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INST
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INST
Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Installation Regulations, 1995 and Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installation Regulations, 1995. Source: Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceImpairment/Damage to Critical Equipment
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Impairment/Damage to Critical Equipment
All impairments to at least one piece of safety or environmentally critical equipment on an offshore installation, vessel or aircraft shall be reported via the written notification process described in Section 5.3.3. Note: 72 OSH 15.4 (NL), OSH (NS) Element 2, Part 15, Section 15.4; INST 67 and 70; DPR 76. This does not include the reporting of safety or environmentally critical equipment which has been taken out of service for planned inspection, testing and/or maintenance, unless it is out of service for a period longer than its expected unavailability period as determined by the installation’s safety plan. If the damage or impairment compromises the ongoing integrity or emergency preparedness of an offshore installation, vessel or aircraft, then it should be reported as a “Major Impairment/Damage”. Some examples of impairments include, but are not limited to: • Failures or unsuccessful tests of the safety system of a production installation or of any component of the safety system. Note: DPR 76; INST 67. • Impairment of firefighting or lifesaving equipment • Failure of load bearing parts of containers, lifting devices, elevating devices or loose lifting gear • Failure of primary and/or secondary retention of equipment at height • Damage to subsea equipment. Source: Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceHydrocarbon Release
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Hydrocarbon Release
Hydrocarbon release refers to an unintentional or uncontrolled release of gas or liquid hydrocarbons from the processing, storage or offloading systems on a production or drilling installation. A hydrocarbon release does not include releases that result from processes designed into the production and processing systems to respond to upset conditions (e.g. blowdown system). Note: IRF (www.irfoffshoresafety.com/country/performance/scope.aspx). Two types of hydrocarbon releases shall be reported: A Major Hydrocarbon Release is defined as: • A gas release rate above 1 kg/sec for at least 5 minutes duration • The amount of gas released is greater than 300 kg or • The amount of liquid released is greater than 300 L. A Significant Hydrocarbon Release is defined as: • A gas release rate between 0.1 kg/sec and 1 kg/sec and lasts for 2 to 5 minutes • The amount of gas released is between 1 kg and 300 kg or • The amount of liquid released is between 5 L and 300 L. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceGR
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GR
Newfoundland Offshore Area Petroleum Geophysical Operations Regulations, 1995 and Nova Scotia Offshore Area Geophysical Operations Regulations, 1995. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceFatality
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Fatality
Any work-related death that occurs within one year after the incident shall be reported via the written notification process described in Section 5.3.3 as a fatality. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceDVR
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DVR
Newfoundland Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations, 1988 and Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations, 1995. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceDPR
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DPR
Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations, 2009 and Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations, 2009. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceDependent Contractor
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Dependent Contractor
A person, whether or not employed under a contract of employment and whether or not furnishing the person’s own tools, vehicles, equipment, machinery, material or any other thing, who performs work or services for another on such terms and conditions that the person is in a position of economic dependence upon the other, under an obligation to perform duties mainly for the other, and in a relationship with the other more closely resembling that of an employee than an independent contractor. Note: 6 OSH (NS) Element 1, Part 1, Section 1.1. Source: Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceDependent Contractor
“Dependent contractor” means a person, whether or not employed under a contract of employment and whether or not furnishing the person’s own tools, vehicles, equipment, machinery, material or any other thing, who performs work or services for another on such terms and conditions that the person is- in a position of economic dependence upon the other,
- under an obligation to perform duties mainly for the other, and
- in a relationship with the other more closely resembling that of an employee than an independent contractor.
Corrective Actions
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Corrective Actions
Action to eliminate the cause of a nonconformity and to prevent recurrence. Source: ISO/IEC 27000:2014, Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems — Overview and vocabulary, Third Edition, January 2014. Global StandardsCorrective Actions
A corrective action is defined as an action taken to eliminate or mitigate the cause of a system deficiency, hazard or risk (e.g. will fix an existing event) or it is an action (commonly referred to as a preventive action) taken to reduce the likelihood that an underlying system deficiency or hazard will cause a similar event (e.g. will fix a potential event). Note: Adopted from definition of corrective and preventive actions under ISO 9001:2000, CSA Z1000-06 and ISO 14001:2004. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceC-NAAIA2
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C-NAAIA2
Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceCausal Factor(s)
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Causal Factor(s)
Typically, a causal factor is defined as any issue or element associated with the incident that, if corrected, could have prevented the incident from occurring or would have significantly mitigated its consequences. It could also be a barrier or safeguard that was either not in place or was in place, but was ineffective at preventing the incident. Note: TapRooT® The System for Root Cause Analysis, Problem Investigation and Proactive Improvement, 2000, Mark Paradies and Linda Unger, Chapter 3, pg. 45. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceBoards
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Boards
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board and the Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidancePreventative Action
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Preventative Action
An action to eliminate the cause of a potential nonconformity. Note: CSA Standard CAN/CSA-ISO 14004:04. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceNLCA
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NLCA
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceMVRMA
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MVRMA
Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceIFA
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IFA
Inuvialuit Final Agreement. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceEPP
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EPP
Environmental Protection Plan. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, December 15, 2010. Regulatory GuidanceEnvironmentally Critical Role
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Environmentally Critical Role
Assigned work or responsibility key to the mitigation of the effects of pollution, or to monitoring or managing structures, facilities, equipment and systems critical to environmental protection. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceEnvironmental Policy
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Environmental Policy
The overall intention and direction of an organization related to its environmental performance as formally expressed by senior management. Note: CSA Standard CAN/CSA-ISO 14004:04. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceEnvironmental Management System
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Environmental Management System
The portions of an operator’s management system dedicated to environmental management or the management of environmental aspects of an operation, whether or not these management elements are incorporated in or separate from the overall management system. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceEMS
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EMS
Environmental Management System. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceEA
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EA
Environmental Assessment. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceC-NLOPB
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C-NLOPB
Canada – Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: Offshore Physical Environmental Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, September 2008. Regulatory Guidance Source: Safety Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceCOGOA
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COGOA
Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, December 15, 2010. Regulatory Guidance Source: Safety Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceCNSOPRAIA
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CNSOPRAIA
Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act. Note: Where the acronyms CNAAIA or CNSOPRAIA are used in this document, they may be interpreted to include both the federal and provincial versions of the legislation. Section 2 of these guidelines provides a description of the relevant portions of the regulatory regime applicable to Canada’s frontier oil and gas operations. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Safety Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceCNSOPRAIA3
Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceCNSOPRAIA
Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act. Note: Where the acronyms CNAAIA or CNSOPRAIA are used in this document they may be interpreted to include both the federal and provincial versions of the legislation. Section 1.2 of these guidelines provides a description of the relevant portions of the regulatory regime applicable to Canada’s offshore oil and gas operations. Source: Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, December 15, 2010. Regulatory GuidanceCNAAIA
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CNAAIA
Canada - Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act. Note: Where the acronyms CNAAIA or CNSOPRAIA are used in this document, they may be interpreted to include both the federal and provincial versions of the legislation. Section 2 of these guidelines provides a description of the relevant portions of the regulatory regime applicable to Canada’s frontier oil and gas operations. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Safety Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceCNAAIA
Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act. Note: Where the acronyms CNAAIA or CNSOPRAIA are used in this document they may be interpreted to include both the federal and provincial versions of the legislation. Section 1.2 of these guidelines provides a description of the relevant portions of the regulatory regime applicable to Canada’s offshore oil and gas operations. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceCEAA
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CEAA
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, December 15, 2010. Regulatory GuidanceCAPP
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CAPP
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: Offshore Physical Environmental Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, September 2008. Regulatory Guidance Source: Safety Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceAccord Acts
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Accord Acts
“Accord Acts” means- the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, and
- the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act; lois de mise en oeuvre.