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Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations — 22
22 Every operator who is conducting an onshore geophysical operation shall ensure that (a) detonator lead wires remain shunted at all times except when the charges are ready to be fired and during circuit testing after loading; (b) all blasting equipment at the blasting site is under the direct supervision and control of the shooter; (c) when conducting a blasting operation in the vicinity of buildings, railways, roads or inhabited areas, the shooter (i) takes adequate precautions to prevent any damage to property, and (ii) places warning signs or barricades or uses flagpersons to ensure that no persons other than those engaged in the blasting operation remain in the area made dangerous by the blasting operation; (d) when blasting operations are being carried out, the shooter takes adequate precautions to ensure that no charge is fired until all persons in the vicinity of the charge are protected by suitable cover from falling rocks, flying debris, mud and any other material disturbed or displaced as a result of the detonation or are at a safe distance from the charge; (e) detonators that are used near the surface of the ground are covered in such a manner that any fragments of metal and debris resulting from the detonation are confined; (f) a radio transmitter is not used at or near a blasting site when there are detonators outside of a magazine and above ground; (g) all blasting equipment is maintained in good working condition; (h) repair work to blasting equipment or to the firing cable is not conducted while the firing cable is wired to charges; (i) the blasting equipment is disconnected from the blasting circuit and the ends of the lead wires connected to the charge are twisted together (i) immediately after firing, if the charge fails to detonate, and (ii) before any member of the geophysical crew inspects any shot hole that contains or may contain explosives; (j) every detonator remains disconnected from the firing cable until the next charge or the next series or pattern of charges is ready to be fired and until the shotpoint is clear of all persons; (k) all shot holes containing a charge are fired before the termination of the operation; (l) blasting operations are not carried out during an electrical storm or when an electrical storm is imminent; (m) anti-static detonators are used where possible for all blasting operations; and (n) all electric detonator lead wires and other refuse from the blasting operation are retrieved from the field location of the operation.
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23 (1) Every operator who is conducting an onshore geophysical operation shall ensure that, when a detonating cord is used in water, (a) the end of the cord is sealed; (b) the entire length of cord is submerged before the firing cable is connected to the blasting equipment; and (c) the charge is detonated as soon as possible after loading. (2) Every operator who is conducting an onshore geophysical operation shall ensure that, when a detonating cord is used on damp ground, the charge is detonated as soon as possible after loading. (3) Every operator who is conducting an onshore geophysical operation shall ensure that no vehicle is driven over a detonating cord.
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24 (1) Every operator who is conducting an onshore geophysical operation shall, in respect of any charge that has not detonated as a result of misfire, ensure that (a) no attempt is made to remove the charge from the shot hole; and (b) an attempt is made to detonate the charge promptly by means of a fresh primer or by inserting and detonating another charge in that shot hole. (2) When a charge fails to detonate after an attempt is made under paragraph (1)(b), the operator shall ensure that the charge and the lead wires that are connected to it are buried in the shot hole and that the shot hole is plugged in accordance with section 25. (3) Every operator who is conducting an onshore geophysical operation shall, on completion of the operation, report in writing to a conservation officer the location of all charges that failed to detonate.
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25 (1) Every operator who is conducting an onshore geophysical operation shall, after a charge has detonated, ensure that the shot hole is plugged by (a) filling the shot hole with drilling mud or cuttings to the point where the plug required by paragraph (b) is to be inserted; (b) inserting a shot hole plug of a type approved by the Chief Conservation Officer to a depth of at least 30 cm below the surface; (c) filling the shot hole above the plug with drilling mud or cuttings and tamping the contents into the shot hole; and (d) spreading any remaining drilling mud or cuttings over the ground in the vicinity of the shot hole. (2) Where, during an onshore geophysical operation, water or gas comes to the surface of a shot hole, the operator shall (a) in the case of water, immediately attempt to plug the shot hole to confine the water; and (b) in the case of gas, immediately evacuate the site until the gas has dissipated. (3) Every operator who, during an onshore geophysical operation, disturbs a shot hole from a previous geophysical operation shall ensure that the shot hole is plugged in accordance with subsection (1).
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26 Every operator who is conducting an onshore geophysical operation shall ensure that (a) in the case of a walkaway vertical seismic survey, all shot holes in an area where drilling operations for a well are being conducted are clearly marked; and (b) in the case of a resistivity survey, all electrodes are clearly flagged or cordoned off to prevent accidental human contact with the electrodes.
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27 (1) Where an archaeological site or a burial ground is discovered during an onshore geophysical operation, the operator shall so inform a conservation officer and suspend the operation in the immediate area of the discovery until permitted by the conservation officer to resume the operation in that area. (2) A conservation officer shall permit the resumption of a geophysical operation that was suspended under subsection (1) if the conservation officer, after consultation with the Minister of Communications, is satisfied that the operation will not disturb the archaeological site or the burial ground and will not affect the archaeological or other special characteristics or the nature of the site or ground.
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28 Every operator shall ensure that radio communication is maintained (a) in the case of an onshore geophysical operation, with all vehicles in the vicinity of the operation, to the extent possible; and (b) in the case of an offshore geophysical operation, with all vessels and platforms in the vicinity of the operation and with a shore-based station.
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29 Every operator shall ensure that all equipment and materials that are used during a geophysical operation are handled, operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturers’ specifications.
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30 Every operator who is conducting an offshore geophysical operation shall ensure that every member of the geophysical crew (a) wears a suitable personal flotation device at all times when the member is working on deck; (b) is equipped with a safety belt and a safety line whenever the member is positioned or working near the cable reel or working on the back deck during periods when there is any possibility of the member falling or being thrown or swept overboard; (c) does not work alone on the back deck; and (d) wears high visibility clothing.
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31 Every operator who is conducting a geophysical operation shall ensure that an evacuation route is set up from each work station and that the route is accessible to every member of the geophysical crew who is working at that station.
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32 Every operator who is conducting an onshore geophysical operation shall ensure that (a) every member of the geophysical crew wears high visibility clothing when working at the field location of the operation; and (b) every vehicle used in the geophysical operation is equipped with at least one portable fire extinguisher with a 5B rating.
Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations — 33
33 (1) No person shall smoke near a marine recording cable or in any area where inflammable materials or explosives are being used or stored in the course of any geophysical operation. (2) Every operator shall post, near the cable and in each area referred to in subsection (1), a sign prohibiting smoking.
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34 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every operator shall ensure that no member of the geophysical crew is required to work (a) a shift in excess of 12 consecutive hours; or (b) two successive shifts the combined total of which exceeds 12 hours unless that member has had at least 6 consecutive hours of rest between those shifts. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any member of the geophysical crew who is required to work in the case of an emergency.
Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations — 35
35 (1) Every operator shall ensure that every member of the geophysical crew (a) is familiar with the safety equipment that the member may use, and with the safety procedures that the member may have to carry out during the operation; (b) undergoes the instruction, training and drills necessary to enable the member to cope with both normal operations and emergency situations; and (c) is familiar with the Safety Manual for Geophysical Field Operations , 6th edition, 1986, published by the International Association of Geophysical Contractors, as amended from time to time. (2) Every operator who is conducting an offshore geophysical operation shall ensure that every member of the geophysical crew has successfully completed (a) a survival course approved by the Chief Safety Officer; and (b) a helicopter underwater escape course approved by the Chief Safety Officer, where regular changes of geophysical crew by helicopter are planned. (3) The Chief Safety Officer shall approve (a) a course referred to in paragraph (2)(a) if the Chief Safety Officer is satisfied that the course will provide an adequate level of knowledge of the hazards and emergencies that are likely to be encountered on a vessel or platform that is engaged in a geophysical operation and of techniques for surviving those hazards and emergencies; and (b) a course referred to in paragraph (2)(b) if the Chief Safety Officer is satisfied that the course will provide adequate training in the methods of escaping from a helicopter that is underwater. (4) Every operator shall ensure that only those members of the geophysical crew who are trained in the operation and maintenance of the seismic energy source and the components of seismic energy systems will be responsible for their handling and maintenance.
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36 Every operator shall keep a copy of the Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations at the field location of each geophysical operation in a place that is accessible to the geophysical crew.
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37 Every operator shall submit to the Chief Conservation Officer, at the commencement and termination of the geophysical operation and once a week during the operation, in a manner and form approved by the Chief Conservation Officer, a report on the progress of the operation that includes (a) the number assigned to the operation that is the subject of the geophysical operation authorization; (b) the identification of the lines on which the data are collected; (c) the quantity of data collected per line; (d) the location and status of any vessels and platforms from which the operation is conducted; (e) any unusual weather conditions or other incidents that cause downtime; and (f) the location of any shot hole referred to in subsection 25(2).
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at are related to the area covered by the map and that are of a type similar to the data from which the map was produced. (3) An operator who has conducted a non-exclusive survey need not, in the report required by subsection (1), provide the information and materials described in paragraphs (1)(n) to (q) in respect of data that are available for purchase by the public. (4) Where an operator who has conducted a non-exclusive survey ceases to make available for purchase by the public any data from that survey that were so available, the operator shall, within 12 months after the date on which the operator ceased to make the data available, submit to the Chief Conservation Officer a supplementary report that contains the information and materials described in paragraphs (1)(n) to (q) in respect of the data, unless the Chief Conservation Officer has received a report pursuant to subsection (5) that includes such information and materials. (5) Every purchaser of geophysical data that arise from a geophysical operation in an area that is subject to an interest, where the costs of the purchase of the data are credited against deposit or rental requirements of the interest, and every participant shall submit to the Chief Conservation Officer a report that contains all of the information and materials described in paragraphs (1)(n) to (q) that have been prepared by or for that purchaser or participant. (6) Where a purchaser of geophysical data that arise from a geophysical operation in an area that is subject to an interest has reprocessed the data and the costs of the reprocessing are credited against deposit or rental requirements of the interest, the purchaser shall submit to the Chief Conservation Officer a report that contains the information and materials described in paragraphs (1)(a), (h), (j) to (l) and (o) to (q) that have been prepared in respect of the reprocessed data by or for the purchaser. (7) The reports required by subsections (5) and (6) shall be submitted (a) in the case of a participant, within 12 months after the date of termination of the geophysical operation; and (b) in the case of a purchaser, by the time the costs referred to in subsection (5) or (6) are credited. (8) A person who has submitted a report referred to in this section shall, in respect of data that pertain to the location of shotpoints or stations, immediately notify the Chief Conservation Officer of any errors, omissions or corrections identified in or made to the data subsequent to the submission of the report. (9) A report referred to in this section shall be submitted in the form, manner and quantity approved by the Chief Conservation Officer.
Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations — 39
39 (1) Every operator shall, after completion of a geophysical operation, retain in Canada the following information and materials: (a) seismic field data in digital format and a description of the data format, together with all supporting information; (b) fully processed, migrated seismic data in digital format; (c) in the case of a magnetic survey, the final digital field data, field analog monitors, diurnal charts, altitude profiles, and all other supporting information; (d) in the case of a gravimetric survey, the location, elevation, final digital field data, and gravity profiles; (e) in the case of seabed investigations at well-sites, all sidescan sonar records and mosaics, fathometer records, sub-bottom profile records, grab samples, cores, and seabed photographs; and (f) all other observations or readings that were obtained during the field operation. (2) No person shall destroy or discard any information or material referred to in subsection (1) after the period referred to in subsection (4) unless the person has given the Chief Conservation Officer not less than 60 days’ notice of that intention and, if so requested within the notice period, has given the Chief Conservation Officer the information or material or a copy thereof. (3) The Chief Conservation Officer may require an operator to supply the information and materials referred to in subsection (1), in a form approved by the Chief Conservation Officer. (4) Subject to subsection (6), no person shall destroy, discard or remove from Canada any of the information or material referred to in subsection (1) within 15 years after the completion of the geophysical operation without the written approval of the Chief Conservation Officer. (5) Where fewer than 15 years have elapsed since the completion of the geophysical operation, the Chief Conservation Officer shall approve the destruction, discarding or removal from Canada of any of the information or material referred to in subsection (1) if the Chief Conservation Officer is satisfied that the information or material is not of any significant use or value. (6) Information or material referred to in subsection (1) may be removed from Canada without the approval of the Chief Conservation Officer for the purpose of being processed in a foreign country, provided that the information or material is returned to Canada as soon as the processing is complete. (7) Every operator shall retain in Canada on reproducible film the most recent fully processed, migrated seismic sections of the geophysical operation and shall not destroy that film or remove it from Canada without the written approval of the Chief Conservation Officer. (8) The Chief Conservation Officer shall approve the destruction or removal from Canada of the most recent fully processed, migrated seismic sections on reproducible film if the Chief Conservation Officer is satisfied that a copy of the film has been retained in Canada or the film is not of any significant use or value in Canada.
Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations — 40
40 Every operator shall inform the Chief Conservation Officer and the Chief Safety Officer immediately, by the most rapid and practical means, of any serious accident or incident that occurs during a geophysical operation and that causes injury to or loss of life of any person, or damage to property, or that constitutes a threat to the environment.
Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations — 41
41 The Chief Conservation Officer and Chief Safety Officer may investigate any accident or incident that occurs during a geophysical operation and that (a) involves the death of or injury to any person; (b) causes significant damage to or failure of geophysical equipment; or (c) results in pollution or other damage to the environment.
Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations — *
Whereas, pursuant to subsection 15(1) of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act * , a copy of proposed Regulations respecting oil and gas installations used in areas of Canada under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act , substantially in the form annexed hereto, was published in the Canada Gazette Part I on May 14, 1994 and interested persons were afforded an opportunity to make representations with respect thereto; * S.C. 1992, c. 35, s. 2
Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations — **
Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to section 14 ** of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act * , is pleased hereby to make the annexed Regulations respecting oil and gas installations used in areas of Canada under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act . ** S.C. 1994, c. 10, s. 7
Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations — 1
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations .
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 subjected to the most severe environmental conditions determined pursuant to section 45; ( tirant d’eau de survie ) transit draft , with respect to a mobile offshore platform, means the vertical distance in metres from the moulded baseline to the assigned waterline, when the platform is moving from one geographical location to another; ( tirant d’eau de transit ) unmanned offshore installation means an offshore installation on which persons are not normally present and in those instances when persons are present on the installation, their presence is for the purpose of performing operational duties, maintenance or inspections that will not necessitate an overnight stay; ( installation inhabitée au large des côtes ) watertight means designed and constructed to withstand a static head of water without any leakage; ( étanche à l’eau ) working area means any area of an installation that a person may occupy during the normal course of duties, and includes a control room, a workshop, machinery space, storage area and paint locker. ( zone de travail ) (2) Subject to subsection 9(2), for the purposes of sections 10, 11, 13, 14, 19 and 33, the classification of hazardous areas with respect to hazards caused by combustible gases on an installation shall be made in accordance with American Petroleum Institute RP 500, Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities . (3) A reference to a standard or specification shall be considered to be a reference to that standard or specification as amended from time to time. SOR/2009-315, ss. 98, 101(F)
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accidental event means an unplanned or unexpected event or circumstance or series of events or circumstances that may lead to loss of life or damage to the environment; ( événement accidentel )
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accommodation area means dependent personnel accommodation or an accommodation installation ( secteur d’habitation )
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accommodation installation means an installation that is used to accommodate persons at a production site or drill site and that functions independently of a production installation, drilling installation or diving installation, and includes any associated dependent diving system; ( installation d’habitation )
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Act means the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act ; ( Loi )
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certificate of fitness means a certificate issued by a certifying authority in accordance with section 4 of the Canada Oil and Gas Certificate of Fitness Regulations ; ( certificat de conformité )
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certifying authority has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canada Oil and Gas Certificate of Fitness Regulations ; ( autorité )
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Chief means the Chief Safety Officer; ( délégué )
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classification society means an independent organization whose purpose is to supervise the construction, ongoing maintenance and any modifications of an offshore platform in accordance with the society’s rules for classing offshore platforms and includes the American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Det norske Veritas Classification A/S and Bureau Veritas; ( société de classification )
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contingency plan means a plan that addresses abnormal conditions or emergencies that can reasonably be anticipated; ( plan d’urgence )