International and Interprovincial Power Line Damage Prevention Regulations – Obligations of Holders of Permits and Certificates — 8
Minimum elements 8 (1) The holder is required to develop, implement and maintain a damage prevention program that must include (a) an ongoing public awareness program to inform the public (i) of the location of its international or interprovincial power line, (ii) of the locations where the operation of vehicles or mobile equipment across the holder’s international or interprovincial power lines could compromise the safety and security of persons or the safety or security of the power lines and their components, (iii) of the safety measures to be implemented at the locations referred to in subparagraph (ii) in order to reduce the risks of an incident resulting from the crossing of the power line at that location, (iv) on how to work safely near an international or interprovincial power line, (v) on how to report an unexpected situation related to an international or interprovincial power line that could endanger life or cause substantial property or environmental damage and that requires immediate action, (vi) on how to report any contact with an international or interprovincial power line and if the international or interprovincial power line was damaged, the damage caused, (vii) of the services of a one-call centre, if there is one within the relevant geographical area, (viii) on the obligation to obtain an authorization before constructing a facility across, on, along or under an international or interprovincial power line, engaging in an activity that causes a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or operating vehicles or mobile equipment across an international or interprovincial power line, in the case of a vehicle or mobile equipment that is not operated within the travelled portion of a highway or public road, (ix) of the information to be provided in a request for authorization to construct a facility across, on, along or under an international or interprovincial power line, to engage an activity that causes a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or to operate a vehicle or mobile equipment across an international or interprovincial power line, and (x) on the obligation to make a locate request and on how to make a locate request; (b) a process to ensure a timely response to locate requests; (c) a process for locating and marking any underground portion of an international or interprovincial power line; and (d) a process for managing requests for authorization to construct a facility across, on, along or under an international or interprovincial power line, to engage in an activity that causes a ground disturbance within the prescribed area or to operate a vehicle or mobile equipment across the international or interprovincial power line. Existing damage prevention program (2) A holder is not required to establish a new damage prevention program if the holder already has one, as required by the conditions of the certificate or permit, and that program meets the requirements of subsection (1). Time limit for compliance (3) A holder must establish a damage prevention program within 12 months after the day on which the certificate or permit is issued or within a time limit set out in the conditions of the certificate or permit.