National Energy

Board

National Energy
Board

Office national
de lnergie

Office national
de lnergie

BMO Centre at Stampede Park

June 2nd and 3rd, 2015

National Energy
Board

Office national
de lnergie

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Pipeline Safety Forum Preliminary Program
Tuesday 2 June 2015
8:00am

Registration

8:45am

Introduction and Welcome NEB Chair/ CEO, Peter Watson

Session 1 Outreach to Canadians on Pipelines

9:00am

What the NEB communicated and what Canadians said about pipeline safety at meetings the Chair
held with Canadians.
Share concerns Canadians identified about pipelines
Review what a regulator can do to address concerns
Discuss expectations the NEB has for industry to address these concerns

9:45am

Health Break

Session 2 Keynote Speaker

10:15am:

Chris Seifert, Wilson Perumal

The importance of technical excellence working in concert with safety culture and management systems
in making a pipeline system safe.

Session 3 Pipeline Issues in Municipalities

11:00am

A Panel discussion on municipal issues and priorities where oil and gas pipelines impact municipal
infrastructure and require municipal resources.
Hear what issues municipalities encounter with regard to oil and gas pipelines
Identify means of better communication with a municipality and its residents
Discuss the degree of sharing required on emergency response plans
Observations on the integration of emergency response resources

12:00pm

Lunch Provided

Session 4 Connecting Safety Culture to Technical Outcomes

1:00pm

The importance of improving safety culture and its role in achieving safety and environmental protection
during technical activities.
Identify barriers to improving culture at key organizational levels
Review industry initiatives to assess and improve safety culture
Identify strategies for improving a culture of safety across industry
Hear what the NEB can do to advance improvements in safety culture for industry

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Tuesday 2 June 2015 (continued)
Session 5 Using Operational Audits as a Continual Improvement Tool
1:50pm

Going beyond the normal regulatory compliance audit to an audit where input on how to improve is
gathered for management reviews.
Discuss the audits role in improving compliance, improving culture and finding opportunities
for continual improvement.
Identify how audits can be integrated with performance indicators into a management review
Discuss pitfalls in selectively auditing system elements

2:40pm

Health Break

Session 6 Right of Way Issues and Solutions

3:00pm

The issues private property on Right-of-Ways is exposed to during the lifecycle of a pipeline and what
mitigation and solutions are available.
Discussion on some landowner issues with pipeline operation
Identify means of avoiding issues on Right-of Ways in the future
Discuss research needs for mitigating concerns

Session 7 Western Regulators Forum

4:00pm

The Western Canadian provinces and the NEB have agreed to collaborate on regulatory approaches.
Identify what safety initiatives regulators are working on jointly and individually
Discuss what and how pipeline safety information should be publicized to the public
Hear what regulators should be considering for the future

4:30pm

End of day

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Wednesday 3 June 2015
8:00am

Coffee and Networking

8:25am

Announcements

Session 8 Valves at Water Crossings for Outflow Control

8:30am:

The issues with identifying the significant risks under CSA Z662 for valve placement at water crossings.
Balancing public fears with practicality.
Discuss the holistic approach keep the product in the pipe and minimize any impacts
Provide outflow modeling approach to support management of risk
Review an example of how a company addresses risk through valve placement
Discuss how leak detection, control room operation, and valve placement can be optimized
for maximum protection

9:45am

Health Break

Session 9 Emergency Response and Stakeholder Expectations

10:15am

Pipeline spills are of concern to everyone; the public, the company and the regulator. The public expects
spills to be prevented, minimized if they occur and the environmental consequences must be low. How
can public expectations be met in responses to liquid leaks and gas releases?
Review the importance of emergency preparedness engagement with stakeholders
Identify what new standards will do to for emergency management
Explore how efficient spill response should be and what companies can do better

Session 10 Pipelines and People Preventing Damage and Harm

11:00am

How an effective damage prevention program works in concert with class location in an effective integrity
management program.
Discuss how public awareness programs can be effective in preventing pipeline damage
Review how pipeline design based on location is necessary for protecting the public
Discuss how design changes must occur when land use changes

11:45am

What we heard and next steps NEB Chair/ CEO, Peter Watson

12:00pm

Close of Forum