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T U I S
Transport- Accident- Information- and
Emergency-Response-System
The Hotline to
Know-How
1 Advice Over
The Telephone
2 Advice On The Spot 3 Technical
Assistance
Fast and Unbureaucratic Help
Every day large quantities of chemical der assistance in a swift, competent,
substances – just like mineral oil – are and unbureaucratic manner. Public de-
transported on roads, rail, and water- partments – e.g. fire brigades, police,
ways. Therefore, safety of transports and emergency control services – can
is an absolute priority of the German request advice over the telephone, prac-
chemical industry. But despite all safety tical help from experts, and sophisticat-
measures, accidents cannot be fully ed technical equipment from TUIS
excluded. And when an accident hap- member companies. TUIS is an impor-
pens and chemical products are in- tant part of “Responsible Care” – the
volved, qualified help is needed. Here, worldwide initiative of the chemical in-
the German chemical industry makes a dustry – and reflects the strong commit-
valuable contribution in the form of the ment of the chemical industry to safety,
Transport-Accident-Information- and health, and environmental protection.
Emergency-Response-System (TUIS). The Transport-Accident-Information- and
Since 1982 TUIS, in which some 130 Emergency-Response-System is a strik-
German chemical enterprises partici- ing example of the fact that in the Ger-
pate, has been making available com- man chemical industry, product respon-
pany fire brigades and experts to ren- sibility goes beyond plant boundaries.
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TUIS – The Hotline to Know-How
Because of the large variety of chemicals, local services increasingly resort to the knowledge
and experience of experts from the chemical industry in accidents involving chemical products.
A success for TUIS!
In close cooperation with the ministries tionwide support system to render as-
of the interior of the German federal sistance in accidents involving chemi-
states, the Association of the German cals. The Transport-Accident-Informa-
Chemical Industry (VCI) has been tion- and Emergency-Response-System
building up since 1982 a voluntary na- of the German chemical industry offers
– throughout the country – swift, quali-
fied and unbureaucratic help in trans-
Locations of TUIS Member Companies
port accidents involving chemical prod-
ucts, accidents in warehousing, and in
situations of acute danger. Company
Kiel Rostock
fire brigades and experts (e.g. chemists,
toxicologists, ecologists, and produc-
Schwerin
Bremen Hamburg tion specialists) can be contacted in nu-
merous chemical enterprises. They pro-
Hanover Berlin vide information and advice or render
Magdeburg technical assistance on the spot, regard-
Potsdam
less of the manufacturer of the con-
Leipzig cerned chemical product. Police, fire
Düsseldorf Erfurt Dresden brigades, and other public authorities
Cologne can request help from TUIS in emer-
gencies.
Frankfurt/Main Competencies of TUIS and principles
Wiesbaden
Mainz of liability are laid down in agreements
Saarbrücken
and subsequent ordinances issued by
the German federal states, where these
Stuttgart rules form the basis for the work of
TUIS.
Munich
• TUIS emergency call centers 3
TUIS in Practice: 3 Stages of Assistance
130 TUIS member companies offer “tailor-made” solutions. Information and advice provided by
experts from these companies are based on valid safety data and many years of professional
experience. Needless to say that the nature of the accident or specific requirements are given
due consideration.
TUIS Emergency Call System The competent public authority is free
to contact directly the nearest TUIS
member company. Relevant informa-
Scene of accident tion is given in the TUIS database
which contains the following particu-
Competent public authority
lars:
(police/public fire brigade)
Name and location of the nearest TUIS
member company;
TUIS member compa-
Emergency
ny as included in the
list of companies
call centers in Telephone and fax numbers of the iden-
– Germany tified company;
– near the site of the
– Europe
accident
– manufacturer
Stages of assistance provided by the
1 Advice Over The Telephone identified company.
Alternatively, the competent authority
2 Expert Advice On The Spot can contact the national and interna-
tional TUIS emergency call centers of
some TUIS member companies. These
3 Technical Assistance On The Spot centers are staffed around the clock –
also on weekends and public holidays.
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The 3-stage TUIS system is ready to help on 365 days of the year – around the clock:
Stage 1: Expert Advice Over The Telephone
Stage 2: Expert Advice On The Spot
Stage 3: Technical Assistance On The Spot
1 Stage 1: Expert Advice Over The Telephone
Assistance: The police/fire brigade and
rescue services can directly contact a
TUIS member company, or they can
reach a company fire brigade or an ex-
pert over the TUIS emergency call cen-
ters. TUIS experts specialize in the con-
cerned product/product group or help
Situation: A transport vehicle for chem- find someone with the necessary exper-
icals has an accident on the motorway. tise.
A special knowledge of the chemical Moreover, TUIS supports competent
product is needed to avert danger and public authorities in the search for the
damage. Manufacturer, trader, or con- manufacturer, trader, or consignee of
signee of the product are not available. the product.
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Situation: In addition to the measures
already taken, police and/or fire brigades
need advice to be given on site.
Assistance: The emergency call center
places the call to a nearby TUIS mem-
ber company. A TUIS expert or a team
of experts arrive to share their special
knowledge and experience with the
head of operations of the competent
public authority.
2 Stage 2: Expert Advice On The Spot
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3 Stage 3: Technical Assistance On The Spot
Situation: A tank container filled with a
chemical product is leaky. Local au-
equipment. Furthermore experts from
TUIS member companies provide addi-
thorities request a company fire brigade tional advice.
to come to the spot. Only TUIS company fire brigades with
specially trained staff and a wide range
Assistance: TUIS company fire of experience in danger control in acci-
brigades support the local head of oper- dents involving chemicals can become
ations on site with staff and special active at stage 3.
The blue logo is the TUIS
hallmark and stands for the
skill and speed of company
fire brigades in the German
chemical industry.
Assistance at stage 1 is rendered free-
of-charge. Assistance at stages 2 and 3
is not charged to the public authority re-
questing help but directly to liability or
transport insurers.
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TUIS Database: The Key to Information
Conventional works of reference and modern media are available to access the Transport-
Accident-Information- and Emergency-Response-System.
All information needed to contact a contacted in connection with these
TUIS member company is available in chemicals (location numbers);
the TUIS database published on the
internet under www.chemische-indus- A list of companies and locations of
trie.de. In this database the competent TUIS member companies;
public departments find the names of
all TUIS member companies, including A “location map” showing the location
geographical locations, telephone num- numbers of TUIS member companies.
bers as well as type and extent of assis-
With their help e.g. addresses and tele-
tance provided.
phone and fax numbers of the nearest
The TUIS database is open free-of-
TUIS member companies can be found
charge to all users. out. A special feature: In the window
displaying the map, a red flame symbol
The TUIS database is structured as is dragged with the mouse on the place
follows: of the accident. After a click the nearest
TUIS company fire brigades are listed,
A list of products in alphabetical order stating in kilometres the distance to the
and the TUIS member companies to be site where support is needed.
And this is how it works:
Situation: Transport accident on the No. 072 Basell Polyolefine GmbH,
motorway A1 near Dortmund. Product: Brühler Straße, 50387 Wesseling,
Ethyl benzene. telephone no. 02236/72 25 55
Assistance: The list of products contains telefax no. 02236/72 27 22
the entry “ethyl benzene”. The numbers No. 190 Schering AG,
after the product name stand for manufac- Müllerstraße 170, 13342 Berlin,
turers or parties providing assistance. telephone no. 030/46 81 42 08
Their addresses and phone and fax num- telefax no. 030/46 81 13 29
bers are given in the list of companies and The location map shows the geographi-
locations. Examples for ethyl benzene: cal position of the nearest TUIS mem-
No. 056 Infracor GmbH, Chemiepark ber company. In the given example, this
Marl, Paul-Baumann-Straße 1, 45764 Marl, is Infracor GmbH where the head of
telephone no. 02365/49 22 32 operations can request assistance from
8 telefax no. 02365/49 44 23 stages 1 to 3.
Better Acceptance – Competence in Strong Demand
Today TUIS can look back on many years of positive experience; the TUIS system is firmly
established in the emergency plans of the German federal states.
Irrespective of the falling number of earlier. Also, the range of tasks per-
transport accidents, the demand for formed by TUIS is wider: Over the
TUIS services stays constant at a high years the original field of activity – as-
level. Underlying reasons are the trust sistance in transport accidents involving
TUIS has gained in practice and better chemical products – has developed into
acceptance by public authorities who a general support service for accidents
now call in TUIS more frequently and connected with chemicals. Furthermore,
the larger TUIS member companies
support poison information centers in
Competence in theory and practice
cases of acute danger to humans and
Assistance/Advice (no. of cases per annum) animals. Additional factors contribut-
ing to the strong demand for TUIS
1400 services are a growing environmental
awareness and the need for information
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Advice Over The Telephone
of police, fire brigades, emergency con-
1000 trol services and public authorities.
Do not hesitate – Use the Hotline to
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Know-how!
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Technical Assistance
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Advice On The Spot
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New Ways of Cooperation
TUIS company fire brigades engage in unusual forms of cooperation with other institutions,
such as the German army and the German Red Cross.
Help from the air
Since 2001 the German army has been
supporting TUIS company fire brigades.
This is possible within the cooperation
between the search and rescue (SAR)
service of the German army and TUIS:
The chemical industry and the army en-
tered into an agreement enabling TUIS
company fire brigades to call in an
SAR helicopter in severe emergencies
on the following conditions: A transport Unique in Europe
accident involving dangerous chemicals A so far unique project in Europe is the
threatens to cause significant damage to cooperation between the German Red
persons, property or the environment, Cross (DRK) and TUIS: Since June 2003
and this threat can be averted only by in Lower Saxony and since May 2005 in
particularly fast and efficient action. Hessen, DRK helpers are on standby at
Now the chemical industry is even bet- any time. In transport accidents involving
ter able to meet the responsibility for its chemicals they can respond to fears and
products and to exclude or limit dam- anxieties of persons who are faced, di-
age to humans and the environment. rectly or indirectly, with the conse-
quences of such accidents – for example,
if they were near the site of an accident or
not allowed to go outdoors.
TUIS member companies trained the
voluntary DRK helpers in matters con-
nected with chemicals products. The
training program included e.g. toxicolog-
ical properties and possible effects of
dangerous substances, adequate counter-
measures, appropriate conduct and psy-
chological help at the scene of the
accident. There are plans for a total of
seven DRK teams with over 170 volun-
teers to be deployed nationwide.
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TUIS – A Contribution to the Protection of Man
and the Environment at International Level
In ceaseless efforts the companies of the German chemical industry further reduce the risk to
man and the environment in the transport, transshipment, and warehousing of chemicals.
The constantly increasing volume of
cross-border transports and the comple-
tion of the EU Single Market suggested
the networking of all support systems in
Europe. Pursuing this aim, several na-
tional chemical associations, inter alia
the Association of the German Chemi-
cal Industry (VCI), asked back in 1992
the European Chemical Industry Coun-
cil (Cefic) to prepare a concept for the
safe exchange of goods. The outcome is
the program “International Chemical
Environment” (ICE) in which all nation-
al systems throughout Europe are now
interlinked. The purpose of ICE is to support systems modeled on TUIS were
offer fast and professional help in trans- introduced.
port accidents within Europe. The fol- All members of the “International
lowing countries participate in ICE: Chemical Environment” have National
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Ger- Response Centers which are in charge
many, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, the of the exchange of information between
Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland. In the various countries. In Germany this
the field of transport safety, the German role is assumed by the TUIS emergency
chemical industry made major contribu- call center at the company fire brigade
tions to new activities in the Czech Re- of BASF Aktiengesellschaft in Lud-
public, Hungary and Poland, where own wigshafen.
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TUIS Emergency Call Centers
The following emergency call centers of TUIS member companies
are available around the clock:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen +49 (0)621/6 04 33 33*
BASF Schwarzheide GmbH, Schwarzheide +49 (0)35752/6 21 12
Bayer Industry Services GmbH & Co. OHG, Leverkusen +49 (0)214/30 99 3001
Dow Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG, Stade +49 (0)4146/91 23 33
Henkel KGaA, Düsseldorf +49 (0)211/7 97 33 50
Infracor GmbH, Chemiepark Marl +49 (0)2365/49 22 32
Infra Leuna Infrastruktur und Service GmbH, Leuna +49 (0)3461/43 43 33
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG, Gendorf +49 (0)8679/7 22 22
Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG, Frankfurt am Main +49 (0)69/3 05 64 18
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt +49 (0)6151/72 24 40
Schering AG, Berlin +49 (0)30/46 81 42 08
Wacker-Chemie GmbH, Burghausen +49 (0)8677/83 22 22
*National Response Center
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for all Bayer chemical parks
Further information on TUIS is provided in the TUIS database.
Information materials are available on request from
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Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V Abteilung Wissenschaft,
Technik und Umwelt, Karlstraße 21, 60329 Frankfurt, Germany or
over the Internet: www.chemische-industrie.de
Index
Publisher: Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V., Karlstraße 21, 60329 Frankfurt, Germany
Verantwortliches Handeln
VCI supports the worldwide initiative Responsible Care
In charge of this publication: Volker Kalisch
Editorial office: Monika von Zedlitz
Layout: Konzeption + Design, H.-W. Trawny/R. Quass von Deyen, Cologne
Print: J.P. Bachem GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne
Photos: autorenphotographie.com, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Bayer AG, Bundeswehr, Henkel KGaA,
Infracor GmbH, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG, Wacker-Chemie GmbH
May 2005
