Canadian Energy Regulator Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Obligations of Pipeline Companies

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16 The damage prevention program that a pipeline company is required to develop, implement and maintain under section 47.2 of the National Energy Board Onshore Pipeline Regulations must include

• (a) an ongoing public awareness program to inform the public

  • (i) of the presence of a pipeline,

  • (ii) on how to work safely near a pipeline,

  • (iii) on how to report an unexpected situation related to a pipeline that could endanger life or cause substantial property or environmental damage that requires immediate action,

  • (iv) on how to report any contact with a pipe or its coating, whether or not the pipe was damaged,

  • (v) on how to report any damage to a pipe,

  • (vi) of the services of a one-call centre if one exists within the relevant geographical area,

  • (vii) on the necessity for authorization when constructing a facility across, on, along or under a pipeline, engaging in an activity that causes a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or operating vehicles or mobile equipment across a pipeline,

  • (viii) of the information to be provided in a request for the consent to construct a facility across, on, along or under a pipeline, to engage in an activity that causes a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or to operate a vehicle or mobile equipment across a pipeline, and

  • (ix) on the requirement to make a locate request and how to make a locate request in the relevant geographical area;

• (b) ongoing monitoring of any changes in the use of the land on which a pipeline is located and the land that is adjacent to that land;

• (c) ongoing monitoring of any change in the landowner of the land on which a pipeline is located;

• (d) a process to ensure a timely response to locate requests;

• (e) standards for locating a pipeline; and

• (f) a process for managing requests for the consent to construct a facility across, on, along or under a pipeline, to engage in an activity that causes a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or to operate a vehicle or mobile equipment across the pipeline.