Canada’s regulator National Energy Board (NEB) has ordered pipeline companies to publish their oil and gas emergency procedures manuals online in a push for transparency.
The board order MO-006-2016 requires pipeline companies that are regulated by NEB to publish their procedures manuals on their websites for public viewing by 30 September.
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Some information may be excluded such as personal data and details that may compromise infrastructure protection, as well as personal security and safety.
However, such information remains in company emergency procedures manuals provided to first responders and to the NEB.
NEB said that the order reflects its proposal regarding regulatory operations that protect public safety and the environment.
The board order applies to both oil and gas pipeline systems and excludes small systems.
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By GlobalDataCompanies are required to post the complete procedures manuals on their websites and update published emergency procedures as and when changes are made.
NEB chair and CEO Peter Watson said: "The NEB continues to set a very high bar for transparency and openness. Canadians deserve to have this important information.
"They also deserve to know that the NEB provides strict regulatory oversight of pipeline safety and environmental protection through the entire life of every NEB-regulated pipeline."
At the time of emergency management information transparency public consultation, the regulator received 35 submissions.
Every year, the NEB oversees at least 12 full-scale emergency response exercises to test a company’s emergency response plan.
