Environmental Accident Reporting Regulation

Environmental Accident Reporting Regulation, M.R. 439/87 The Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act , C.C.S.M. c. D12 Regulation 439/87 Registered December 8, 1987 bilingual version (HTML) Definitions 1 In this regulation, "PCB mixture" means a mixture containing PCB in a concentration that is greater than 50 parts per million by weight; (« mélange de BPC ») "petroleum product" means a refined petroleum derivative which is in a liquid state at ambient temperature and pressure, and is used or intended to be used primarily as a fuel or lubricant. (« produit pétrolier ») Application 2(1) This regulation applies only to environmental accidents involving contaminants which (a) are listed in Column II of the Schedule; (b) have a primary or subsidiary classification set out in Column I as that classification is or can be determined under the Classification Criteria for Products, Substances and Organisms Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 282/87; and (c) are in a quantity or at a level set out in Column III of the Schedule. 2(2) This regulation does not apply to (a) an environmental accident involving oil and salt water resulting from a break or leak in a wellhead, flow line, pipe line, tank, separator, treater, process vessel or other installation regulated by Manitoba Regulation 147/84 Governing Oil and Natural Gas Drilling and Production Operations under The Mines Act ; (b) domestic quantities of contaminants; (c) the application of manure onto agricultural land. Reporting of environmental accidents 3(1) A person who is responsible for or who has custody and control of a contaminant involved in an environmental accident shall immediately after the occurrence of the environmental accident report the accident by calling (a) the Manitoba Department of Environment and Workplace Safety and Health in Winnipeg at (204) 944-4888; or (b) the local police or fire department, as appropriate. 3(2) The report referred to in subsection (1) shall include the following information where it is either known or is readily available: (a) the location and time of the accident; (b) the name and telephone number of the person reporting the accident; (c) a brief description of the circumstances of the accident and its status at the time of the report; (d) the identity and quantity of the contaminant; (e) the name of the owner of the contaminant; (f) the action that the person making the report has taken or intends to take with respect to the accident; (g) other relevant information required by the person to whom the report is made. 3(3) Where requested to do so by an environment officer, a person referred to in subsection (1) shall file a written report with the department setting out such information as is requested by the environment officer. SCHEDULE REPORTABLE QUANTITIES Column 1 CLASSIFICATION Column 2 HAZARD Column 3 REPORTABLE QUANTITY OR LEVEL 1 Explosives All 2.1 Compressed Gas (Flammable) 100 L* 2.2 Compressed Gas 100 L* 2.3 Compressed Gas (Corrosive) All 2.4 Compressed Gas (Toxic) All 3 Flammable Liquids 100 L 4 Flammable Solids 1 Kg 5.1 Packing Groups I and II Oxidizer 1 Kg or 1L 5.1 Packing Group III Oxidizer 50 Kg or 50 L 5.2 Organic Peroxide 1 Kg or 1L 6.1 Packing Group I Acute Toxic 1 Kg or 1L 6.1 Packing Groups II and III Acute Toxic 5 Kg or 5L 6.2 Infectious All 7 Radioactive Any discharge or radiation level exceeding 10 m Sv/h at the package surface and 200 uSv/h at 1 m from the package surface 8 Corrosive 5 Kg or 5 L 9.1 Miscellaneous (except PCB mixtures) 50 Kg 9.1 PCB Mixtures 500 grams 9.2 Aquatic Toxic 1 Kg or 1 L 9.3 Wastes (Chronic Toxic) 5 kg or 5 L