Pipeline TABLE OF CONTENTS Operations PIPELINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION / ADMINISTRATION PAGE # 1.1 Emergency Plan Purpose and Objective ....................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1.2 Objectives ............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Plan Scope and Policy .................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Emergency Response Philosophy ................................................................................. 2 1.4 Disclaimer ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Manual Distribution List ............................................................................................. 4 - 9 1.5.1 Internal Organization .................................................................................... 4 - 5 1.5.2 Government Agencies .................................................................................. 5 - 6 1.5.3 Municipal Regions ........................................................................................ 6 - 7 1.5.4 Fire and Police Departments ............................................................................. 7 1.5.5 External Industry ................................................................................................ 8 1.6 Landowner / Resident Information ........................................................................... 8 - 9 1.7 Manual Revisions and Review................................................................................. 9 - 10 SECTION 2 – RESPONSE ORGANIZATION PAGE # 2.1 NOVA Chemicals Pipeline Overview ............................................................................. 1 2.1.1 Alberta Pipeline Operations ............................................................................. 1 - 2 2.1.2 Vantage Pipeline Operations ............................................................................... 2 2.2 Emergency Response Organization ............................................................................. 3 Figure 1 NOVA Chemicals Pipeline Emergency Response Organization .................... 3 SECTION 3 – ALERTS AND LEVELS OF EMERGENCY PAGE # 3.1 Alarms and Initial Calls ................................................................................................. 1 3.2 Immediate Actions ......................................................................................................... 1 3.3 Levels of Emergencies .................................................................................................. 2 Table 1 Assessment Matrix for Classifying Incidents .................................................... 2 Table 2 Incident Classification ....................................................................................... 2 Controlled Copy Effective Date: September 2016 Uncontrolled if Copied Pipeline TABLE OF CONTENTS Operations PIPELINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN SECTION 3 – ALERTS AND LEVELS OF EMERGENCY continued. PAGE # 3.4 Incident & Alert Level 1 Response .......................................................................... 3 - 5 3.5 Incident Classification Level 2 & Level 3 Response ............................................. 6 - 8 Figure 2 Defining the Hazard Area ................................................................................ 9 3.6 Vantage Pipeline Operations - EPZ - Montana .......................................................... 10 SECTION 4 – RESPONSE ACTIVATION & NOTIFICATION PAGE # 4.1 Notification /Reporting Responsibilities ................................................................ 1 - 2 Table 3 Notification Responsibility ............................................................................... 1 4.1.1 Reporting of Emergencies ............................................................................... 2 4.2 Corporate Critical/Major Incident Notification ............................................................ 3 4.3 Regulatory Notification - Alberta............................................................................. 3 - 5 4.3.1 Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) ................................................................ 3 - 4 4.3.1.1 Spill / Release Reporting Requirements ........................................ 4 4.3.2 Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) ............. 4 - 5 4.4 Regulatory Notification - Saskatchewan ..................................................................... 6 4.4.1 National Energy Board Onshore Pipeline - NEB ........................................... 6 - 7 4.4.2 Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)................................................... 7 4.4.3 Environment Spill Reporting Requirements - Saskspill ...................................... 8 4.5 Regulatory Notification - United States ................................................................ 9 - 10 4.5.1 PHMSA - US Department of Transportation - Pipeline and Hazard Material Safety Administration .......................................................................................... 9 4.5.1.1 Incident Reporting .............................................................................. 9 4.5.2 US - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)............................................ 9 - 10 4.6 Notification Between Command Centres .................................................................. 11 4.7 Notification of Next of Kin ........................................................................................... 11 4.8 Record Keeping ........................................................................................................... 11 Controlled Copy Effective Date: September 2016 Uncontrolled if Copied Pipeline TABLE OF CONTENTS Operations PIPELINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN SECTION 5 – INCIDENT SPECIFIC PLANS PAGE # 5.1 Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis ......................................................................... 1 5.1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................... 1 5.2 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ...................................................................... 1 - 2 5.3 Line Rupture/Major Pipeline Leak .................................................................................. 3 5.3.1 Obtaining Information on a Reported Leak ........................................................... 3 5.3.2 Receiving Notification of a Pipeline Leak ............................................................. 3 5.4 Pipeline Technicians Immediate Actions ................................................................. 4 - 7 5.4.1 Response Time ..................................................................................................... 4 5.4.2 Safety .................................................................................................................... 4 5.4.3 Sight & Sound ....................................................................................................... 4 5.4.4 Confirmation .......................................................................................................... 5 5.4.5 Controlling the Hazards ................................................................................... 5 - 6 5.4.6 Rescue .................................................................................................................. 6 5.4.7 Eliminate Ignition Sources .................................................................................... 6 5.4.8 Public Protection ................................................................................................... 6 5.4.9 Traffic Control ....................................................................................................... 7 5.5 Pipeline Technicians Sustained Actions ....................................................................... 7 5.6 Vapour Cloud Ignition .............................................................................................. 8 - 11 Figure 3 Pre-Ignition Flowchart......................................................................................... 9 5.6.1 Criteria for Ignition ....................................................................................... 10 - 11 5.7 Block Valve Closing ............................................................................................... 11 - 13 5.7.1 Safety Precautions .............................................................................................. 13 5.8 Air Monitoring ......................................................................................................... 13 - 14 5.8.1 Safety Perimeters ............................................................................................... 14 5.8.2 Restrictions to Air Space .................................................................................... 14 5.9 Fort Saskatchewan River Road Closure ..................................................................... 15 5.10 Security ........................................................................................................................... 16 5.10.1 Security Threat Flowchart .................................................................................