Implementation strategy for environment plan
15 Implementation strategy for environment plan
The environment plan must include an implementation strategy for the pipeline activity in accordance with this regulation.
The implementation strategy must include measures to ensure that the environmental performance objectives and environmental performance standards in the environment plan are met.
The implementation strategy must identify the specific systems, practices and procedures to be used to ensure that —
the environmental impacts and environmental risks of the pipeline activity are continuously reduced to as low as is reasonably practicable; and
the environmental performance objectives and environmental performance standards in the environment plan are met.
The implementation strategy must establish a clear chain of command, setting out the roles and responsibilities of personnel in relation to the implementation, management and review of the environment plan.
The implementation strategy must include measures to ensure that each employee or contractor working on, or in connection with, the pipeline activity is aware of his or her responsibilities in relation to the environment plan and has the appropriate competencies and training.
The implementation strategy must provide for the monitoring of, audit of, management of non‑compliance with, and review of, the operator’s environmental performance and the implementation strategy.
The implementation strategy must provide for —
specified emissions and discharges (whether occurring during normal operations or otherwise) to the environment to be monitored and recorded in a way that —
is accurate; and
can be audited against the environmental performance standards and measurement criteria in the environment plan;
and
the monitoring mentioned in paragraph (a) to be done either continuously or at specified intervals; and
tests to assess the performance of the monitoring equipment used for the purposes of paragraph (a) to be conducted at specified intervals.
The implementation strategy must include an oil spill contingency plan that —
sets out details of the following —
preparations to be made for the possibility of an oil spill;
emergency response arrangements to be implemented if an oil spill occurs;
recovery arrangements to be implemented if an oil spill occurs;
current oil spill trajectory modelling that applies to the pipeline activity;
and
requires the operator to conduct tests of the emergency response arrangements set out in the oil spill contingency plan at specified intervals; and
describes the tests mentioned in paragraph (b).
The implementation strategy must provide for appropriate consultation with relevant authorities and other relevant interested persons or organisations.
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