OUR PURPOSE OUR SCOPE - COVID-19 Member Response · Coming Summer 2016: Crude by Rail and Ethanol...
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OUR SCOPE A voluntary national outreach effort, established in 1986, that focuses on assisting communities prepare for and respond to a possible hazardous material transportation incident. TRANSCAER® members consist of volunteer representatives from: ★ Chemical Manufacturing ★ Transportation Carriers ★ Distribution ★ Industry Associations ★ Emergency Response ★ Government Personnel & Industries OUR PURPOSE ➤ Promotes safe transportation and handling of hazardous materials. ➤ Educates and assists communities near major transportation routes about hazardous materials. ➤ Aids community emergency response planning for hazardous material transportation incidents. OUR STAKEHOLDERS Assisting communities to prepare for and respond to possible hazardous material transportation incidents HazMat Shippers Transporters Regulators General Public Emergency Responders Others Interested in the Community Community Emergency Planners
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OUR SCOPEA voluntary national outreach effort, established in 1986, that
focuses on assisting communities prepare for and respond to
a possible hazardous material transportation incident.
TRANSCAER® members consist of volunteer representatives from:
★ Chemical Manufacturing ★ Transportation Carriers ★ Distribution ★ Industry Associations ★ Emergency Response ★ Government Personnel & Industries
OUR PURPOSE➤ Promotes safe transportation and handling of hazardous materials.➤ Educates and assists communities near major transportation routes about hazardous materials.➤ Aids community emergency response planning for hazardous material transportation incidents.
OUR STAKEHOLDERS
Assisting communities to prepare for and respond to possible hazardous material transportation incidents
HazMat Shippers Transporters Regulators General Public
Emergency Responders
Others Interested in the Community
Community Emergency Planners
165 Ethanol Safety
Seminarssince December 2010
500+ Instructed at
State & Regional Conferences
150,000+DVDs Distributed
since 2011
986 Students Trained in
11 Cities
ANHYDROUS AMMONIA➤ First product specific training program officially branded and endorsed by TRANSCAER®➤ More than 180,000 responders trained since 2011➤ Hundreds of training tours throughout the US since 2011➤ More than 150,000 training DVDs distributed since 2011
FREE Training DVDs Available*
*If you would like to order either FREE copies of the Anhydrous Ammonia and the Chlorine Safety training DVDs, click here and provide shipping informationComing Summer 2016: Crude by Rail and Ethanol Emergency Response training DVDs.
THE 2015 CHLORINE SAFETY TOUR➤5 of 9 TRANSCAER® Regions➤8 of 21 CHLOREP® Sectors➤986 Students in 11 Cities
OUR SUCCESSES52,474
trained in 2015
Hundreds of 1,000s
trained since 1986
100s of training events
offered yearly
Developed & offering training on anhydrous ammonia & chlorine
1,000s trained on anhydrous and chlorineSponsored by 7 national organizationsCollaborate with DOT/DOE/EPA/DHS
Since December 2010, RFA has held:Since January 2015:➤ 165 Ethanol Safety Seminars ➤ Spanning 29 states ➤ 4,800 emergency responders trained
➤ 3 Ethanol Emergency Response Train the Trainer webinars/seminars ➤ Trained 610 qualified attendees to teach operator level ethanol emergency response.
➤ TRANSCAER® approved API/AAR Crude by Rail Safety Course➤ TRANSCAER® API/AAR Crude by Rail Safety Course presented during more than 20 national/state/local hazmat & emergency response conferences across the U.S.
➤ More than 500 have been instructed at state & regional conferences➤ Program is being rolled out nationwide via TRANSCAER® Team Members/Class I Railroads. ➤ Program will be distributed via TRANSCAER® outreach.
165Ethanol Safety
Seminarssince December 2010
986Students Trained in
11 Cities
OUR SUCCESSES52,474
trained in 2015
Hundreds of 1,000s
trained since 1986
100sof training events
offered yearly
Developed & offering training on anhydrous ammonia & chlorine
1,000s trained on anhydrous and chlorineSponsored by 7national organizationsCollaborate with DOT/DOE/EPA/DHS
RESPONDERS TRAINEDDURING 2015 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Members of the United States Senate unanimously recognized the Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER®) program on its 30th anniversary with a Congressional Resolution (Senate Resolution 454) on April 28, 2016.
2015 TRANSCAER® NORTH AMERICAN TRAINING TOTALS
TRANSCAER® Team Members Total Number Trained
BNSF Railway 10,209 Canadian National CN DG Team/Canadian National Railway 6,090
Canadian Pacific 7,500 Central California TractionCompany/Dave Buccolo 1,017
CSX Transportation 6,086 DANA Transport Inc. 888 Norfolk Southern Corporation 4,792 Renewable Fuels Association 793 Tanner Industries, Inc. 305 The Chlorine Institute 986 The Dow Chemical Company 1,223 Union Pacific Railroad 8,181 Wheeling & Lake Erie 197 Canadian Regional Committees 4207
52,474
Learn more atwww.askrail.us
LEARN MORE AT
www.chemtrec.comFor Chemical Emergency Spill, Leak, Fire, Exposure or Accident
Call CHEMTREC® - Day or Night 800-424-9300
Outside of the United States call 703-527-3887
Transportation Rail Incident Preparedness & Response (TRIPR) Training Resource TRANSCAER® along with a host of other National TRANSCAER® Sponsors (Association of American Railroads, American Petroleum Institute (API), and the Renewable Fuels Association) and other organizations such as American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, FEMA, EPA, Coast Guard, etc., have joined with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Team to create a NEW training resource called Transportation Rail Incident Preparedness & Response (TRIPR) specific to Flammable Liquid Unit Trains. This new resource is dedicated to Hazard Class 3 - flammable liquids (specifically crude oil and ethanol). http://dothazmat.vividlms.com/tools.asp
➤ PLANNING ASSISTANCE Local community assistance to better understand and plan for hazmat transportation emergencies
➤ TRAINING Both classroom and hands-on training
➤ DRILLS AND EXERCISES Drills to improve the response andchandling of actual hazmat emergencies
➤ WHISTLE STOP TOURS Hazmat safety training to communities in states along rail corridors
➤ REFERENCE AND TRAINING MATERIALS Technical information about chemicals and transportation equipment for both training and actual emergency response
➤ NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS Best practices, new programs and resources, and networking with each other
➤ STATE COORDINATORS States have a team or coordinator to help local responders connect with chemical and hazardous materials carriers and shippers conferences
GET INVOLVED
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Donna L. Lepik, Staff Executive,
National TRANSCAER® Task Group, American Chemistry Council (202) 249-6723 · [email protected]
PARTNERS
WE OFFER...EFFECTIVENESS➤ TRANSCAER® equals TRUST with emergency response community➤ Recognized multi-industry, long-standing & successful emergency preparedness program ➤ Collaboration between stakeholders (industry/carriers/government/responders)
➤ Relationships with federal agencies➤ Increased federal grant funding➤ Increase in training programs offered
NATIONAL TRANSCAER®
TASK GROUP PROVIDES:➤ Strategic Leadership resources and assistance to Regional Coordinators & State Teams
REGIONAL & STATE COORDINATORS:➤ At the regional and state level, TRANSCAER® representatives work to implement the TRANSCAER® process
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