain authorization to
use CANUTEC’s 24-hour Emergency Response Telephone Number by registering the
consignor name with CANUTEC. Please refer to the documents
MSDS Requirements
for Registered Consignors
and Definitions of
Types of Consignors for complete details.
For additional details please contact Kristen Steel.
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