Why niagaracaer.com exists...
To let the public know about activities of The Niagara CAER Group Chemical Manufacturing firms in the Niagara Region.
 

Contact Information

John Dunn

2485 Ott Road
Stevensville, Ontario
L0S 1S0

Tel/Fax: 905-382-3386

Email: sajondun@iaw.on.ca

 

What is CAER?

  • CAER ® is a registered trade mark of the Canadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA) and stands for Community Awareness and Emergency Response.

  • CAER ® is one component of Responsible Care - a major initiative of the CCPA. Click on Responsible Care for a brief description of its components.

  • Click on CCPA for detailed information on Responsible Care and its Codes of Practice.


What we do...

Member companies participate in the following activities in the Niagara region:

1. Community Outreach Activities:

  • Chemical Plant Open Houses
  • High School Tours of the Plants
  • Community Environmental Activities
  • Publicizing Plant Chemical Emissions Data (Click for 2008 emission data)
  • Risk Communication - What risks the Chemical Plants pose to the community
  • Chemical Plant Tours: Tours of a specific plant may be arranged by submitting a request by e-mail to Tours@niagaracaer.com including the name of the group, the reasons for the tour and if there are specific areas of interest.

2. Emergency Planning Activities include:

  • Ensure that Plant Emergency Response procedures are in place & current
  • Conduct Emergency Exercises in conjunction with Fire, Police, Ambulance, & Hospital services at a minimum once annually
  • Maintain Transportation Emergency Response Teams in the event of chemical transportation emergencies such as spills

 

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