Canada Offshore Renewable Energy Regulations — 53
Environmental protection plan 53 (1) The environmental protection plan must set out the procedures, practices and resources to be put in place to manage environmental hazards and protect the environment and must include the following information: (a) a description of how the environmental protection plan ensures that the obligations set out in these Regulations with regard to environmental protection are met; (b) a summary of the studies and a description of the processes used to (i) identify the environmental hazards that may arise during the authorized work or activities, including any environmental hazards that may arise due to activities taking place in the vicinity of the operations site, and (ii) assess the environmental 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) the measures to be taken to anticipate, monitor, avoid and minimize the environmental risks associated with the identified hazards; (e) an evaluation of the anticipated effectiveness of the measures referred to in paragraph (d); (f) a description of the methods 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 environmental risks; (g) a description of all the facilities, equipment and systems that are critical to the protection of the environment 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 description of the organizational structure and the chain of command for ensuring that the authorized work or activities are carried on in a manner that minimizes environmental hazards; (i) a description of the procedure to be followed if an archaeological site or a burial ground is discovered during the authorized work or activities; (j) a description of the measures to be taken to monitor compliance with the environmental protection plan and to evaluate performance in relation to the plan’s objectives, including data collection and analysis, inspections and auditing; and (k) 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 the protection of the environment. Service providers (2) If the operator contracts for the provision of services with respect to the authorized work or activities, the environmental protection plan must also include (a) a description of how the procurement process takes into consideration service providers’ past performance in relation to environmental protection; (b) a description of service providers’ roles and responsibilities with respect to environmental protection; (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 environmental protection plan; and (d) a description of how the operator and service providers will communicate with each other regarding any environmental issues that may arise during the work or activities.