Are resident drop-offs of expired marine flares, bear bangers, ammunition, fireworks, road flares, and powder-actuated tool loads piling up at your facility? Do you struggle with a lack of safe disposal options, high contractor costs, and strict dangerous goods regulations? Join us for our upcoming webinar, “Where Does It Go?” Addressing BC’s Low-Hazard Explosives Disposal Vacuum“. Designed specifically for local government staff, transfer station operators, and waste haulers to discuss identification and safe disposal options for low-hazard explosive materials.
Confirmed speakers include the Deputy Fire Commissioner of BC and representatives from Transport Canada, with additional speakers to be announced.
Key Discussion Topics:
- Inconsistent community acceptance policies
- Limited disposal options in remote regions
- Need for standardized provincial facility guidance
- Opportunities for standardized staff training
- Critical information fire departments require from waste operators
- The role of producers and distributors in take-back programs
- How staff find the authorized shipping name and UN number
- The difference between an NRCan explosives type and a TDG classification
- What to do with damaged, corroded, altered or unidentified articles
Please submit your questions, concerns, or existing guidelines during registration to be shared with webinar participants.
Event Information:
- Cost: $10 for RCBC Members, $25 for non-Members
- Date & Time: September 23, 12:00pm – 1:00pm PT
- Platform: Zoom
A link will be provided to registered attendees in advance of the event.
