3B – Dealing with Environmental Emergencies and Spills
April 30 – Taking place in-person
Course Description
Environmental emergencies can result in a nightmare scenario for the unwary manager who must now consider risks associated with climate change in addition to dealing with more common spills, leaks and discharges that can prompt unwanted ministry investigations; fines and penalties; and damage community relations.
Attend this course to be sure of your responsibilities; implement measures to increase resiliency; avoid liability; and encourage proactive best practices.
Course Chair
Janet Bobechko, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law, WeirFoulds LLP
Guest speakers
- Sania Azim, Emergency Management Specialist, GHD
- George Boire, Business Development Executive, Berkley Canada
- Lindsay Furan, Spills Action Centre, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Luke Greco, Environmental Emergency Prevention Officer, Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Mark Jasper, Technical Director – Emergency Management, GHD
- Catalina Karam, Associate, WeirFoulds LLP
- Afeefa Karim-Nasir, Senior Manager (A), Spills Action Centre, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Janya Kelly, Practice Lead, Climate Science, WSP
April 30 – Course begins 9 AM
Course Agenda
Natural disaster risk and resilience management: Integrating climate change related risks into emergency response planning
- Understanding climate change and climate projections
- Identifying common climate risks for municipalities and industrial facilities
- Evaluating climate risk evaluation and who should be involved
- Incorporating climate risk into existing risk management practices
Speaker: Janya Kelly, WSP
Reporting spills, leaks and discharges to the Spills Action Centre and other agencies
- What the Spills Action Centre (SAC) does and where it fits in with other organizations
- Overview of Ontario legislation
- Overview of federal legislation reporting requirements
Speakers: Afeefa Karim-Nasir, Spills Action Centre; Catalina Karam, WeirFoulds LLP
Cautionary tales: Spills, leaks and discharges
- Inspections and investigations
- Cases resulting from spills and failure to report
- Trends in enforcement
Speaker: Janet Bobechko, WeirFoulds LLP
Complying with federal Environmental Emergency (E2) Regulations
- Canada’s Environmental Emergency (E2) Regulations and their intent
- Requirements and reporting under the current E2 Regulations.
- E2 Regulations, timing, reporting system and planning for the next 5-year regulatory cycle
Speakers: Luke Greco, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Mark Jasper, GHD
Environmental insurance solutions: Environmental emergencies, spills, leaks and discharges
- Overview of coverage available via commercial general liability and environmental liability insurance policies
- Spill response capabilities
- Emergency or crisis management cover
- Risk control (emergency event modelling)
- New environmental emergencies stemming from climate change
Speaker: George Boire, Berkley Canada
Wrap up and closing comments
Course ends 4:30 PM
EVENT SCHEDULE
8 AM: Registration opens
9 AM: Courses begin
12 PM: Lunch
4:30 PM: Courses finish