MIPL Emergency Management Program
TABLE 4: Messaging Type
Response to a Pipeline Leak Outlines the appropriate actions to take once a pipeline leak or release is suspected. This information includes: What to do if a leak
is suspected and what not to do if a leak is suspected. It is especially important to include specific information on detection response if the pipeline contains product that, when released, could be immediately hazardous to health. This information indicates that SaskEnergy and the local emergency response officials have an ongoing relationship designed to prepare and respond to an emergency.
Liaison with Emergency Officials
Priority to Protect Life
Emphasizes that public safety and environmental protection are the top priorities in any pipeline emergency response.
Emergency Contacts
Shares contact information for SaskEnergy local offices and 24-hour emergency telephone line with local and provincial emergency officials. SaskEnergy also uses meetings with emergency officials to confirm that both emergency officials and SaskEnergy have the current, correct contact information and calling priorities.
Emergency Preparedness Response Plans
Includes information about how emergency officials can access the response plans covering their jurisdiction.
Emergency Preparedness - Drills and Exercises
A supplemental means of two-way communication about emergency preparedness through conducting emergency response drills or exercises with emergency response officials. Information on incident command system roles, establishing unified command, response guidelines, and preparedness for various emergency scenarios can be communicated effectively and thoroughly through a hands-on drill or exercise. Communicates damage prevention messaging consistent with the key “Dig Safe” messages developed by the Common Ground Alliance. Provides notification to the public in the vicinity of the pipeline and the actual excavators (who normally engage in excavation activities in the area in which the pipeline is located) as often as is needed to make them aware of the damage prevention program, the program’s purpose, and how to learn the location of underground pipelines before excavation activities are begun. Explains the use of the Sask 1 st Call excavation notification system in advance of any excavation activity. Provides information on the prevalence of digging-related damage, also known as third-party damage, as appropriate.
Damage Prevention
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