TRANSCAER® Awards

Past Award Recipients

2022 TRANSCAER® Award Recipients   

Distinguished Service Award

Andy Ash, Retired, Director of Dangerous Goods, Railway Association of Canada

National Service Awards

Randy Mak, Retired, Dow Chemical

Regional Service Awards

Tyler Yates, EHS Manager, GATX

Curtis Myson, Dangerous Goods Specialist, Railway Association of Canada

Steven Santelli, Senior Dangerous Goods Officer, CN

Jon Gardinder, Hazardous Materials & Emergency Response Officer, CPKC

Tom Bozyk, Hazardous Materials Technician, BNSF

Dan Moore, Retired, Chemical Specialist/HazMat Responder

Doug Kittle, Retired, BC Region TRANSCAER Coordinator



   
    
       

 

2021 TRANSCAER® Award Recipients   

Distinguished Service Award

Christine Gatti, Canadian National Railway

National Service Awards

Andy Ash, Railway Association of Canada
Curtis Myson, Railway Association of Canada
George Biggs, GATX
Jean-Pierre Couture, Railway Association of Canada
Jeff Nee, GATX
Jeff Stevens, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
Tyler Yates, GATX


Regional Service Awards

Lisa Burletoff, ERCO Worldwide



             
    
       

 

2019 TRANSCAER® Award Recipients   

Distinguished Service Award

Carrie Maxim, Site Logistics Team Leader - NOVA Chemicals

National Service Awards

Jeff Stevens, Director Information and Technology – Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

Regional Service Awards

Amber Rushton, Community Emergency Management Coordinator- Burlington Fire Department

Chris Nicholson, Senior Dangerous Goods Officer - CN

Cris Mitchell, Regional Quality Specialist- GATX Corporation

Dave Clarke, Instructor / Captain - Greater Toronto Airports Authority | Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI)

George Biggs, Senior Railcar Design Engineer - GATX Corporation

Jeff Nee, Vice President, EHS- GATX Corporation

Jennifer Radbourne, Corporate account manager- GATX Corporation

Jim Torres, Railcar Design Engineer- GATX Corporation

Ken Johnson, President - Ken Johnson Trucking

Michael Heeringa Dangerous Goods Officer- CN

Trina Kautzmann, Tank Trainer coordinator, GATX Corporation

Tyler Yates, Environmental health and safety Manager – GATX Corporation



             
     
       

 

2018 TRANSCAER® Award Recipients   

Distinguished Service Award
JP Couture, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Specialist, Railway Association of Canada

National Service Awards
Joe Caponio, Manager of Transportation & Fleet Compliance, ERCO Worldwide 
Kara Edwards, Director of Transportation, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada  

Regional Service Awards
Bernie Cook, Manager of Corporate Compliance Systems, Brenntag Canada Inc. 
Neha Narang, Manager of Customer Service, ERCO Worldwide
Scott Croome, Manager of Dangerous Goods, Canadian Pacific Railway  
Scott Legge, Operations Coordinator, NOVA Chemicals 
Ryan Thiessen, Dangerous Goods Officer, Canadian National Railway 
Sylvain Briere, Director of Environmental Safety and Security, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. 
Yves Hamel, Dangerous Goods Officer, Canadian National Railway

       
       

 

2017 TRANSCAER® Award Recipients   

Distinguished Service Award
Randy Mak, Distribution Emergency Response Technician, Dow Chemical 

National Service Awards
Craig McCaskey, Safety Specialist, Shell Chemicals 
Dan Moore, Chemical Specialist/HazMat Responder 

Regional Service Awards
Adrian Michielsen, Regional Emergency Preparedness & Response Advisor, Imperial Oil Canada  
Andy Ash, Director of Dangerous Goods, Railway Association of Canada
Curtis Myson, Dangerous Goods Specialist, Railway Association of Canada 
Chuck Obst, Environmental Specialist, INEOS 
Dustin Ritter, Hazmat and Emergency Response Officer, Canadian Pacific Railway  
Darlene Nagy, Hazmat Program Manager, Canadian Pacific Railway  
James Martin, Operations Manager, Canadian Pacific Railway  
JP Couture, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Specialist, Railway Association of Canada

             
            

 

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