Response to dangerous goods rails accidents Jeff Davis

Response to dangerous goods rails accidents Jeff Davis Principal Scientific Officer DFES

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

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

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

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

HAZMAT Emergency Advisory Team (HEAT) Technical advisory team constituted under state emergency plan WESTPLAN HAZMAT CORE MEMBERS NON-CORE MEMBERS 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) Government of Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is moved in WA? (Packages/IBCs) • UN 2199 PHOSPHINE • UN 3162 LIQUEFIED GAS, TOXIC NOS (98% CO 2 / 2 % PH 3) • 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

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

Incidents - WA • 03 March 2013 Hines Hill – Product leak – – – UN 1719 UN 3265 UN 2585 UN 1993 UN 1950 UN 1824 UN 1805 UN 1170 UN 1789 UN 1268 UN 3295 UN 1790 CAUSTIC ALKALI LIQUID, NOS CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, ORGANIC, NOS ALKYLSULPHONIC ACIDS, SOLID or ARYLSULPHONIC ACIDS, SOLID FLAMMABLE LIQUID, NOS AEROSOLS SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION PHOSPHORIC ACID, SOLUTION ETHANOL OR ETHANOL SOLUTION HYDROCHLORIC ACID PETROLEUM DISTILLATES NOS or PETROLEUM PRODUCTS NOS HYDROCARBONS, LIQUID, NOS 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

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

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

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