CER Event Reporting Guidelines 2024 – Table of Concordance

1.0 Goal

1.0 Purpose

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2.0 Background

2.0 Scope

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2.1 CER & TSB Single Window Reporting

3.0 CER Oversight of Event Reporting

2.2 Precautionary Approach

3.1 CER & TSB Single Window Reporting

Added TSB Reporting Hotline phone number and link to the Online Event Reporting System

2.3 CER Oversight of Event Reporting

3.2 Precautionary Approach

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3.0 Immediately Reportable Events

3.3 Data and Resources

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4.0 Multiple Incident Types

4.0 Immediately Reportable Events

4.1 Verbal and written notification within 3 hours

Significant Pollution (under COGOA and OGOA Drilling and Production Regulations) added as an Immediately Reportable Event

4.2 Written notification within 24 hours

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5.0 CER Onshore Pipeline Regulations (OPR)

5.0 CER Onshore Pipeline Regulations (OPR)

5.1 Definition of “Incident”

5.1 OPR Glossary

Added a glossary

5.1.1 “The death of or serious injury to a person”

5.2 OPR Incident Reporting

5.1.2 “Significant adverse effect on the environment”

5.2.1 The death of or serious injury to a person

Added sternum and rib as “major bone”

5.1.3 “An unintended fire or explosion”

5.2.2 Significant adverse effect on the environment

Clarified the CER’s expectations in relation to Significant Adverse Effect on the Environment.

Improved examples of events that require notification.

5.1.4 “An unintended or uncontrolled release of gas or high-vapour pressure (HVP) hydrocarbons”

5.2.3 Unintended fire or explosion

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5.1.5 “Operation of pipeline beyond its design limits...”

5.2.4 Unintended or uncontrolled release of gas of HVP hydrocarbons

Updated formula that companies can use for the purposes of estimating release rate

5.1.6 Reporting Timelines

5.2.5 Operation of a pipeline beyond its design limits

Added definitions for Approved MOP, Qualified MOP, Amended MOP, Restricted MOP, and Self-Imposed Pressure Restriction

5.2 Annual Report Notifications

5.3 OPR Incident Reporting Timelines

5.4 OPR Annual Report Notifications

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6.0 CER Processing Plant Regulations (PPR)

6.0 CER Processing Plant Regulations (PPR)

6.1 Definition of “Incident”

6.1 PPR Glossary

Added a glossary

6.1.1 An unintended fire or explosion

6.2 PPR Incident Reporting

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6.1.2 An unintended or uncontrolled release of gas, HVP hydrocarbons, hydrogen sulfide or other poisonous gas

6.2.1 An unintended fire or explosion

6.1.3 Unintended or uncontrolled releases of processing or hydrocarbon fluids

6.2.2 An unintended or uncontrolled release of gas, HVP hydrocarbons, hydrogen sulfide or other poisonous gas

Updated formula that companies can use for the purposes of estimating release rate

6.1.4 Operation of a plan beyond its design limits or any limits imposed by the CER

6.2.3 Unintended or uncontrolled releases of processing or hydrocarbon fluids

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6.1.5 Reporting Timelines

6.2.4 Operation of a plant beyond its design limits or any limits imposed by the CER

References have been added as footnotes

6.2 Hazard that Renders the Plant Unsafe to Operate

6.2.5 Reporting Timelines

6.2.1 Reporting Timelines

6.3 Hazard that Renders the Plant Unsafe to Operate

6.3 Emergency Burning or Flaring

6.3.1 Hazard Reporting Timelines

6.3.1 Reporting Timelines

6.4 Emergency Burning and Flaring

6.4 Suspension of Operations

6.4.1 Emergency Burning or Flaring Reporting Timelines

6.4.1 Reporting Timelines

6.5 Suspension of Operations

6.5.1 Suspension of Operations Reporting Timelines

7.0 CER Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations

7.0 CER Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations (CER DPR)

7.1 Contraventions of DPR–A

7.1 CER DPR Glossary

Added a glossary

7.2 Damage to Pipe

7.2 CER DPR Event Reporting

7.3 Suspension of Consent

7.2.1 Contraventions of DPR–A

7.4 Reporting Timelines

7.2.2 Damage to Pipe

Added pipeline system components such as valves and risers

7.3 Suspension of Consent

7.4 CER DPR Reporting Timelines

8.0 Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations under COGOA (COG–DPR)

8.0 Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations under COGOA (COG–DPR) and Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations under OGOA (OG–DPR)

Added OG–DPR

8.1 Incident Reporting

8.1 COG–DPR and OG–DPR Glossary

Added a glossary

8.1.1 “A loss of containment of any fluid from a well”

8.2 COG–DPR and OG–DPR Incident and Near Miss Reporting

8.1.2 “Imminent threat to the safety of a person, installation or support craft”

8.2.1 A loss of containment of any fluid from a well

8.1.3 “Pollution” and significant pollution

8.2.2 Imminent threat to the safety of a person, installation or support craft

8.2 “Near-Miss”

8.2.3 Pollution and Significant Pollution

Clarified the CER’s expectations in relation to Significant Pollution.

Improved examples of events that require notification.

8.3 Reporting Timelines

8.3 Reporting Timelines

8.3.1 Press release or press conference

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8.3.2 Investigation report

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9.0 Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations (GOR)

9.0 Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations (COG–GOR) and Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations (OG–GOR)

Added OG–GOR

9.1 Serious accident or incident reporting

9.1 Serious accident or incident reporting

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9.1.1 “Property”

9.1.1 Damage to property

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9.1.2 “Threat to the environment”

9.1.2 Threat to the environment

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9.2 Reporting timelines

9.2 Reporting timelines

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10.0 Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations (COGIR)

10.0 Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations (COG–IR) and Oil and Gas Installations Regulations (OG–IR)

Added OG-IR

10.1 Emergency or accident reporting

10.1 Emergency or accident reporting

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10.2 Reporting timelines

10.2 Reporting timelines

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11.0 Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations (DR)

11.0 Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations (COG–DR) and Oil and Gas Diving Regulations (OG–DR)

Added OG-DR

11.1 Accident, illness, and incident reporting

11.1 Accident, illness, and incident reporting

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11.2 Reporting timelines

11.2 Reporting timelines

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12.0 Information Requirements for Reporting Events

12.0 International and Interprovincial Power Line Damage Prevention Regulations (IPLDPR)

Added IPLDPR

12.1 Incident Reporting

12.1 Reporting Timelines

12.1.1 Notification and Preliminary Incident Report

13.0 Event Reporting Information Requirements

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12.1.2 Detailed Incident Reports

13.1 Incident Reporting

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12.1.3 Incident Costs

13.1.1 Notification and Preliminary Incident Report (PIR)

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12.2 Near-Miss Reporting (DPR)

13.1.2 Detailed Incident Report (DIR)

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12.3 Emergency Burning or Flaring (PPR)

13.1.3 Incident Costs

12.4 Hazard Identification (PPR)

13.2 Near-Miss Reporting (COG–DPR and OG–DPR)

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12.5 Suspension of Operations (PPR)

13.3 Emergency Burning or Flaring (PPR)

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12.6 Contravention of DPR–A Reporting (as defined in the DPR–O)

13.4 Hazard Identification (PPR)

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12.6.1 Contravention of DPR–A Preliminary Event Reports

13.5 Suspension of Operations (PPR)

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12.6.2 Contravention of DPR–A Detailed Event Reports

13.6 Contraventions of DPR–A Reporting and/or Damage to Pipe (DPR–O)

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12.7 Damage to Pipe Notification

13.6.1 Preliminary Event Report (PER)

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12.7.1 Damage to Pipe Preliminary Event Reports

13.6.2 Detailed Event Report (DER)

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12.7.2 Detailed Event Reports

13.7 Suspension of Consent (DPR–O)

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12.8 Suspension of Consent (DPR–O)

13.8 IPLDPR Contravention and/or Damage to Power Lines

Added IPLDPR reporting requirements

Appendix 1: Corrective and Preventative Actions

Appendix 1: Causes, Corrective and Preventive Actions

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