ERAC can develop rail security plans and associated training for Plan Participant members.

A railway loader must implement a security plan under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Rail Security Regulations SOR/2019-113. More information is available on Transport Canada's Enhancing the security of the transportation of dangerous goods by rail site.

A railway loader is defined as

• any person that operates a handling site, or
• any manufacturer or producer of dangerous goods that has possession of dangerous goods at a handling site for the purposes of loading them prior to, or unloading them after, transportation by rail.

The content of a written plan includes items such as

• identifying responsible persons,
• organizational structure,
• security risk assessment and 
• prevention.

There is also a security awareness training component to these plans.

For more information, please contact Patrick Knight, Safety & Emergency Management Director, at 403-543-6501, or fill out the form below.