Part 6, Section 41 · Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations

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41Safety and protection of environment#

An operator must take all measures necessary to ensure safety and the protection of the environment during any authorized work or activity, including measures to ensure that

(a)the safety of persons at an operations site or on a support craft has priority, at all times, over any work or activity at the operations site or on the support craft;

(b)safe work methods are adopted;

(c)differences in language or other barriers to effective communication do not jeopardize safety or the protection of the environment;

(d)if there is a loss of well control, all other wells at the same installation are shut in until the well that is out of control is secured;

(e)any equipment that is necessary for safety and the protection of the environment is available and in a condition to perform as intended at all times;

(f)fires can be controlled and extinguished and any related hazard to safety or the environment is minimized;

(g)the administrative and logistical support that is provided for any work or activity includes accommodation and transportation and storage and repair facilities that are fit for the purposes for which they are to be used;

(h)every operations site is equipped with a communication system that meets the requirements set out in subsection 129(1);

(i)any operating procedure that creates a hazard to safety or the environment is corrected; and

(j)all affected persons are informed of any correction made under paragraph (i).

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