Emergency Response Task Force

MEETING AGENDA

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

Transport Canada – 330 Sparks Street, Place de Ville, Tower C, Ottawa, Ontario
FC 27-28-29-30 (food court area – basement level)

TIME ITEM DESCRIPTION SPONSOR
9:30 1 Opening Remarks by Chair Chris Powers
Chair, ERTF
Transport Canada
9:35 2 Approval of the Agenda Louis Laferrière
Vice-chair, ERTF
Transport Canada
9:40 3 Approval of the January 15, 2015 Meeting Decision Record Mylaine DesRosiers
Executive Director, ERTF
Transport Canada
9:50 4
  • Update from TC-TDG regarding Action Plan to implement First Quarter Report
Nicole Girard
Director General, TDG
Transport Canada
10:35 5 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
  • Status Update on Amendment Submission (Project Initiating Form) to the NFPA Committee
  • Status Update on the NFPA Summit/Forum
Chris Powers
Chair, ERTF
Transport Canada
10:45   Coffee Break  
11:00 6 ER Task Force Subgroup 1 – PD 33
  • Final Report for Discussion
  • For discussion and decision: Subgroup 1 findings and proposed recommendations
Louis Laferrière
Vice-chair, ERTF
Transport Canada
11:45   Lunch Break  
12:45 7 Presentation: Experience in Emergency Procedures Involving Flammable Liquids Ernie Wong
SME
1:30 8 Presentation: Flammable Liquids Field Response Experience Jean Claude Morin or Bob Goodfellow
Emergency Response Contractors
2:15   Coffee Break  
2:30 9 Incident Management
Presentation: RMS Roles and Responsibilities
Ève Poirier
RMS
Transport Canada
3:15 10 Next Steps:
  • Send invitations for Subgroup 4 (activation) membership
  • Progress report on SME team’s work on flammable liquids
Louis Laferrière
Vice-chair, ERTF
Transport Canada
3:30 11 Roundtable – Comments, Questions and Answers All
  12 Closing Remarks Chris Powers
Chair, ERTF
Transport Canada
4:00   Meeting Adjourned