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GAS PIPELINES REGULATIONS 2014 (S.R. 2014, NO. 63) - REG 16

Evacuation, escape and rescue

(1)  For the purposes of section 59(2) of the Act, a facility safety case in respect of a pipeline facility must contain, or refer to, an evacuation and escape analysis in relation to the pipeline facility that specifies adequate routes for evacuation and escape in the event of an emergency.
(2)  For the purposes of subregulation (1) , the facility safety case, in its evacuation and escape analysis, must specify –
(a) appropriate evacuation and escape analyses, and strategies for the control of evacuation and escape procedures; and
(b) the position or office of the person responsible for implementing and supervising procedures in the event of an emergency.
(3)  For the purposes of section 59(2) of the Act, a facility safety case in respect of a pipeline facility must specify, in its evacuation and escape analysis, that the pipeline facility is to have or contain amenities of the following kinds for the evacuation and escape of persons at the pipeline facility in the event of an emergency:
(a) suitable evacuation and escape routes that are, as far as reasonably practicable, to be kept freely passable at all times;
(b) in respect of any route that is not freely passable, suitable alternative arrangements;
(c) suitable equipment for evacuation and escape;
(d) suitable means of escape for use in the event of an emergency.



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