august 21-23, 2013 louisville, ky diego n. gotelli director dgotelli@ciquime.org.ar

LATIN AMERICANDANGEROUS GOODS

REGULATIONSAugust 21-23, 2013

Louisville, KYDiego N. GotelliDirectordgotelli@ciquime.org.ar

OBJECTIVES

• About CIQUIME• International Activities• Latin American Dangerous Goods

Regulations• Examples of shipments• Recommendations

ABOUT US

CIQUIME is a non-profit organization, which main function is to assist emergency responder with technical information on hazardous materials during an emergency.

In service since: March 1st , 1991

ABOUT US

• 24 hs Emergency Response Communication Center

• Staffed by chemists with skills in emergency response communications and HazMat response

• About 1,000,000 MSDS database• Responded to over 16,000 HazMat Emergencies • Memorandum of Cooperative Understandings

between Emergency Centers

ABOUT USMemorandum Of Cooperative Understandings Between Emergency Centers

• CHEMTREC (USA)• CISPROQUIM (Colombia)• CITUC (Chile)• CIQUIME (Argentina)• PRO-QUIMICA (Brazil)• SETIQ (Mexico)

Signed: June 23rd , 2009

ABOUT USDate: 07/31/2009 04:12 pm Volunteer Firefighters from Villa La Angostura

Route # 231, Km 68,800

ABOUT USProducts involved:

HOSTAPAL L-100 DIANIX ROJO DRIMAREN AZUL MARINO DRIMAREN ROJO INTENSO ANTIMUSSOL JET PROCION AZUL

CIQUIME CITUC

International Activities

• Active participation in UN meetings (IPCS/UNITAR/WHO)

• Programe Advisory Group for GHS/UNITAR.

• Partnership with U.S. Office for Foreing Disaster Assistance (OFDA) since 1995.

• Technical Assistance to Latin American Countries

• HazMat Training in 10 cities in Central Mexico. Contract with NORTHCOM/HHS.

South American Region

• Almost 90% of emergency responders are volunteers.

• Most responders have not received a formal training on hazardous materials

• Limited availability of hazardous materials safety information in Spanish

• Limited knowledge about chemical risk.• Weakness in local emergency planning for

hazardous materials.

South American Region

USAID/OFDA – CIQUIME

The Latin America and Caribbean regional office of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) is located in San Jose, Costa Rica. As part of USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA).

South American Region

PRIMAP (First Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents)

developed in 1995 by a number of regional specialists and sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development / Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (U.S. AID/OFDA) is the first one to comply with all recommendations for the “First Responders Awareness Level” (NFPA 472).

Emergency Response GuidebookInternational Activities

• 150,000 copies

• Regional Distribution

• Distribution after training

• FREE for emergency responders

International Activities

US-MEXICO BORDER PROGRAM (2011)

This is a partnership between the following agencies:

U.S. Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (U.S. OFDA)

Public Health Services – Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Northern Command

Chemistry Information Center for Emergencies (CIQUIME) – Argentina

International Activities

In 2008, the United States and Mexico signed a treaty to conduct joint emergency response operations along the U.S.-Mexican border, and to train joint U.S.-Mexican teams to respond to emergencies in other countries. As part of this treaty, government agencies from the U.S. and Mexico conducted 10 hazardous materials training classes in border cities in 2009 and 2010.

The United States and Mexico have agreed to conduct 10 additional classes on hazardous materials in “inland cities” in central Mexico in 2011.

TRANSPORT REGULATIONS

Almost all countries in the region, uses the current ICAO Technical Instructions

TRANSPORT REGULATIONS

Almost all countries in the region, uses the current edition of ICAO Technical Instructions

Most of the maritimes authorities from Latin American countries uses the IMDG Code, 2012 Edition (inc Amdt 36-12)

Countries have different UN Model Revision, and some uses the ADR Panel.

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSFree Trade Agreements

MERCOSUR

ANDEANCOMMUNITY

CENTRAL AMERICANCOMMON MARKET (CACM)

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSPLACARDING (UN Model Regulation / ADR)

ADR PLACARD

33 1203

UN Model PLACARD

1203

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSPLACARDING (UN Model Regulation / ADR)

ADR PLACARD

33 1203Costa Rica

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSUN Model Regulations (Revision Number)

7th

11th

12th

13th

15th

16th

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSExamples:

You are the Logistics Coordinator of the Latin American Chemicals Supplies Inc., which main bussines is to provide chemicals products to many countries all over the Latin American region.

Your company has warehouses in some countries, and ship hazardous materials daily.

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSLA Chemicals Supplies Inc.

WharehouseLocations

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSExample 1

Product: Phosphorus Oxychloride

Origin: MexicoDestination: Costa Rica

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSExample 1:Phosphorus Oxychloride (UN1810) is classified as Toxic(6.1+8) in Mexico but considered Corrosive (8) in Costa Rica.

1810 86Truck at

DESTINATION

1810Truck atORIGIN

6

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSExample 2

Product: Brake FluidOrigin: BrazilDestination: Argentina

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSExample 2:Brake Fluid (UN1118) was deleted from the UN Model Regulations on Rev. 8th (ST/SG/AC.10/R.362), but still considered a hazardous materials in Argentina and Paraguay.

Extra cost of: US$ 10,000 FINE: US$ 6,000

Truck atORIGIN

30 1118Truck at

DESTINATION

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSExample 3

Product: BronopolOrigin: ChileDestination: Paraguay

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSExample 3Bronopol (UN3241) is classified as Flammable Solid (4.1) in Chile but considered Toxic (6.1) in Paraguay.

FINE: US$ 6,000

UN3241Truck atORIGIN

60 3241

6Truck atDESTINATION

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSExample 4

Product: CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXYGEN MIXTURE, COMPRESSEDOrigin: ColombiaDestination: Venezuela

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSExample 4CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXYGEN MIXTURE, COMPRESSED (UN1014) is classified as Compressed Gas (2.2+5.1) in Colombia but not considered a dangerous goods in Venezuela.

Extra transportation cost: US$ 10,000

UN1014Truck atORIGIN

Truck atDESTINATION

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSAfter some months as the Logistics Coordinator of the Latin American Chemicals Supplies Inc….

TRANSPORT REGULATIONSLATIN AMERICAN DG REGULATIONS

CONCLUSIONS

Countries using different revisions of the UN Model

Deficiencies in multimodal transport

Transportation inspectors must be trained in a regular basis

Improve DG transportation safety and security

LATIN AMERICAN DG REGULATIONS

SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS

Prepare a profile, with the cooperation of United

Nations Economic Commission on Latin-American

and the Caribbean (ECLAC), of regional

transportation systems and services taking into

account agreements, decisions, projects and

studies already prepared by regional and

hemispheric organizations.

INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION

SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS

Such a profile will identify the main problems and

opportunities faced by the countries in the

Hemisphere as a first step toward establishing

regional transportation priorities and policies, with

respect to, among other things, the harmonization of

standards and the exchange of technology. (Plan of

Action Santiago, 1998).

STRATEGIES

Integrate air, land, and sea transportation policies and practices both across modes and between countries in the region

Improve transportation safety and security, and reduce transportation-related fatalities and injuries through the implementation of agreed regulatory standards

Enhance efforts among member countries to prevent transportation-related disasters

STRATEGIES

Improve transportation information exchange and dissemination among countries (Capacity-Building Seminars)

An adequate transportation infrastructure must be developed and maintained

Increase the sharing of transportation information and data among countries

THANK YOU!!!!

Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium VIIIAugust 21-23, 2013

Lousville, KY

Diego N. GotelliDirectordgotelli@ciquime.org.ar