Canada Offshore Renewable Energy Regulations (SOR/2024-272)

Marginal note:Emergency management plan

• 54 (1) The emergency management plan must set out the emergency response procedures referred to in subsection (2) and any other procedures, practices and resources that are necessary to effectively prepare for, manage and respond to an emergency and must include the following information:

  • (a) a description of how the emergency management plan ensures that the obligations set out in these Regulations with regard to emergency response are met;

  • (b) a description of the types of incidents, in relation to the authorized work or activities, that may require an emergency response, an assessment of the risks associated with each type of incident and a description of the planned emergency response for each type of incident;

  • (c) a description of the organizational structure and the chain of command for emergency response;

  • (d) a method for classifying incidents;

  • (e) a description of the incident management system to be used for emergency response;

  • (f) a description of the methods to be used to monitor, constantly and in real time, both the facilities used in the generation and transmission of electrical energy and the work or activities, including at night and during periods of poor visibility;

  • (g) the frequency and scope of the emergency response drills and exercises to be carried out to test and validate emergency response procedures and practices; and

  • (h) a description of the measures to be taken to ensure that first responders, the personnel of relevant medical facilities, organizations and agencies, and persons that are carrying on activities within or in the vicinity of an operations site are informed of, and provided with instructions and updates concerning,

    • (i) the location of the facilities that are to be used in the generation and transmission of electrical energy,

    • (ii) the potential emergency situations that may arise in relation to those facilities, and

    • (iii) the procedures to be followed in case of an emergency.

• Marginal note:Emergency response procedures

  (2) The emergency response procedures must cover the following subjects:

  • (a) emergency response for each type of incident identified under paragraph (1)(b), including the emergency equipment that is necessary and is to be made available for emergency response to each type of incident;

  • (b) the safe shutdown, in the event of an emergency, of facilities, equipment and systems to be used in the generation and transmission of electrical energy;

  • (c) evacuation plans for personnel carrying on work or activities in the offshore area, including, if applicable, evacuation plans for divers engaged in a dive;

  • (d) the notification, investigation and reporting of incidents under section 64;

  • (e) the protocols for communicating with the relevant federal, provincial and municipal authorities and Indigenous governing bodies during an emergency response; and

  • (f) coordination and liaison with all relevant emergency response organizations during an emergency response.