As an attendee of this day of information sharing, you’ll be involved in presentations on railway safety, railway tank car anatomy, and TDG safety presented by leading industry personnel. Lunch will be served at approximately noon each day, after which all attendees will move outside to get some hands-on learning with the static displays. These displays will include a railway tank car, a fire trailer, a trailer with common tank car valves, a highway tanker, and a display provided by one of the Alberta area emergency response contractors.
An evening session will also be available on August 17th for those who are not able to attend one of the full-day sessions. The evening session will not include any of the classroom presentations.
These are full-day events featuring morning presentations followed by afternoon interactive static displays, at GATX Rail in Red Deer, AB.
PPE required: hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toed boots, gloves, high-viz vest or turnout gear.
Space is limited to a maximum of 44 people per day, so please register before August 10, 2023.
There is no cost to attend, coffee and snacks to start the day, and lunch will be provided each day.
To register or for more information e-mail Randy Mak at makfam4@telus.net
BC Fire Training Officers Annual Training and Convention which includes a broad range of education opportunities. BC TRANSCAER will present rail based instruction on general rail safety for first responders plus Level 1 Flammable Liquid Fire Response for rail cars. This training will allow participants to obtain further hands on training for Level 2 to be offered at the Justice Institute of BC Safety Training Centre in the future.
Contact:
Doug Kittle
Session #1 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
As an attendee of these information sessions, you’ll be involved in morning classroom presentations on railway safety, tank car anatomy, and TDG safety presented by railway personnel. Afternoon sessions the attendees will participate in some hands-on learning with the static displays. These displays may include a railway tank car, fire trailer, trailer with common tank car valves, highway cargo tank, locomotive simulator and displays provided by BC area emergency response contractors.
Contact:
Evan Foley, Curtis Myson
Session #3 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
As an attendee of these information sessions, you’ll be involved in morning classroom presentations on railway safety, tank car anatomy, and TDG safety presented by railway personnel. Afternoon sessions the attendees will participate in some hands-on learning with the static displays. These displays may include a railway tank car, fire trailer, trailer with common tank car valves, highway cargo tank, locomotive simulator and displays provided by BC area emergency response contractors.
Contact:
Evan Foley, Curtis Myson
