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Response to dangerous goods
rails accidents
Jeff Davis
Principal
Scientific Officer DFESSlide3
Emergency plans
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide4
Emergency plans
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide5
Emergency plans
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide6
Emergency plans
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Westplan
HAZMAT
DFES Commissioner is Hazard Management Agency (HMA)
DFES Special Operations Advisor may convene multi agency advisory team (HEAT) as required
DFES Field Liaison Officer (FLO) provides on scene liaison between agencies and DFES
HEAT = HAZMAT Emergency Advisory Team (HEAT)Slide7
HAZMAT Emergency Advisory Team (HEAT)
Technical advisory team constituted under state emergency plan WESTPLAN HAZMAT
HEAT Members:DFES Special Operations Advisor (SOA) – Chair/Convenor
DFES Principal Scientific Officer (PSO)WAPOL Emergency Operations Unit (EOU)Department of HealthDepartment of Water & Environmental Regulation – Pollution Response Unit (PRU)
Chemistry Centre of WADepartment of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety – Dangerous GoodsDepartment of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety –
WorksafeWater CorporationDepartment of Transport – Marine Safety
Industry specialists / technical staff (anyone we need)
Pathwest
(
Parallel technical advisory group for CBR incidents is CBRTG)
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency Services
CORE MEMBERS
NON-CORE MEMBERSSlide8
What is a Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Incident?
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency Services
HAZMAT incidents are not limited to dangerous goods, but include any actual or impending spill/fire/explosion
etc
involving hazardous materials which has potential to cause injury or damage to people, property or the environment.Slide9
Legislation
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Fire Brigades Act 1942Slide10
Legislation
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004
Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail Transport
of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007
Requirement for approved emergency respondersSlide11
Approved Emergency Responders
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Capability and scope of responder approval needs to match materials to be transported and locations involved
Specialist requirements need to be identified and addressed (skills / equipment / other materials - e.g. neutralising agents). This may involve liaison with customer.
Ongoing liaison required with changing business operations (type and quantity of materials carried and routes used) to ensure ongoing response capability and suitability.
Consider capability testing (exercises, ongoing discussions).Slide12
Response information
DFES are
(usually) only called when things go wrong!To do our job safely, efficiently and effectively we need to know what has happened / is happening and what is involved
.Who?Site contact name and means of communication – e.g. mobile / sat phone number,
Casualties / injured (Numbers / injuries)EntrapmentProduct owner / emergency responder / transporter / consignor / consignee
What?
(Derailment / collision / fire / explosion / leak)
(Tank car / gas cylinders / freight car / drums / IBCs)
(Product/s – UN number / Proper shipping name / Trade name / quantity involved / quantity leaked or spilled / size of container/s involved)
Form of product (gas / liquid / solid)
(Other issues – e.g. livestock involved, leak into river)Where?(GPS coordinates / crossing reference / street and rail crossing / river crossing)
When?
(A distinct time/date – not “20 minutes ago” – 20 minutes from when?)
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide13
Response information
Manifest / Transport document
Accurate (contact details, quantities, container sizes etc)Right materials (proper shipping name / UN number)Container sizes and numbers
Intermodal considerationsPlacardingCorrect / legible / intactReadily visible
Consistent Emergency contact/s
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide14
Dangerous Goods placarding…
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Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide15
What is moved in WA? (Tankers/Bulk)
UN 1017 CHLORINEUN 1005 ANHYDROUS AMMONIA
UN 3414 SODIUM CYANIDE, SOLUTION UN 1689 SODIUM CYANIDE, SOLIDUN 3375 AMMONIUM NITRATE EMULSIONUN 1942 AMMONIUM NITRATE with <0.2 % carbon
UN 1824 SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTIONUN 1075 LP GASUN 1830 SULPHURIC ACIDUN 1203 PETROLDIESEL (Strictly not a DG for transport, but still a potential problem for firefighters/responders)
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide16Slide17Slide18
What is moved in WA?
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Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide19
What is moved in WA? (Packages/IBCs)
UN 2199 PHOSPHINEUN 3162 LIQUEFIED GAS, TOXIC NOS (98% CO2 / 2 % PH3)
UN 3016 BYPYRIDILIUM PESTICIDE, LIQUID, TOXIC (Paraquat dichloride or dibromide)UN 1062 METHYL BROMIDE (98 % or 100 %?)
MIXED CYLINDER GASESUN 1942 AMMONIUM NITRATEUN 1075 LP GASUN 1830 SULPHURIC ACID
UN 1203 PETROLDIESEL (Strictly not a DG for transport, but still a potential problem for firefighters/responders)
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide20
Incidents - WA
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency Services
14 Jan 1996 Hines Hill – Train v Train collision and diesel tank car /HAZMAT fire - double fatality
Diesel / other mixed dangerous goods on freight train
30 Jan 2009
Bulong
/Golden Ridge – Derailment / spill
ammonium nitrate
/
diesel
/
lead
concentrate /
aluminium
powder / lead nitrate
5 December 2010 Merredin – Product
Leak
IBC of leaking flammable
liquid
28 December 2010 – Zanthus –
Derailment
Petrol Slide21
Incidents - WA
03 March 2013 Hines Hill – Product leak
UN1719 CAUSTIC ALKALI LIQUID, NOSUN3265 CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, ORGANIC, NOSUN2585 ALKYLSULPHONIC ACIDS, SOLID or ARYLSULPHONIC ACIDS, SOLID
UN1993 FLAMMABLE LIQUID, NOSUN1950 AEROSOLSUN1824 SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION
UN1805 PHOSPHORIC ACID, SOLUTIONUN1170 ETHANOL OR ETHANOL SOLUTIONUN1789 HYDROCHLORIC ACIDUN1268 PETROLEUM DISTILLATES NOS or PETROLEUM PRODUCTS NOSUN3295 HYDROCARBONS, LIQUID, NOS
UN1790 HYDROFLUORIC ACID
25 March 2015 – Merredin – Derailment
Petrol /Diesel tank cars derailed but no leak
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide22
Incidents - WA
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency Services
14 January 1996 – Hines Hill train collision. Slide23
Incidents - WA
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Department of Fire and Emergency ServicesSlide24
Contact
Jeff Davisj
eff.davis@dfes.wa.gov.au9395 9311
Government of Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency Services