Emergency Response Task Force

MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, November 19, 2015
From 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Crowne Plaza Gatineau
2 Montcalm Street, Gatineau (Hull), QC
Salon des Nations

TIME	ITEM	DESCRIPTION	SPONSOR
9:30	1	Attendance / Opening Remarks	Chris Powers Chair, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
9:33	2	Approval of the Agenda	Chris Powers Chair, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
9:35	3	Approval of the June 11, 2015 Meeting Decision Record	Mylaine DesRosiers Executive Director, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
9:40	4	Implementing Recommendations from Second Quarterly Report: TC-TDG Presentation: Feedback and Status Update on Implementing Recommendations from the 2nd Quarterly Report	Nicole Girard Director General TDG, Transport Canada
10:00	5	3rd Quarterly Report: Update	Mylaine DesRosiers Executive Director, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
10:15	6	Proposal to the TDG General Policy Advisory Council: Sub-Committee on Emergency Response	Nicole Girard Director General TDG, Transport Canada
10:30	7	Brief Update on activities since June 2015: Fire Survey: results and next steps Risk Assessment on Flammable Liquids Submission to the NFPA Interim Guidelines Online presentation for first responders (ENFORM) Submission for funding to DRDC-CSS	Mylaine DesRosiers Executive Director, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
10:45	8	Extension of ERTF Mandate: Terms of Reference: Addenda for approval Proposed meeting calendar for 2015-2016 Leadership: Call for Vice-Chair	Chris Powers Chair, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
11:00		Coffee Break
11:15	9	Nomination of Vice-Chair	All members
11:30	10	Discussion on way forward: for Approval Confirm priorities – Work plan Establish deliverables for November 2015 to May 1, 2016	Chris Powers Chair, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
11:45	11	Fire Service Capacity Survey Presenting Preliminary Results Next Steps	Nathalie Belliveau Director, Safety Analytics TDG, Transport Canada
11:55	12	Risk Assessment on Flammable Liquids Transported by Rail for Potential Inclusion in ERAP Presenting findings Next Steps	Louis Marcotte/Clive Law Chief, Response Operations TDG, Transport Canada
12:15		Lunch Break
13:15	13	Presentation: Public Safety in Québec	Louis Bétournay Advisor, Civil Security Ministère de la sécurité publique du Québec
14:00	14	Analysis and Categorization of Flammable Liquids: Presenting Research Team Findings on Classes 3(6.1), 6.1(3), 3(8), 8(3), 3(6.1)(8) and 6.1(3)(8) Next Steps	Michel Cloutier Ernie Wong Subject Matter Experts
14:15	15	First Responder Training on Flammable Liquids: Online Training Presentation - Update provided by ENFORM	Finbarr Wilson ENFORM
14:30		Coffee Break
14:45	16	First Responder Training on Flammable Liquids: Update following the October Interim Guidelines Workshop Next Steps	Chris Powers Chair, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
15:00	17	ERAP Program: items completed, items for discussion	Chris Powers Chair, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
15:20	18	Priorities – Next Steps, Dates for Future Meetings	Chris Powers Chair, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
15:30	19	Roundtable - Comments, Questions and Answers	All
15:50	20	Closing Remarks	Chris Powers Chair, ERTF TDG, Transport Canada
16:00		Meeting Adjourned

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MEETING AGENDA