Canada Offshore Renewable Energy Regulations — 9
Safety plan 9 (1) The safety plan must set out the procedures, practices and resources, as well as the sequence of key safety-related activities, that are necessary to safely carry on the authorized work or activities and must include the following information: (a) a description of how the safety plan (i) integrates and reflects the processes and principles included in the management system that relate to safety, and (ii) ensures that the obligations set out in these Regulations with regard to safety are met; (b) a summary of the studies and a description of the processes used to (i) identify the safety hazards that may arise during the authorized work or activities, including any safety hazards that may arise due to activities taking place in the vicinity of the operations site, and (ii) assess the safety risks associated with the identified hazards; (c) a description of the hazards identified under subparagraph (b)(i) and the results of the risk assessment under subparagraph (b)(ii); (d) a description of the measures to be taken to anticipate, monitor, avoid and minimize the safety risks associated with the identified hazards, including, if hazards related to ice or icing are identified, measures for detecting, anticipating, monitoring and reporting those hazards, as well as measures for data collection and, if applicable, for ice avoidance or deflection; (e) an evaluation of the anticipated effectiveness of the measures referred to in paragraph (d) and of how they will assist in meeting the target levels of safety referred to in section 30 ; (f) a description of the methods that are to be used to communicate with persons who may be directly affected by the identified hazards regarding the existence of those hazards and the measures that will be taken to minimize the associated safety risks; (g) a description of all the facilities, equipment and systems that are critical to safety and are to be used during the authorized work or activities and a summary of the procedures and policies to be put in place for their inspection, testing and maintenance; (h) a detailed description of all support craft and other vessels, vehicles, aircraft or conveyances that are to be used; (i) a description of the training required by the persons who will carry on the authorized work or activities and the experience, qualifications and competencies that they must possess; (j) a description of the authorized work or activities that involve diving operations and the measures to be taken to ensure that those operations are carried out safely and in accordance with the prevailing industry standards and best practices that are appropriate for the water depth and type of diving involved; (k) a description of the measures to be taken to monitor compliance with the safety plan and to evaluate performance in relation to the plan’s objectives, including data collection and analysis, inspections and auditing; (l) a description of the organizational structure and the chain of command for ensuring that the authorized work or activities are carried on safely; and (m) a description of the processes to be put in place to identify, evaluate and manage any changes related to the authorized work or activities that could affect safety. Service providers (2) If the operator contracts for the provision of services with respect to the authorized work or activities, the safety plan must also include (a) a description of how the procurement process takes into consideration service providers’ past performance in relation to safety; (b) a description of service providers’ roles and responsibilities with respect to safety; (c) a description of the measures to be taken to oversee the work or activities of service providers and to ensure that service providers comply with the safety plan; and (d) a description of how the operator and service providers will communicate with each other regarding any safety issues that may arise during the work or activities.