Compliance verification activity type: Field Inspection
Team:
Regulated company: NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.
Operating company: TransCanada PipeLines Limited
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Rationale and scope:
Environmental construction inspection of NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL)'s Northwest Mainline Loop No.2 Bear Canyon North Section, part of the North Path Delivery Project. The NPS 36 non-sour natural gas pipeline is approximately 28 km long and runs from a location near Spirit River, AB to Clear Hills County, AB. Work activities observed included final clean-up of the right-of-way (RoW) and two camp sites, as well as two stopple bypasses on either side of the Peace River. The inspection focused on weed management (including equipment cleaning) and reclamation at watercourses and wetlands.
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Life-cycle Phases
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Observation 1 - General Observations
Date & time of visit: 2019-07-30 09:00
Discipline: Environmental Protection
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Facility:
Observations:
General Observations
Compliance tool used: No compliance tool used
Observation 2 - Corrected Non-Compliance (CNC) - Workplace Conduct
Date & time of visit: 2019-07-31 11:30
Discipline: Management System
At the stopple bypass on the north side of the Peace River, NEB Inspection Officers (IOs) observed a member of a work crew with an inappropriate (i.e., sexually suggestive) hardhat sticker. The matter was discussed with the Company Representatives and the sticker was immediately removed from the hard hat.Company Representatives indicated that additional corrective action would be taken, including a discussion the following morning with Inspectors and the Contractor. NEB IOs do not require any additional follow-up.
Compliance tool used: Corrected Non-compliance (CNC)
Regulatory requirement:
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Company action required:
Company Representatives shall ensure that the sticker is removed from the hardhat and demonstrate how they intend to communicate TransCanada's Harassment Free Workplace Policy to workers on the Project.
Due date: 2019-07-31
Date closed: 2019-07-31 Note: the date closed is the date that the inspector completed their review of the company corrective actions for adequacy and determined that no further actions are required.
Reason closed: Requirement met
Compliance achieved: Yes
Identified non-compliances to company plans or procedures are non-compliances either to:
- the condition of an authorization document that requires the implementation of that plan or procedure; or
- the relevant section of the regulations that requires implementation of that plan or procedure including those sections that require implementation of plans or procedures as a part of a Program