Some questions for you to ponder regarding ERAPs:

• does your company have an emergency response assistance plan (ERAP)?
• has it been reviewed by Transport Canada?
• do you use a third party provider to provide the technical information?
• do you use a third party provider to respond to the incident site for remediation?

If you are using a third party for incident response, have you:

• recently audited the provider?
• ensured that they have the proper tools to handle your products?
• provided training on your products?
• ensured that they have the proper equipment, i.e. UN specification packaging, correct specification tankage, hoses, couplings, etc.?
• checked that they are following the closure instructions for the UN specification packaging?
• checked to make sure that they are providing the right technical information?
• checked to make sure that they can respond to wherever the incident is?

Keep in mind that when there is a dangerous goods incident involving an ERAP, it is the ERAP holder who is held responsible for the emergency response.

Are YOU prepared for any emergency?