Environmental Services

Emergency Response Plans for Industry

It is a reasonable assumption that every business or industry will, at some point, experience some type of crisis or emergency. Emergency preparedness and planning activities will help to minimize human, property, and economic losses due to any hazardous event.

The province of Manitoba recognizes this fact and as a result, businesses that handle, transport, store or otherwise use significant quantities of dangerous goods are often required, by provincial legislation, to have an emergency plan.

The Industrial Emergency Response Planning Guide prepared by the Manitoba Industrial Accident Council, provides a standard process for small to medium size businesses to develop an appropriate, site specific Emergency Response Plan.

Manitoba Conservation has taken the position that Plans developed as part of a regulatory requirement of the department should be developed in conformance with the MIAC guideline.