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DDS Online Guide

The DDS online guide will assist you while using the DDS services.

Emergency Response Plans

The Emergency Response Plan service lets you prepare and electronically register and maintain Emergency Response Plans.

Using the ERP Registration Selection screen

The ERP Registration Selection screen lets you either choose to create a new ERP registration, or update a saved registration before submitting.

Using the Emergency Response Plan Registration screen

The ERP Registration screen lets you register a new ERP including specifying the contact information, plan details, and site specific details.

Using the ERP Registration Upload screen

The ERP Registration Upload screen lets you add site-specific licences to your ERP registration by uploading the licence numbers from a file.

Using the ERP Maintenance Selection screen

The ERP Maintenance Selection screen lets you select ERPs that have a status of Submitted, Revised, or Plan Received.

Using the Emergency Response Plan Maintenance screen

The ERP Maintenance screen lets you register updates to an existing ERP, indicate when the annual review is complete, and record when the plan is no longer in effect.

Using the ERP Maintenance Upload screen

The ERP MaintenanceUpload screen lets you add site-specific licences to your ERP by uploading the licence numbers from a file.

Using the ERP Advanced Search screen

The ERP Advanced Search screen lets you find a submitted ERP using a full or partial plan reference number, plan name, or BA id, or using a specific category and type.

Using the ERP Submission Acknowledgement screen

Review and print a summary of your submission.

questions and answers

Answers to some of the questions you have asked about our DDS services.

Details of the ERP Submission Acknowledgement screen

Submission Acknowledgement

A sample of the Emergency Response Plan Submission Acknowledgement screen.
Items on the screen are described below.
For directions on using this screen, click on the Using tab.

Screen Item Descriptions

Each item on this screen is listed and described below.

Submission Details

Important information about the submission you have just completed are listed in the Submission Details section. These are:

  • Submission Id: The unique identifier assigned by DDS to this submission.
  • Submission Date: The date this submission was made. This is always today's date.
  • Submission Status: The status of this submission.
  • Submission Stage: For registration only and indicates whether saved or submitted.
  • Submission Time: The time this submission was made.
  • Submission Type: The type of submission you just completed. For Emergency Response Plans, this is always EPR.
  • Login ID: The DDS Login Id used when making this submission.
  • Submission Description: A brief description of the submission you just made. This includes the Company Name and BA Code and a brief description of this submission.

ERP Plan Details

This section identifies the ERP Plan Reference Number (ERP Plan Ref #) which is assigned once the ERP is approved and the ERP name. For new plans, this section will display New.

Contact Details

Details of the key contact person for this ERP are listed in the Contact Details section.


Back button
Click on the Back button to return to the first screen of this service. If you are a delegate, this will be the Licensee Selection screen, otherwise it will be either the ERP Registration Selection screen or the ERP Maintenance Selection screen.
Print button
Click on the Print button to open a printer-friendly version of this screen. This use your Browser's print feature (usually Print of the File menu) to print this page.


Digital Data Submissions Online Guide