Services

Emergency Response Planning

Visser offers a complete suite of fully managed Emergency Response Planning (ERP) services that meet the requirements of all provincial governing agencies including the ERCB Directive 71 and the BC OGC regulations.

Visser has a staff of professional Emergency Response Planners to ensure that all of your ERP compliance needs are met.

The Visser fully managed ERP service solution not only ensures compliance today, but continued compliance into the future. 

The Emergency Response Plan Services are as follows:

 

Corporate Emergency Response Plan (ERP)

Visser will develop a Corporate ERP that meets all requirements of ERCB Directive 071 and update annually. Sour Facilities, Wells or Pipelines which require Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) calculations will require a Site-Specific ERP manual.

Corporate ERP Updates/ Plan Maintenance

ERPs are required to be reviewed and updated at least every 12 months as per Directive 071. Significant changes to the ERP must be distributed to plan holders immediately. Two (2) requests for the addition of operating areas and/or revisions after the initial development are included.

Site Specific Production/ Facility/ Pipeline ERP

Sour Facilities, Wells or Pipelines which require Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) calculations will require a Site-Specific ERP manual. ERPs are required to be reviewed and updated at least every 12 months as per Directive 071. Annual ground proofing is required for those updates. Field copies of the ERP must be maintained and updated to reflect changes within the EPZ. Any significant changes to the ERP must be distributed to plan holders immediately.

Site Specific Drilling & Servicing ERP

A site specific ERP is required for down-hole operations if it is a critical sour well, if there are residences within the EPZ, where residences have to egress through the EPZ, or where specifically required by regulatory authorities.

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Supplemental ERP

This ERP requires the development of a “Partial” ERP to supplement the Corporate or existing Site Specific production facility ERP as per ERCB Directive 071 requirements for drilling, servicing or pipeline tie-ins.

Table Top ERP Exercises

As per Directive 071, these exercises are required for each area, except in a year when a major exercise is held. These exercises are conducted over a two to three hour timeline and involve an open forum discussion on the scenario presented. A facilitator who is familiar with the plan and the operations involved guides the discussion. VCL services include facilitation, documentation and a summary report to include the type of exercise, scope and objective, persons involved, outcome, lessons learned and action plan.

Full Mobilization ERP Exercises

These exercises involve the Field and Head Office and are required annually as per Directive 071. This includes the planning, execution, documentation and reporting of the exercise.

Resident Notifications/ Consultation

All affected residents and local authorities in the notification radius of Well, Pipeline and Facility Construction must be consulted and notified as per ERCB Directive 071, 060 and 056 requirements. These activities may include:  providing information packages to residents and local authorities, personal consultation with residents and local authorities, and management of concerns/objections from residents and local authorities.

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Information Packages to all Regulating Agencies

Visser will provide information packages to all regulatory agencies that are applicable to completing the notification process.

Calculation of EPZ Dispersion Modeling

EPZ calculations are needed to meet the ERCB’s new Directive 071 requirements. Performing this assessment for release rate and volume determination for well servicing, completions, workovers, production and pipelines, will result in accurate emergency planning zones(s).

Wildfire Control Plan

This involves the development and submission of a Wildfire Control Plan in accordance with Sustainable Resource Development, Forest and Prairie Protection Act. The intent of this annually updated plan is to; proactively identify and update your values at risk and your wildfire prevention strategies in an effort to reduce the potentially negative impacts and enhance the Forestry Division’s ability to quickly respond to and suppress wildfires that may threaten your personnel, infrastructure and production during the fire season. This plan is submitted to the local area Forest Division prior to February of each year.

Customized Field Training

Visser's dedicated Emergency Response Professionals are available to travel to your operating areas to train your Operators on any aspects of the ERP. Please inquire if you are interested.

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To learn more about how Visser can provide you with specific Emergency Response Plan services to meet your company's needs, please contact us.