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Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations
MODU Code means the annex to International Maritime Organization Resolution A.1023(26), Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 2009 . ( Code MODU )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations
process vessel means a heater, dehydrator, separator, treater or any other pressurized vessel used in the processing or treatment of produced petroleum. ( cuve de traitement )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations
unattended installation means an installation on which persons are not normally present and in respect of which, when persons are present, it is for the purpose of performing operational duties, maintenance or inspections that will not require an overnight stay. ( installation non fréquentée )
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Safety and environmental protection 98 An operator must ensure that an installation, including its systems and equipment, is designed, constructed, installed, arranged and commissioned so that it is fit for the purposes for which it is to be used and can be operated safely without posing a threat to persons or the environment.
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Design of installation 99 For the purpose of meeting the requirement under section 98 in respect of design, an operator must ensure that an installation, including its systems and equipment, is designed in accordance with the measures referred to in clauses 9 (2)(b)(v)(A) and 10 (2)(b)(v)(A) that are described in the operator’s safety plan and environmental protection plan, respectively.
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Quality assurance program 100 (1) An operator must, for the purpose of ensuring that an installation, including its systems and equipment, is fit for the purposes for which it is to be used, develop a quality assurance program that meets the following requirements: (a) it must be set out in writing; (b) it must be comprehensive; (c) it must include a process to achieve quality objectives and to comply with the requirements of these Regulations; (d) it must include the policies on which it is based and a process to communicate the policies to personnel and all other affected persons; (e) it must set out the roles, responsibilities and authorities of all persons exercising functions under it, as well as the processes for making those persons aware of their roles, responsibilities and authorities and ensuring that they comply with them; (f) it must include processes for establishing and maintaining measurable goals and performance indicators that are applicable to it; (g) it must include processes for its periodic internal audit and review to identify areas for improvement and the corrective measures to be implemented if deficiencies are identified; (h) it must include processes for ensuring that its integrity is preserved when changes to it are planned or implemented; (i) it must include processes for internal and external reporting on its performance; and (j) it must identify the resources that are necessary to ensure that the requirements under this section are being met. Implementation (2) The operator must ensure that each phase of the life cycle of the installation, from its design up to and including its decommissioning and abandonment, is carried out in accordance with the program and that any activity relating to the installation that is carried out under the control of a third party is also carried out in accordance with a quality assurance program. Accessibility (3) The operator must ensure that the processes and policies that are included in the program referred to in subsection (1) are readily accessible for consultation and examination. Organization (4) The operator must ensure that the documentation relating to the program referred to in subsection (1) is organized and set out in a logical fashion to allow for ease of understanding and efficient implementation. Processes and procedures (5) In this section, a reference to a process includes any procedures that are necessary to implement the process.
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Requirements 101 (1) An operator must ensure that a work permit that is required under this Part is issued in either paper or electronic form, is approved by a person other than the one who issued it and sets out the following information: (a) the name of the person who issued it and the person who approved it; (b) the name of each person to whom it is issued; (c) the periods during which it is valid; (d) the work or activity to which it relates, the location at which the work or activity is to be carried out and any conditions to which the carrying out of the work or activity is subject; and (e) any circumstances under which the work or activity is to be carried out that may have an effect on the safety and environmental risks associated with it, including (i) physical and environmental conditions, (ii) any impediments to the proper use of any system or equipment, and (iii) any other activities being carried out in the area, with reference to the permit or certificate associated with those activities, if applicable. Signatures (2) The work permit must bear the signatures of the person who issued it, the person who approved it and every person involved in the work or activity to which it relates, certifying that they have read and understood its contents.
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Operator obligations 102 (1) An operator must ensure that (a) any work or activity that requires a work permit is done in accordance with the permit; and (b) any work permit that is issued is made readily accessible for the duration of the work or activity to which it relates. Retention of copy (2) The operator must retain a copy of each work permit for at least three years after the day on which the work or activity to which it relates is completed.
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Innovations 103 (1) An operator must ensure that any technology, including any technology that is used in relation to materials, design methods, joining techniques or construction techniques, that has not been previously used in comparable situations is not used in relation to an installation unless (a) engineering studies, prototypes or model tests demonstrate that the technology is safe and fit for the purposes for which it is to be used; and (b) the technology is verified by a competent third party, in accordance with industry standards and best practices for technology qualification. Technology qualification program (2) The operator must develop a technology qualification program that sets out the performance monitoring and inspection measures that are necessary to determine the effectiveness of any technology referred to in subsection (1) that it intends to use. Program implementation and update (3) The operator must ensure that the program is implemented and periodically updated.
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Physical and environmental conditions 104 (1) An operator must ensure that an installation is designed to withstand or avoid all foreseeable site-specific physical and environmental conditions, or any foreseeable combination of those conditions, without compromising its structural integrity or that of any of its systems or equipment that are critical to safety or to the protection of the environment. Criteria (2) The operator must ensure that the design of an installation is based on criteria that are determined using evidence-based regional and site-specific data, statistical analysis and modelling of physical and environmental conditions, including (a) oceanographic conditions, including any completely or partially submerged potential navigational hazards; (b) meteorological conditions, including the number of daylight hours; (c) geotechnical conditions and geohazards; (d) ice conditions and any other conditions associated with cold regions; and (e) any other physical and environmental conditions or naturally occurring phenomena that may adversely affect the installation. Ice conditions (3) The operator must ensure that an installation that is to be operated where ice conditions may exist is designed and operated to (a) minimize or avoid environmental loads associated with ice or ice and snow accumulation on the installation, including on its structural components; (b) ensure that the ice conditions will not adversely affect the functionality of any systems or equipment that are critical to safety or to the protection of the environment; (c) protect risers, offloading systems and other subsea systems from the ice conditions; and (d) in the case of a mobile offshore platform or vessel, (i) prevent damage to propulsion or positioning systems from the ice conditions, and (ii) ensure safe transit through ice-infested waters. Redundancy (4) The operator must ensure that there is redundancy included in any measures implemented for the purpose of paragraph (3)(a) in relation to ice and snow accumulation and removal. Cold climate — safety plan and environmental protection plan (5) The operator must ensure that an installation that is to be operated in a cold climate is designed, winterized and operated in accordance with the measures referred to in clauses 9 (2)(b)(v)(B) and 10 (2)(b)(v)(B) that are described in the operator’s safety plan and environmental protection plan, respectively. Cold climate — design (6) An installation that is to be operated in a cold climate must be designed to (a) ensure the functionality in that climate of the installation and all of its systems and equipment that are critical to safety or to the protection of the environment, including in the case of property changes in fluids; and (b) prevent any impact or damage to electrical cabling in open or unheated spaces and ensure that the cabling maintains its properties under cold-climate conditions.
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Design for intended use and location 105 (1) An operator must ensure that the structural components of an installation and any of its ancillary structures, including skids and modules, are designed for their intended use and location, taking into account (a) the nature of the works and activities to be undertaken on and around the installation and the hazards associated with those works and activities; (b) material properties and dimensions of the installation that may vary over time; (c) failure modes; and (d) applicable safety factors. Analyses, tests, modelling and investigations (2) The design of the structural components of an installation and any of its ancillary structures, including skids and modules, must be based on any analyses, model tests, numerical modelling and site investigations that are necessary to determine the behaviour of the installation and of the soils that support it or its mooring systems under all foreseeable operating, construction, transportation and installation conditions — including those involving geohazards — and under all foreseeable loads during the design service life of the installation. Design criteria (3) The structural components of an installation and any of its ancillary structures, including skids and modules, must be designed to (a) withstand extreme loads that may occur during their construction and anticipated use; (b) perform as intended during their operation under all anticipated normal loads; (c) not fail under repeated loads; (d) prevent damage that is disproportionate to the cause; (e) prevent localized damage from leading to progressive or complete loss of integrity of the structure; (f) maintain structural integrity for the time necessary to safely evacuate all persons from the installation in the event of major damage caused by foreseeable hazards; (g) in the case of a floating platform, (i) have sufficient stability and buoyancy reserve in the case of damage to ensure that credible scenarios of unintended flooding, if realized, do not result in the loss of the structure, and (ii) incorporate sufficient redundancy in station-keeping systems to ensure that the structure can withstand the loss of a station-keeping component; and (h) in the case of a self-elevating mobile offshore platform, withstand all loads to which the platform may be subjected in each mode of operation, including in the elevated position and during its removal. Accidental loads (4) For the purposes of paragraphs (3)(d) to (f) and (h), the design must take into account all credible accidental load scenarios, including collisions between the installation and a vessel or aircraft.
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Conditions for safe operation and survival 106 Based on the results of any analyses, tests, modelling or investigations undertaken under subsection 105 (2), the operator must ensure that (a) all physical and environmental conditions that could pose a hazard to the installation are documented and communicated to all affected personnel; (b) the environmental limits for the safe operation of the installation are defined, included in operating procedures and communicated to all affected personnel; and (c) measures to detect, avoid, prevent, manage and reduce the effects of the hazards posed by the physical and environmental conditions are developed and implemented in operations and incorporated into the design of the installation where required.
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Risk assessment — fire, explosion and hazardous gas 107 (1) An operator must ensure that an assessment of fire and explosion risks and of risks associated with hazardous gas and its containment is conducted in respect of an installation and that the assessment identifies (a) the types of fires, explosions and hazardous gas releases that could occur, their potential sources and unmitigated consequences, the likelihood of their occurrence and, if applicable, their potential fire or blast loads; (b) measures to be incorporated into the design of the installation, if practicable, to eliminate the hazards identified under paragraph (a); and (c) if it is not practicable to eliminate those hazards through design measures, all necessary control measures to reduce the risks associated with the hazards to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable. Elements for consideration (2) For the purposes of paragraphs (1)(b) and (c), the assessment must take into account the following elements: (a) the general layout of the installation; (b) the production and process activities to be carried out, including well operations; (c) operating limits of the installation; (d) the types of fires, explosions and hazardous gas releases identified under paragraph (1)(a) and their duration; (e) the need for a means of detecting, from the potential sources identified under paragraph (1)(a), (i) hazardous gas releases, and (ii) outbreaks of fire; (f) the need for a means of isolating and safely storing hazardous substances, including fuel, explosives and chemicals; (g) the need for a safe means of escape, evacuation and rescue in the event of a fire, explosion or hazardous gas release; and (h) the need for a means to ensure levels of emergency shutdown of the installation, systems and equipment in the event of the detection of a hazardous gas release or an outbreak of fire.
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Reliability and availability 108 (1) An operator must demonstrate, through a risk and reliability analysis conducted using internationally recognized techniques, the reliability and availability of any system in an installation whose failure could cause or contribute to a major accidental event or whose purpose is to prevent or mitigate the effects of a major accidental event. Redundancies and measures (2) The risk and reliability analysis must determine the redundancies and measures that are required to protect a system referred to in subsection (1) from failure, including any redundancies and measures required under this Part for that system. Results of analysis (3) The operator must ensure that the results of the risk and reliability analysis are reflected in the design of the installation, its systems and equipment and in any associated operating and maintenance manuals, including the operations manual referred to in section 157 .
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Monitoring program for physical and environmental conditions 109 (1) An operator must develop a monitoring program that involves the collection of data on physical and environmental conditions in sufficient quantities and at sufficient frequencies, and the retention of that data for sufficient periods, to (a) support, during all works and activities, the identification of hazards and the assessment of the safety and environmental risks related to those hazards; and (b) allow for the timely implementation of control measures to address the identified risks and, if necessary, of the contingency plan referred to in section 11 . Equipment (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the operator must ensure that the installation is equipped to observe, measure and forecast physical and environmental conditions, to record data on those conditions and to obtain from external sources any additional data on those conditions. Program implementation and update (3) The operator must ensure that the monitoring program is implemented and periodically updated. Availability of data (4) The operator must ensure that the data referred to in subsection (1) that may have an impact on safety and the protection of the environment is documented and provided to all persons that request it.
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Inspection, monitoring, testing and maintenance 110 An operator must, for the purpose of facilitating the inspection, monitoring, testing and maintenance of an installation, ensure that (a) relevant areas are clearly marked and identified; (b) there is safe access to those areas; (c) in the case of an installation that is not intended to be periodically drydocked, there are means for carrying out an on-location inspection of the hull and underwater components; (d) there is safe access to subsea equipment; and (e) the installation is otherwise designed and equipped to permit those activities to be carried out.
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Materials for installations 111 (1) An operator must ensure that the materials used in an installation are (a) fit for the purposes for which they are to be used and suitable for the conditions to which they may be subjected, including any foreseeable emergency situation; (b) non-combustible, unless essential properties are available only in materials that are combustible or the use of combustible material will not increase the risk to safety; and (c) selected to ensure that, in the case of fire or explosion, their use will not increase the risk to safety in the area of the fire or explosion or in adjacent areas, including by exposing persons to toxic fumes or smoke. Definition of non-combustible (2) In this section, non-combustible means, in respect of material, material that does not burn or give off flammable gases or vapours in sufficient quantity for self-ignition when heated to 750°C.
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Hazardous and non-hazardous areas 113 (1) An operator must ensure that the boundaries between all hazardous areas and non-hazardous areas on an installation are delineated. Classification of hazardous areas (2) The operator must ensure that, following the conduct of the risk assessment under subsection 107 (1), each hazardous area is classified according to an internationally recognized, comprehensive and documented classification system. Separation of areas (3) The operator must ensure that hazardous areas of different classifications are separated from one another and from non-hazardous areas. Direct access and openings (4) The operator must ensure, if practicable, that there is no direct access or other opening between hazardous areas and non-hazardous areas and between hazardous areas of different classifications or, if that is not practicable, that any direct access or opening between those areas is minimized and is designed to prevent uncontrolled air flow between them. Piping systems (5) The operator must ensure that piping systems are designed to ensure that there is no direct conduit between hazardous and non-hazardous areas and between hazardous areas of different classifications.
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Ignition prevention 115 (1) In order to prevent the ignition of flammable, combustible or explosive substances on an installation, an operator must ensure that measures are implemented to prevent the uncontrolled release or accumulation of those substances, including by ensuring that materials and equipment are properly arranged. Design — systems and equipment (2) The operator must ensure that any system or equipment that is to be used in a hazardous area is designed to control ignition sources and to prevent fire and explosions in that area, taking into account the area’s classification under subsection 113 (2). Risk assessment (3) For the purposes of meeting the requirements under subsections (1) and (2), the operator must ensure that any control measures identified in the risk assessment conducted under subsection 107 (1) are implemented. Other requirements — equipment (4) The operator must ensure that any equipment located in a hazardous area is rated for use in that area and is installed, ventilated and maintained to ensure safe operation. Safe distance operation (5) The operator must ensure that any equipment that is operated in a non-hazardous area is operated at a safe distance from any flammable, combustible or explosive substances and is, unless it is rated for use in a hazardous area, equipped with an automatic and manual means of deactivation in the event of fire or hazardous gas detection. Equipment in event of emergency (6) The operator must ensure that any equipment that is located in a non-hazardous area and that is to remain in service in the event of an emergency associated with a gas release is rated for use in a hazardous area and is installed, ventilated and maintained to ensure safe operation. Cargo tank (7) The operator must ensure that (a) the gas mixture inside a cargo tank is maintained outside the explosive limits; and (b) the systems associated with the cargo tank are designed to (i) prevent fire, gas or explosion hazards during all operating modes through the use of sufficient control measures, including alarms, and through redundancies in those measures, and (ii) ensure that affected persons are made aware when the systems become impaired. Work permit (8) A work permit is required for all hot work carried out on an installation. Safe distances (9) The work permit for hot work must set out safe distances to be maintained between the hot work and any well or any flammable, combustible or explosive substance.
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Means of escape, evacuation and rescue 116 An operator must ensure that an installation is equipped with a safe means of escape, evacuation and rescue, taking into account the results of the risk assessment conducted under subsection 107 (1) and comprehensive and documented safety studies.