Compliance verification activity type: Field Inspection
Team:
Regulated company: Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC
Operating company:
Province(s) / Territory(s):
Discipline(s):
Rationale and scope:
TMX Spread 7b - Assess field implementation of construction safety manual and project specific safety plans for ongoing construction activities; company oversight of contractors - training & competence, monitoring, supervision and accountability; verify implementation of corrective actions from incident and near miss investigations.
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Facility Types
Life-cycle Phases
Regulatory requirements that apply to this activity:
Regulatory instrument number(s):
Observation 1 - IR 1 - TMEP oversight - Line of Fire (LSR 05)
Discipline: Safety Management
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Facility:
Observations:
The Trans Mountain Expansion Project Health and Safety Management Plan requires safety inspections be performed in accordance with the Inspection Measuring and Monitoring Plan (IMM).
Compliance tool used: Information Request (IR)
Regulatory requirement:
Relevant section(s):
Company action required:
Due date: 2021-06-16
Date closed: 2021-06-17 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 2 - IR 2 - incident investigation
Section 17.0 of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project Heath and Safety Management Plan requires contractors to report and investigate all incidents.
Due date: 2021-06-28
Date closed: 2021-06-28 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 3 - IR 3 - FSI records for June 17, 2021
CER IO accompanied TMEP Chief Inspector during an inspection of spread 7b activities on 17 June 2021. On several occasions, TMEP staff were observed questioning contractors on changing work conditions and how this was reflected in their FLHA’s. Illegible barrier tags were brought to the attention of contractors for correction. A confined space entry log was corrected for not having the current date and gasoline was observed in a plastic “diesel” container and removed from service.
Provide evidence that deficiencies noted by the TMEP Chief Inspector on June 17, 2021 were documented and made their way into the communication processes for sharing across Spread 7b.
Due date: 2021-06-22
Date closed: 2021-06-22 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 4 - General Observations
Date & time of visit: 2021-06-17 09:00
Compliance tool used: No compliance tool used
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