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Response to dangerous goods rails accidents

Learn about emergency plans and key agencies involved in responding to hazardous materials incidents on railways in Western Australia.

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Response to dangerous goods rails accidents

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  1. Response to dangerous goodsrails accidents Jeff Davis Principal Scientific Officer DFES

  2. Emergency plans Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  3. Emergency plans Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  4. Emergency plans Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  5. Emergency plans • 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) Westplan HAZMAT Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  6. 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 Health • Department of Water & Environmental Regulation – Pollution Response Unit (PRU) • Chemistry Centre of WA • Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety – Dangerous Goods • Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety – Worksafe • Water Corporation • Department of Transport – Marine Safety • Industry specialists / technical staff (anyone we need) • Pathwest (Parallel technical advisory group for CBR incidents is CBRTG) CORE MEMBERS NON-CORE MEMBERS Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  7. What is a Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Incident? 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. Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  8. Legislation Fire Brigades Act 1942 Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  9. Legislation Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail Transport of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007 • Requirement for approved emergency responders Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  10. Approved Emergency Responders • 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). Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  11. 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) Entrapment Product 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 Services

  12. Response information • Manifest / Transport document • Accurate (contact details, quantities, container sizes etc) • Right materials (proper shipping name / UN number) • Container sizes and numbers • Intermodal considerations • Placarding • Correct / legible / intact • Readily visible • Consistent • Emergency contact/s Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  13. Dangerous Goods placarding… Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  14. What is moved in WA? (Tankers/Bulk) • UN 1017 CHLORINE • UN 1005 ANHYDROUS AMMONIA • UN 3414 SODIUM CYANIDE, SOLUTION • UN 1689 SODIUM CYANIDE, SOLID • UN 3375 AMMONIUM NITRATE EMULSION • UN 1942 AMMONIUM NITRATE with <0.2 % carbon • UN 1824 SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION • UN 1075 LP GAS • UN 1830 SULPHURIC ACID • UN 1203 PETROL • DIESEL (Strictly not a DG for transport, but still a potential problem for firefighters/responders) Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  15. What is moved in WA? Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  16. What is moved in WA? (Packages/IBCs) • UN 2199 PHOSPHINE • UN 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 GASES • UN 1942 AMMONIUM NITRATE • UN 1075 LP GAS • UN 1830 SULPHURIC ACID • UN 1203 PETROL • DIESEL (Strictly not a DG for transport, but still a potential problem for firefighters/responders) Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  17. Incidents - WA • 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 Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  18. Incidents - WA • 03 March 2013 Hines Hill – Product leak • UN1719 CAUSTIC ALKALI LIQUID, NOS • UN3265 CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, ORGANIC, NOS • UN2585 ALKYLSULPHONIC ACIDS, SOLID or ARYLSULPHONIC ACIDS, SOLID • UN1993 FLAMMABLE LIQUID, NOS • UN1950 AEROSOLS • UN1824 SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION • UN1805 PHOSPHORIC ACID, SOLUTION • UN1170 ETHANOL OR ETHANOL SOLUTION • UN1789 HYDROCHLORIC ACID • UN1268 PETROLEUM DISTILLATES NOS or PETROLEUM PRODUCTS NOS • UN3295 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 Services

  19. Incidents - WA 14 January 1996 – Hines Hill train collision. Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  20. Incidents - WA Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

  21. Contact Jeff Davis jeff.davis@dfes.wa.gov.au 9395 9311 Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

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