Spill response plans

These response plans and guides have been prepared by the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.

Industrial spill response plans

Industry facilities that store, manufacture, transport, recycle or handle dangerous goods, hazardous wastes, or hazardous chemicals should prepare a response (contingency) plan to respond to an accidental release of these substances into the environment. These guidelines help owners and operators of industrial facilities develop emergency response plans for a timely and effective response to environmental emergencies.

• B.C. Guidelines for Industrial Emergency Response Plan

Provincial spill response plans

• Inland Oil Spill Response Plan (PDF, 39 MB)
• Hazardous Material Response Plan (PDF, 42 MB)

Incident management

• Incident Command System (PDF)
• Coordination during emergency activations
• Unified Command - Joining Forces
• A First Nations Guide to Environmental Emergencies (PDF)

Oil spills

Information on oil spills, their effects and impacts, as well as the Marine Oil Spill Response System that helps guide spill response.

• Fate, Effect, Behavior and Environmental Impacts as the Products Weather (PDF)
• B.C. Marine Oil Spill Response Information System (OSIRIS)

Additional documents

• Hazardous Materials & Risk of Spring Flooding
• Sustainable Funding Recommendations for the Environmental Emergency Program (PDF 1.4 MB)