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You may also require written written require also may You pipe). of line centre the of side each activity within the prescribed area (which extends 30 metres on on metres 30 extends (which area prescribed the within activity operation. information you need before conducting any ground disturbance disturbance ground any conducting before need you information ventilating. Once the building is completely ventilated, return all equipment to normal settings and and settings normal to equipment all return ventilated, completely is building the Once ventilating. Call centre. Go to www.clickbeforeyoudig.com for the One-Call One-Call the for www.clickbeforeyoudig.com to Go centre. Call any ground disturbance, you must contact your provincial One- provincial your contact must you disturbance, ground any During this time the air outside may be fresher and you may choose to leave your building while while building your leave to choose may you and fresher be may outside air the time this During To create a safe work environment for everyone, before undertaking undertaking before everyone, for environment work safe a create To 1-866-875-2554 CLICK OR CALL BEFORE YOU DIG YOU BEFORE CALL OR CLICK thermostats up turning • fans on turning • doors and windows all opening • 24-hour emergency number emergency 24-hour building by: building Canada’s Midstream Plains Plains emergency response personnel. You may also receive, if required, instructions to ventilate your your ventilate to instructions required, if receive, also may You personnel. response emergency Plains dispatched to the area to safely manage the emergency. the manage safely to area the to dispatched After the hazardous substance has passed through the area you will receive an “all-clear” message from from message “all-clear” an receive will you area the through passed has substance hazardous the After Additional emergency response personnel will be notified and and notified be will personnel response emergency Additional • If you are unable to follow these instructions, please notify Plains emergency response personnel. response emergency Plains notify please instructions, these follow to unable are you If • risk to the public and environment. environment. and public the to risk • Even if you see people outside, do not leave until told to do so. do to told until leave not do outside, people see you if Even • emergency crews will take immediate steps to minimize the the minimize to steps immediate take will crews emergency • Stay tuned to local radio and television for possible information updates. information possible for television and radio local to tuned Stay • area is in place to ensure your safety. If a leak should occur, occur, should leak a If safety. your ensure to place in is area remote, the Plains Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for this this for (ERP) Plan Response Emergency Plains the remote, agencies (so the response can be coordinated). be can response the (so agencies While the chance of an uncontrolled spill or problem is is problem or spill uncontrolled an of chance the While • Call Plains if you are experiencing symptoms, smelling odours or have contacted government government contacted have or odours smelling symptoms, experiencing are you if Plains Call • emergency response personnel. response emergency number if you suspect a problem (1-866-875-2554). (1-866-875-2554). problem a suspect you if number • Avoid using the telephone, except for emergencies, so that you can be contacted by Plains Plains by contacted be can you that so emergencies, for except telephone, the using Avoid • Please call Plains Midstream Canada’s 24-hour emergency emergency 24-hour Canada’s Midstream Plains call Please • Wait in an interior room upstairs for further instruction. further for upstairs room interior an in Wait • If You Suspect a Problem a Suspect You If • Leave all inside doors open. doors inside all Leave • • Turn down furnace thermostats to the minimum setting, turn off air conditioners air off turn setting, minimum the to thermostats furnace down Turn • ground level. ground • Fans for heat recovery ventilators or energy recovery ventilators recovery energy or ventilators recovery heat for Fans • at air displaces plume or cloud gas expanding • Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems (HVAC) conditioning air and ventilation, Heating, • • Critical hazard because of oxygen deficiency as as deficiency oxygen of because hazard Critical • • Turn off appliances or equipment that suck in outdoor air, such as such air, outdoor in suck that equipment or appliances off Turn • • Fire hazard from burning gas and radiant heat. radiant and gas burning from hazard Fire • • ventilators • fireplaces gas • fans bathroom • of drifting vapour cloud. cloud. vapour drifting of • air conditioning air • dryers clothes • fans kitchen • ignition delaying from hazards explosion Potential • • gas stoves gas • systems vacuum built-in • furnaces • Main Hazards: Main • Turn off appliances or equipment that either blows out or uses indoor air, such as: such air, indoor uses or out blows either that equipment or appliances off Turn • would dissipate faster. dissipate would • Extinguish indoor wood-burning fires and close flue dampers if possible. if dampers flue close and fires wood-burning indoor Extinguish • conditions. Under higher wind speed conditions, the vapour vapour the conditions, speed wind higher Under conditions. door frames. door downwind from the source under moderate wind speed speed wind moderate under source the from downwind • Tightly close and lock all windows and outside doors, if convenient, tape any gaps around exterior exterior around gaps any tape convenient, if doors, outside and windows all lock and close Tightly • (70 to 300 times) and can form a plume, which may drift drift may which plume, a form can and times) 300 to (70 • Immediately gather everyone indoors and stay there. stay and indoors everyone gather Immediately • may briefly form. When HVP products vapourize, they expand expand they vapourize, products HVP When form. briefly may procedures have been implemented: been have procedures air. Under extreme conditions, pools of super-cooled liquid liquid super-cooled of pools conditions, extreme Under air. representative advises you that it is safe to do so. The following steps should be taken if “Shelter-In-Place” “Shelter-In-Place” if taken be should steps following The so. do to safe is it that you advises representative visible white cloud of cold vapour considerably heavier than than heavier considerably vapour cold of cloud white visible Plains Plains a until vehicles any start to attempt or house your leave not do sheltered, stay to advised are you If state. In humid air, a leak of an HVP product may form a a form may product HVP an of leak a air, humid In state. Shelter-in-Place Procedures Shelter-in-Place are gases. Under pressure, HVP products exist in a liquid liquid a in exist products HVP pressure, Under gases. are Gas Liquids (NGLs). At atmospheric pressure, HVP products products HVP pressure, atmospheric At (NGLs). Liquids Gas • Wait for further instruction. further for Wait • HVP products include propane, butane, pentane, and Natural Natural and pentane, butane, propane, include products HVP with the representative. the with High Vapour Pressure (HVP) Products (HVP) Pressure Vapour High in check and centre evacuation the to directly proceed and provided route the on safely Drive • • Turn down thermostat and shut off any air exchange fans to outside. to fans exchange air any off shut and thermostat down Turn • details. • Lock all windows and doors. and windows all Lock • more more for brochure this of back the on map the to Refer • Gather all residents and bring any medicines required. medicines any bring and residents all Gather • Planning Zone (EPZ) is 1.1 km for the Co-Ed pipeline System. System. pipeline Co-Ed the for km 1.1 is (EPZ) Zone Planning if “Evacuation” procedures have been implemented: implemented: been have procedures “Evacuation” if Canada’s Alberta pipeline network. The maximum Emergency Emergency maximum The network. pipeline Alberta Canada’s calls, we will proceed to your residence to inform you of the situation. The following steps should be taken taken be should steps following The situation. the of you inform to residence your to proceed will we calls, Vapour Pressure (HVP) and forms part of Plains Midstream Midstream Plains of part forms and (HVP) Pressure Vapour If it is necessary to evacuate, you will be contacted by telephone immediately. If there is no answer to to answer no is there If immediately. telephone by contacted be will you evacuate, to necessary is it If our our Co-Ed pipeline system. These pipelines are licensed as High High as licensed are pipelines These system. pipeline Co-Ed Plains Midstream Canada ULC (Plains) is the operator of the the of operator the is (Plains) ULC Canada Midstream Plains Evacuation Procedures Evacuation Our Operations in your Area your in Operations Our Evacuation, Shelter & Ignition Procedures Ignition & Shelter Evacuation, Measures Protection Public Potential Health Effects from HVP Products Exposure Notification If you are contacted by Plains Midstream Canada to advise you of SKIN Irritation of skin may occur and progress to an emergency situation, the caller will: dermatitis.