TDG: Emergency response assistance plans (ERAP)

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1. What must an ERAP describe?

   1. How the consignor will price and invoice each shipment to customers
   2. How to respond to a release that could endanger public safety
   3. Which roads the carrier prefers for fuel economy and speed
   4. How drivers are hired, trained and scheduled for each month of the year

2. Which rail shipment needs an approved ERAP under the special flammable liquids rule?

   1. Gasoline in a tank car holding more than 10 000 L
   2. Diesel in 20 L jerrycans on a delivery van
   3. Gasoline in a pickup truck's own fuel tank
   4. Ethanol with 10% alcohol in small retail bottles

3. What does a plan holder do when implementing an ERAP at tier 1?

   1. Send a full response team and its equipment straight to the scene
   2. Wait for the 30-day report before taking any action
   3. Close the highway and direct traffic around the site
   4. Give technical advice quickly and monitor the response remotely

4. What does tier 2 implementation of an ERAP add to tier 1?

   1. Removing the placards from the vehicle
   2. Filing a written report to the insurer
   3. Calling the consignee to cancel the order
   4. Sending ERAP response resources to the scene

5. Who approves an emergency response assistance plan?

   1. The Minister of Transport
   2. The provincial fire marshal
   3. CANUTEC's duty adviser
   4. The consignor's insurer

6. When must an approved ERAP be in place?

   1. Within 30 days after the first shipment leaves the site
   2. Only after a release has been reported in writing to CANUTEC
   3. Before the goods are offered, handled or transported
   4. Only once a Transport Canada inspector asks for it

7. What does ERAP stand for in the TDG rules?

   1. Emergency response assistance plan
   2. Emergency route and parking plan
   3. Environmental release approval permit
   4. Exempt road and air packaging

8. Someone tries to stop an ERAP holder's team from taking emergency measures at a spill. What do the Regulations say?

   1. No one may prevent an ERAP holder from taking emergency measures
   2. The consignee must approve every measure in writing
   3. The carrier decides whether the ERAP team can work
   4. The local fire chief may order the ERAP team off the site at any time

9. Which goods are ERAPs designed for?

   1. All goods carried on a highway
   2. Only goods sold to the public
   3. Certain higher-risk dangerous goods
   4. Only goods shipped by air

10. A single tank holds goods of one UN number in a quantity above the Schedule 1 column 7 figure. What applies?

    1. A DANGER placard may be used
    2. An approved ERAP is required
    3. The 500 kg exemption applies
    4. No placard is needed

11. A trailer carries goods that require an ERAP. What must be displayed with the placards?

    1. The ERAP plan holder's logo
    2. The UN number of the goods
    3. The ERAP approval date
    4. The driver's licence number

12. Which ERAP details go on the shipping document?

    1. The ERAP reference number and telephone number
    2. The names of every emergency responder on the team
    3. The date the plan was last tested in a drill
    4. The full text of the plan and its approval letter

13. What quantity of a Risk Group 4 human pathogen requires an approved ERAP?

    1. Any quantity
    2. More than 450 L
    3. More than 1 kg
    4. More than 10 000 L