Validation of the recommended distances and assessment of emergency response guidance for boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion (BLEVE) behaviour in the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) using updated modelling techniques

Transport Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Program is undertaking a project to validate the current distances in the BLEVE table found in the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) for BLEVEs involving propane, or more generally liquefied petroleum gases (LPG), to support the work of the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre (CANUTEC), part of Transport Canada’s (TC) Multimodal Security and Emergency Management Directorate. CANUTEC is a national advisory service that assists emergency ...