Hazardous Substances: How to Comply with TDGA Emergency Response Plan Requirements

So-called ‘dangerous goods’ pose the greatest risk to health, safety and the environment when they’re transported by truck, rail, ship or air. Each Canadian jurisdiction has laws that set requirements for transporting dangerous goods to minimize the risk of an accidental release. But despite your best efforts, dangerous goods may still be released into the environment if, say, a train derails or a trucks gets into a collision.