Canadian Transport Emergency Centre 2
Canadian Transport Emergency Centre 2 : Operated by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Directorate of Transport Canada. The Directorate's overall mandate is to promote public safety in the transportation of dangerous goods by all modes. CANUTEC was established in 1979 and is one of the major safety programs Transport Canada delivers to promote the safe movement of people and goods throughout Canada. CANUTEC is a national advisory service that assists emergency response personnel in handling dangerous goods emergencies on a 24/7 basis. The emergency centre is staffed by bilingual scientists specializing in chemistry or a related field and trained in emergency response. The emergency response advisors are experienced in interpreting technical information from various scientific sources including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in order to provide pertinent and timely advice. The centre also offers a free 24-hour emergency telephone service for Canadian consignors who wish to use CANUTEC's 24-hour number (1-888-CAN-UTEC (226-8832) or 613-996-6666) on their dangerous goods shipping documents. A consignor must first register with CANUTEC and submit pertinent contacts and Material Safety Data Sheets before receiving authorization to use CANUTEC's number. A registration package is available on CANUTEC's website. CANUTEC deals with approximately 1 000 emergency situations yearly and handles over 25 000 telephone calls per year
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