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Inspection Officer Order RCT-1-2015 to Westcoast Energy Inc., carrying on Business as Spectra Energy Transmission pursuant to Section 51.1 of the National Energy Board Act [PDF 670 KB]

INSPECTION OFFICER ORDER NO. RCT-001-2015

IN THE MATTER OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD ACT,
AN ORDER UNDER SECTION 51.1

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On 26 November 2015, the undersigned National Energy Board Inspection Officer received information regarding a release of a toxic substance (amine).

The Inspection Officer has reasonable grounds to believe:

That the health and safety of the employees at the Pine River Gas Plant may have been compromised and that continued operation of the plant could pose a further risk to their safety.

Based on the above mentioned, the inspection officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a hazard to the safety or security of the public, or employees of a company or a detriment to property or the environment is being or will be caused by the construction, operation, maintenance or abandonment of the pipeline, or excavation activity or construction of a facility as per 49(2)(a).

Therefore, Information not available is HEREBY ORDERED,

pursuant to section 51.1 of the National Energy Board Act, to

  take measures specified below for guarding the safety or security of the public or employees or protecting property or the environment
Suspend work until the hazard or detrimental situation has been remedied to the satisfaction of the inspection officer; or the order is stayed or rescinded by the Board

Specified Measures: Maintain complete shutdown of the Pine River Gas Plant until the following measures have been completed:

  • A preliminary investigation shall be conducted and the following shall be submitted to the Inspection Officer:
    • Event summary complete with piping & instrumentation and process flow diagrams;
    • Immediate and root causes;
    • Determination of whether the event is also applicable to gas processing trains A&B;
    • Corrective actions including time lines; and
    • A start-up plan.
  • The plant, in whole or in part, shall not be re-started unless express permission to do so has been provided by an Inspection Officer
Inspection Officer
Inspection Officer 0994 Information not available
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Signature
IO Designation #
26 November 2015
Date
517 10th Avenue SW Calgary AB  T2R 0A8
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