National plan that responds to road, rail and stationary tank incidents anywhere in Canada (including offshore in Canadian territorial waters)
ERAC invests in the retention, training and maintenance costs of our committed, nationwide response network of experts, made up of technical advisors, remedial measures advisors and response teams
Equipment caches situated throughout the country for surge capacity due to changing demands or incident volume
Firefighting equipment and manpower located strategically across the country
24-hour ERAP phone number staffed 24/7/365
On-call home base coordinators provide technical advice to meet regulatory compliance
Technical advisors to manage incidents in a safe and cost-effective manner on behalf of Plan Participants
Emergency logistics support, including trained, assessed and approved response teams, for incidents
Access to ERAC's ArcGIS Resource Locator and Incident Dashboard located in the ERAC Plan Participant Portal
Full Plan Participant debriefing and reporting on every Tier 2 implementation incident
Monthly emergency call centre drills
Growth of specialized emergency services (hot tap, vent and burn, ISC defeat, etc.)
Continuous network monitoring and risk and gap analysis
Fixed costs limited to annual standby charge
Opportunity to offset standby charges by supplying fully trained personnel and/or equipment
No upcharges on emergency response fees
As a not-for-profit corporation, ERAC invests all revenue over expenses into improving its emergency response capabilities for its Plan Participants
ERAC maintains $10,000,000 in comprehensive general liability insurance
Participation includes Transport Canada-approved ERAP reference number, where applicable
Support for Transport Canada's ERAP Online Services (EOS) system
ERAP program administration, including managing response capabilities and contracts in EOS
ERAC develops environmental emergency (E2) plans compliant with Environment and Climate Change Canada regulations
ERAC develops spill contingency plans that meet the requirements of the B.C. Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy
ERAC develops rail security plans compliant with Transport Canada regulations
Compliance assurance and readiness reviews for Plan Participants
ERAC meets regularly and maintains relationships with government organizations, such as Transport Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the B.C. Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy
Continuous improvement of training modules created by ERAC for industry
Contracted responders fully trained in H2S, fire awareness, Incident Command System, product transfer, critical stress management, static electricity control, first aid and CPR, public safety, flaring and purging, gas detection, containers, SCBA/PPE, media relations, TDG and WHMIS
Technical advisors receive additional NFPA-based training, including but not limited to: Tank Car Specialist, Hazardous Materials Technician, Crude by Rail Firefighting, Highway Emergency Response, hot tapping, and vent and burn
ERAC trains, assesses and approves all responders and response teams annually to ensure they are competent to respond to incidents on behalf of Plan Participants
ERAC ensures responder network meets Transport Canada training requirements as per Emergency Response Task Force recommendation
ERAC responder competence and compliance are tracked through ERAC’s Learning Management System, Workhub
Development of formal hazard assessments, policies, procedures and codes of practice, that are made available to ERAC’s responder network
Network monitoring for safety-related incidents or near misses, that are communicated to ERAC’s responders through bulletins
Free online training and on-site mobile liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) firefighting training for fire departments