The Toronto North CAER Association commits to the following vision:
1. Every member company is prepared to respond to emergency situations.
2. Increased public awareness of emergency response procedures, capabilities and services involved in handling potentially hazardous materials and products within our community.
Objectives
1. Ensure each member company has an up to date and tested Site Emergency Plan which is available to First Responders in an emergency.
2. Make sure all member company employees are trained to know the emergency procedures for the potentially hazardous materials used and/or handled.
3. Co-ordinate and organize emergency simulations.
4. Have members assist each other to complete internal safety assessments.
5. Communicate and educate our community about CAER initiatives.
6. Offer and encourage membership to all companies and emergency response agencies involved in the handling of potentially hazardous materials and products within the community.
7. Review and exchange ideas with other CAER groups on their activities to maximize learning
Sub Groups Mandate
1. Membership and Community Awareness Group:
- To recruit and review membership
- To check the Relationship with the “Oil Group”
- Draft proposal for different Possible Levels of Membership
- To develop membership criteria and fee structures
- Prepare and distribute a Membership Information Letter
- To promote the group within the government and industry base
- To promote the group in the community
- To establish links to other CAER type organizations within the community
- To do same with other neighbouring CAER Groups
- Determine Target Audiences
- Contact Area Schools
- To communicate to our audiences actions of the CAER Group
2. Emergency Response Group:
- To establish the structure and needs of the various levels of responders when responding to an E/R incident
- To establish links between these levels and their attendance at committee meetings
- To work on all levels of Exercises (table-top to full scale)
- To communicate to our audiences actions of the CAER Group
- To develop plans for coordinated and shared ER training
3. Website Group:
- To update website from time to time
- To discuss different options to make it user friendly
4. Treasurer:
- To send yearly invoice to industries for annual fees and keep track of it
- To update the members about the progess of annual fees received at different meetings
