Anhydrous Ammonia Safety Training
An eight-part video course for emergency responders in communities where anhydrous ammonia is manufactured, stored, or shipped.
The TRANSCAER® awards program is designed to recognize the achievements of individuals, companies, and organizations which have gone beyond the normal call of duty to advocate, demonstrate, and implement the principles of TRANSCAER.
Nominations for the 2022 TRANSCAER Awards Program is now closed. The full list of 2022 recipients will be posted Fall 2023.
The Individual Recognition Award is open year-round. We are now accepting 2023 nominations. Nomination submission period for all other 2023 TRANSCAER Awards will open December 5, 2023, until March 10, 2024.
Please review the criteria below for each award. When ready to nominate click "submit nomination" under the appropriate award.
Nomination Forms Available for Online Submission
Monday, December 1, 2023 (Note: Individual Recognition Award nomination form is open year round until the nomination closing deadline).
Closing/Deadline for Award Nominations
Friday, March 15, 2024
Distribute to Awards Committee for Review
Week of March 25-29, 2024
Deadline for Voting for Coordinator of the Year Award by NTTG members
Monday, April 5, 2024
Awards Committee Review. Recipients Selected
Week of April 15-19, 2024
Notify Recipients
By April 30, 2024
Coordinate Award Presentations
At the recipients’ discretion
Announce Recipients
Following final award presentation
The TRANSCAER Distinguished Service Award is given in recognition of exceptionally meritorious service to the public in a TRANSCAER capacity. The performance must be such as to merit recognition for service that is clearly exceptional. Please recognize that exceptional performance of normal TRANSCAER activities will not alone justify this award.
The National Achievement Award is given in recognition of extraordinary achievement by an individual person, individual company, individual organization, or a team (of individuals, companies, or organizations) in support of the TRANSCAER initiatives extending beyond the geographic boundaries of any one region.
The Regional Achievement Award is given in recognition of extraordinary achievement by an individual person, individual company, individual organization, or a team (of individuals, companies, or organizations) in support of the TRANSCAER initiatives.
The Torch Award is to be given to a TRANSCAER Team Members who has actively dedicated a portion of their professional career to the TRANSCAER mission, but are either retiring, leaving for a new job/industry, or are leaving the program due to another unforeseen situation.
The Individual Recognition Award recognizes the special effort of any individual, team, company, or other organization in advancing the principles of TRANSCAER. The efforts for which the recipient(s) is (are) nominated need not be billed as TRANSCAER activities, but must be consistent with the principles and objectives of TRANSCAER.
Nominations for the 2022 TRANSCAER Awards Program are closed. Nominations for the 2023 TRANSCAER Awards are open.
The Coordinator of the Year Award recognizes the special effort of a TRANSCAER State Coordinator who has advanced the principles of TRANSCAER. The efforts for which the recipient is nominated needs to be activities that are billed as TRANSCAER activities, but the nomination may also include other supporting activities that are consistent with the principles and objectives of TRANSCAER.
Download 2023 Awards Protocol (PDF).
Please see the Past Recipients section for a full list.
For additional information, please email transcaer@chemtrec.com.
An eight-part video course for emergency responders in communities where anhydrous ammonia is manufactured, stored, or shipped.
This series of 30 fast-paced videos introduces viewers to topics in an easy to understand, yet detailed way.