The National Energy Board plans to conduct an audit of the emergency response program at Kinder Morgan Canada’s existing facilities, board chairman and CEO Peter Watson told The Vancouver Sun, as the agency looks to give more of a public face to its regulatory work.
The audit, which could take up to a year with its results made public at the end, will be part of the NEB’s regular work in monitoring the compliance of pipeline companies, and not contribute to the board’s public review of Kinder Morgan’s $5.4-billion proposal to twin the Trans Mountain Pipeline and double its capacity.
It will be a comprehensive exercise, Watson said, evaluating the company’s program starting with its policies and include a review of its practices, its safety culture and whether employees feel confident bringing discrepancies to light.
Derrick Penner – Vancouver Sun – April 23, 2015
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