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International association of fire and rescue service
CTIF Hazmat Commission
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The CTIF Hazmat commission was founded in 1993 in order to:
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concentrate on the subjects of information (marking, data banks) and training.
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participate in the works of international working groups.
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make proposals for improving emergency actions codes.
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support the global harmonisation of the marking systems.
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work on the adoption of a common worldwide approach to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents for First Responders.
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study papers produced through the United Nations Committees on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, including the Global Harmonisation Committee and the European Transport Committees.
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consider legislation on modes of transport other than road and rail, e.g. sea and air.
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consider operational procedures, including tunnels, toxic gases and decontamination.
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consider lessons learnt from incidents by looking at major databases throughout the world to identify gaps in information
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establish a methodology for communicating, evaluating and learning lessons from incidents.
Who presides over the commission? Ben JANSSEN from the Netherlands is the CTIF Hazmat commission’s current president.
Who are the commission’s member countries? Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Great-Britain, Canada, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain, Hungary, United States.
They do participate in meetings on a voluntary basis and can get support from their CTIF National Committee to cover travel and accommodation expenses.
In which organisations is the commission represented?
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UNO (United Nations): status as a consultant in the expert commission for the transportation of hazardous materials.
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International Labour Organisation (ILO): expert commission for the development of worldwide harmonised marking systems for hazardous materials
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OECD: working group on hazardous materials.
- ADR and RID commissions: in charge of developing the European legislation on hazardous materials.
How to join? If you are interested to take part in the activities of the CTIF Hazmat Commission, please contact the CTIF Permanent Office at contact@ctif.org .
More on: http://ctif-hazmat.gasilci.org
