St' Lawrence College

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St. Lawrence College

• Presentation on Environmental Compliance and
  Legislation
• Federal Statutes

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FEDERAL LEGISLATION (Examples) - ACTS

• Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (TDGA)
• Hazardous Material Information Review Act
• Hazardous Products Act
• Canada Labour Code, Part II

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FEDERAL LEGISLATION Environment Canada Web Site

•   Acts and RegulationsMedia
  RoomPrograms ServicesThe MinisterProactive
  DisclosureConferences EventsRelated
  ResourcesQuick Links
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•  The Green Lane TM
• Welcome to Environment Canada's Internet resource
  for weather and environmental information. The
  Green Lane TM helps connect Canadians, exchange
  information and share knowledge for environmental
  decision-making.
•  Front and Centre
• Shorebirds with satellite transmitters
• New technology is being tested that takes the
  guesswork out of tracking migrating birds. In
  late April, scientists attached lightweight,
  solar-powered, satellite transmitters to the
  backs of two Marbled Godwits.
•  What We Do
• Clean Air
• Clean Water
• Climate Change
• CEPA Registry and Review
• CITES (Convention on International Trade in
  Endangered Species)
• EcoAction (Funding)
• Environmental Assessment
• Environmental Emergencies
• Environmental Law Enforcement
• Freshwater
• International Relations

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FEDERAL LEGISLATIONEnvironment Canada Web Site

• Get the latest weather conditions, forecasts and
  meteorological information from Environment
  Canada. Northern ecosystems, Arctic shorebirds
  and GloFishTM in this edition of Environment
  Canada's on-line newsmagazine.
•  In Focus
• Budget 2006
• Federal Accountability Act
•  Weather Office
• Get the latest weather conditions, forecasts and
  meteorological information from Environment
  Canada. Northern ecosystems, Arctic shorebirds
  and GloFishTM in this edition of Environment
  Canada's on-line newsmagazine.
•  In Focus
• Budget 2006
• Federal Accountability Act
• Frequently Asked Questions
•  EnviroZine
• Incentives and Rebates
• RésEau
• Canadian Environment Awards 2006
• Environmental Learning and Sustainability
• Environment Canada Volunteers Web Site
• Public Consultations
• Sustainable Development Strategy 2004-2006

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CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA)

• Most significant Federal legislation for
  environmental protection
• Designed to protect against toxic contamination.
  A substance is toxic if it threatens human health
  or the environment
• Regulations under CEPA establish controls of
  several classes of chemicals and their wastes
  over which the Federal Government asserts a clear
  jurisdiction. Regulations have been enacted to
  control their use and release and ultimate
  disposal as waste

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CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA)

• CEPA also has the authority to regulate emissions
  and effluents, as well as the waste handling and
  disposal practices of federal departments,
  boards, agencies and crown corporations
• Also creates the codes and guidelines used to
  maintain environmentally sound practices to
  achieve these acceptable discharge levels and the
  ultimate protection of the environment

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CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA)

• There are seven parts to this Act
• Part 1 Environmental Quality Objectives
• Part 2 Toxic Substances
• Part 3 Nutrients
• Part 4 Federal Departments, Agencies, Crown
  Corporations, Works, Undertakings and Lands
• Part 5 International Air Pollution
• Part 6 Ocean Dumping
• Part 7 General

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CANADIAN ENVIRONMNETAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA)

• And three schedules
• Schedule 1 List of Toxic Substances
• Schedule 2
• Part 1 List of Prohibited Substances
• Part II List of Toxic Substances Requiring
  Export Notification
• Part III List of Hazardous Wastes Requiring
  Export and Import Notification

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CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA)

• Schedule 3
• Part I List of Prohibited Substances
• Part II List of Restricted Substances
• Part III List of Factors

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FEDERAL LEGISLATIONTransportation of Dangerous
Goods

• Is an act to promote public safety
• Covers four modes of travel (air, marine, rail
  and highway)
• Activities involve the handling, offering for
  transport and transporting of dangerous goods
• Defines dangerous goods by a combination of
• a list of prescribed dangerous goods
• A system of classification criteria

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FEDERAL LEGISLATIONTransportation of Dangerous
Goods

• There are nine classes of Dangerous Goods
• Class 1 Explosives
• Class 2 Gases
• Class 3 Flammable and Combustible Liquids
• Class 4 Flammable Solids
• Class 5 Oxidizing Substances, Organic Peroxides
• Class 6 Poisonous and Infectious Substances
• Class 7 Radioactive Materials
• Class 8 Corrosive
• Class 9 Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods

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FEDERAL LEGISLATION (ACTS)

• Finally, the other Federal Legislation outlined
  at the beginning of this presentation such as the
  Canada Labour Code, the Fisheries Act, the Canada
  Shipping Act, the Hazardous Products Act. the
  Hazardous Material Information Review Act,
  Drinking Water Safety Act and the Railway Act are
  briefly discussed in Chapter 1 of your text and
  its associated tables, together with the
  information outlined in the chapters of the book
  discussing each of the respective environmental
  areas such as air quality, waste management and
  transportation, water quality and liquid
  discharges, special materials and toxicity
  testing with respect to Federal Legislation. All
  of these impose or apply some duty on individuals
  or corporations to perform with respect to
  hazardous materials, emissions, discharges or
  waste management. These sections in each of these
  chapters should be read with respect to these
  Federal Statutes. You are not expected to know
  every act/statute by heart but be aware of its
  existence and purpose. The next slides briefly
  provides some of the numerous regulations, codes
  and guidelines to illustrate the extent of
  Federal legislation currently in place.

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FEDERAL LEGISLATION REGULATIONS (Examples)

• Prohibited Substances Regulations (CEPA, Section
  34)
• Hazardous Materials Information Review
  Regulations
• WHIMIS Controlled Products (Hazardous Products
  Act)
• TDG Regulations
• Rail Transport
• Explosives Transport
• Biomedical Waste
• Drum Reconditioning
• OSH Regulations Amendments to Part X (Hazardous
  Substances) Canada Labour Code Part II
• Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations Amendment
  (Fisheries Act, Section 42 and 34, Environment
  Canada
• Drinking Water Safety Act (Health Protection
  Branch Health Canada)
• Ozone-Depleting Substances Amendment to control
  Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Canadian
  Environmental Protection Act, Section 34-
  Environment Canada)
• Pest Control Products Regulation
• Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
  

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FEDERAL LEGISLATION REGULATIONS (EXAMPLES CONTD)

• Controlled Products Regulation
• Storage of PCB Material Regulations
• Pollutant Discharge Reporting Regulations (Canada
  Shipping Act Section 657 and 658 Transport
  Canada)
• Procedures, Equipment and Resources in Respect of
  an Oil Pollution Incident (Canada Shipping Act,
  Section 600.2,.4,.7 and .9 Transport Canada)
• Radiation Protection Regulations (Atomic Energy
  Control Act, Section 9) Atomic Energy Control
  Board
• Transport Packaging of Radioactive Materials
  (Atomic Energy Control Act, Section 9, Atomic
  Energy Control Board
• OSH Regulations Amendments to Part X (Hazardous
  Substances) (Canada Labour Code Sections 125
  and 126 Human Resources Development Canada)
• OSH Regulations Amendments to Part XIV
  (Materials Handling) (Canada Labour Code
  Sections 125 and 126 Human Resources
  Development Canada

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FEDERAL LEGISLATION - GUIDELINES

• Guidelines of the Management of Wastes Containing
  Poly chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
• Handbook on PCBs in Electrical Equipment (revised
  in 1982)
• Environmental Code of Practice for Underground
  Storage Tank Systems Containing Petroleum
  Products and Allied Petroleum Products.
• Environmental Code of Practice for Above Ground
  Storage Tank Systems Containing Petroleum
  Products.
• Code of Practice for the Reduction of CFC
  Emissions from Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
  Systems, 1989.
• Code of Practice for the Handling, Storage, Use
  and Disposal of Pesticides at Federal Facilities
  in the Atlantic Region
• Guidelines for the Handling of Hazardous and
  Toxic Wastes at Federal Establishments
• Installation Code for Oil Burning Equipment
  (B139)
• Guidelines for Effluent Quality and Wastewater
  Treatment at Federal Facilities
• Code of Good Practice for Handling Solid Wastes
  at Federal Establishments

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Federal Legislation Guidelines (CCME)

• In addition to the above noted guidelines, the
  Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  (CCME) also has developed numerous guidelines,
  codes of practice and papers on Hazardous
  Materials and Waste for use here in Canada. These
  Publications are used extensively throughout
  Canada and Ontario as a source of valuable
  technical information on numerous hazardous
  materials ranging from PCBs, PAHs, CFCs, VOCs,
  Dioxins, oil, gasoline, Coal Tar, Biomedical
  waste and numerous other products of
  environmental concern. The CCME have their own
  website and you are encouraged to review this to
  see the extent of these documents. A printout of
  a listing of these documents will be provided to
  you as part of these slide handouts.