The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment, and Natural Resources invited Darryl Anderson, Managing Director of Wave Point Consulting to appear as an expert witness. Senators studied the subject was the safe marine transportation of hydrocarbons.
Readers are invited to review the Senate proceedings on the CPAC video archives or download a copy of the Senate August 2013 report Moving Energy Safely.
Mr. Anderson asks readers of this blog to download a copy of the Wave Point Consulting presentation the safe Marine Transport of Hydrocarbons – A Perspective on Risks & Regulations and provide their comments on the following risk management framework:
Prevention: measures intended to reduce the probability of an incident.
Response: preparedness measures or activities planned in advance for prompt and effective pollution response.
Mitigation: measures intended to minimize the consequences of oil pollution incidents.
Restoration: actions and rehabilitation activities that address the damage caused by an oil spill incident.
The Safe Marine Transport of Hydrocarbons Context
That the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment, and Natural Resources was authorized to examine and report on the current state of the safety elements of the bulk transport of hydrocarbon products in Canada. Specifically:
– The life cycle of hydrocarbon transmission pipelines across Canada, including but not limited to pipeline design, construction, operation, spill response and abandonment; Examine the federal and provincial/territorial roles in hydrocarbon transmission pipeline oversight, including but not limited to legislation and regulations,standards, integrity management systems, monitoring, compliance and verification activities and incident response plans;
– The federal and provincial/territorial roles in ensuring the safety of the movement of hydrocarbon products via marine tanker vessels, including but not limited to legislation and regulations, standards, inspection and enforcement measures, risk management systems and incident response plans;
– The federal and provincial/territorial roles in ensuring the safety of rail transportation of hydrocarbon products, including but not limited to legislation and regulations, standards, inspection and enforcement measures, risk managements systems and incident response plans;
– Compare domestic and international regulatory regimes, standards, and best practices relating to the safe transport of hydrocarbons by transmission pipelines, marine tanker vessels, and railcars;
– Recommend measures to enhance the safety elements of the bulk transport of hydrocarbon products in Canada; and that the committee submit its final report no later than June 30, 2013.