Compliance verification activity type: Field Inspection
Team:
Regulated company: TransCanada Keystone Pipeline GP Ltd.
Operating company: TransCanada Keystone Pipeline GP Ltd.
Province(s) / Territory(s):
Discipline(s):
Related events:
Rationale and scope:
Follow up to serious injury incident INC 2021-004 including implementation of immediate corrective and preventative actions; observe ongoing construction activities.
Compliance tool(s) used:
Facilities:
Facility Types
Life-cycle Phases
Regulatory requirements that apply to this activity:
Observation 1 - General Observations
Date & time of visit: 2021-01-27 14:30
Discipline: Safety Management
Categories:
Facility:
Observations:
Compliance tool used: No compliance tool used
Observation 2 - General Observations - Incident Follow-Up
Date & time of visit: 2021-01-28 09:00
Observation 3 - Canada Labour Code Part II
Date & time of visit: 2021-01-27 13:30
CER Inspectors observed that this was a construction type inspection and that work was being performed by contractors with Company oversight.Inspectors explained the Canada Labour Code Part II application is to employers covered by the Code and their employees.
Observation 4 - CNC 1 - Emergency Preparedness
Date & time of visit: 2021-01-28 14:00
Compliance tool used: Corrected Non-compliance (CNC)
Regulatory requirement:
Relevant section(s):
Company action required:
Ensure the ‘Emergency Response Plan Flash Card’ instructs workers how to initiate an emergency response including areas with no cell phone coverage.
Due date: 2021-01-29
Date closed: 2021-01-29 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
Observation 5 - CNC 2 - Covid-19 Visitor Screening
IOs observed that Covid-19 visitor screening was not performed in according to the written procedures submitted to the CER on 20 Nov 2020 ‘MICHELS – OYEN KEYSTONE XL - HANDHELD TEMPERATURE SCREENING PROJECT SPECIFIC PROCEDURE’.
Ensure Covid-19 visitor screening is performed in accordance with written procedures.
Observation 6 - IR 1 - Trench Box JHA
CER IOs learned through inquiry that construction activities involve both the assembly and disassembly of trench boxes by craft workers. The following documents were also reviewed.
Compliance tool used: Information Request (IR)
Provide evidence that TC Energy has identified, analyzed, and mitigated hazards related to the assembly and disassembly of trench boxes for the Keystone XL project that includes the requirement to following manufacturer's specifications. Describe the process used to communicate the mitigations referenced above to workers tasked with assembly and disassembly of trench boxes.
Due date: 2021-03-02
Date closed: 2021-03-02 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.
Observation 7 - IR 2 - Company Indigenous Monitors
Discipline: Indigenous Monitoring
CER Inspection Officers (IOs) and Indigenous Monitors (IMs) learned during the opening meeting that company IMs were not present at this stage of the project to observe construction activities.
Provide the schedule for when/if IMs will be returning to the project to oversee construction activities.
Due date: 2021-02-19
Date closed: 2021-02-25 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.
Observation 8 - Indigenous Monitor Observation - Métis Nation of Alberta
Observation 9 - Indigenous Monitor Observations- Thunderchild First Nation
Additional observations recorded by participating in the CER inspection. Any compliance-related observations that require specific regulatory follow-up have been recorded above.Indigenous Monitor Observations and ReportDATE: January 27th -29th, 2021 X-TEC PROJECT: CV2021-511INDIGENOUS TECHNICIAN: Angela Lister PROJECT NAME: Keystone KXL PipelinePROJECT TYPE: Safety InspectionLOCATION: Oyen
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