ERAC looks forward to a busy 2022! / L’AIUC a hâte d’affronter une autre année 2022 chargée!

Q1 | March 2022

ERAC Q1 2022 Newsletter

President's Message

2022 is already shaping up to be a busy year for us, as we continue our work to ensure our Plan Participant members receive the best emergency planning and response services in Canada. Of course, we can only accomplish this with a cross-country network of qualified and dedicated emergency response teams, who are trained, ready and available to act at any time.

Announcements

New ERAC Team Member

This January, ERAC welcomed Scott Christon as the new technical advisor on ERAC's operations team. Scott will be responsible for coordinating regional training and assessments in Ontario, assisting with other ERAC training events, and providing advice and technical support at incidents.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Drain-All Ltd., Keyera, Nucor Environmental - Edmonton and GFL Environmental Inc. - Edmonton for successfully passing their recent regionals.

Dangerous Goods Emergency Management Conference

ERAC is excited that Rick Hansen, best known as the “Man In Motion” for his epic 40,000 km wheelchair trip around the world, will be the keynote speaker for our 2022 Dangerous Goods Emergency Management Conference.

This year’s conference will be held May 10-12 at Hotel Arts in Calgary, and for the first time, will include both Plan Participant members and members of our responder community.

Don’t miss your chance to learn from and network with some of North America’s leading emergency management and dangerous goods emergency professionals!

Conference agenda: https://bit.ly/31zgj0I

New LPG ERAP Revision

ERAC recently updated the LPG ERAP. This update was completed to mirror the changes previously made to the flammable liquids ERAP.

Plan Participant Update Coming Soon

Maintaining your company’s ERAP contacts and emergency contacts is of great importance to ensure your company can be reached when it matters most.

Training & Events

ERAC has now scheduled the majority of our 2022 regional training and assessments for the year.

In the Spotlight: Accuworx (GFL)

Accuworx, a division of GFL Environmental Inc., is based out of Mississauga, Ontario and has an emergency response (ER) team that consists of over 25 full-time emergency response personnel and support staff.

Environment and Climate Change Canada To Host E2 Webinar Series

Earlier this year, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) notified key stakeholders of a planned five-part webinar series intended to provide a better understanding of the requirements under the Environmental Emergency Regulations, 2019 (E2 Regulations, 2019).

While webinar topics, dates and times are to be confirmed, we wanted to share this information with Plan Participants to ensure that interested members could register for ECCC’s planned learning sessions.

Don’t Forget – Deadline for the Leo Sichewski Memorial Bursary is March 31

The Leo Sichewski Memorial Bursary allows

ERAC responders,
Plan Participant members,
ERAC employees, and
family members of the above

to access up to $2,000 for enrollment in a certificate, diploma or degree program in safety, emergency management or first responder training.

ERAC Key Performance Indicators

Arrival Time by Responder Type

Tier 1 Implementations By Type

Tier 2 Implementations by Type

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