Safety Awareness

Pipelines are the safest known method to transport hydrocarbons such as natural gas, oil and other commodities across Canada. Because they are buried, pipelines can be at risk for accidental damage when there is a mechanical excavation or construction project underway nearby. This type of damage is preventable. As a federal regulator of international and interprovincial pipelines, the National Energy Board (NEB) raises awareness about safety by encouraging cooperation, safety education, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Whether you are a property-owner or a municipal employee, or whether you are a contractor planning a project that involves digging, compliance with the approved safety steps will help ensure your project goes ahead without issues.

As the federal regulatory champion for the Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA), the NEB works to promote living and working safely around pipelines and other buried infrastructure. Through our regulations, partnerships and awareness activities, the NEB promotes working safely around pipeline.

2010 NEB Damage Prevention Road Show

NEB representatives have attended or will be attending the following conferences this year.

Event Title	Date(s) - Location
Union des municipalités du Québec	13-15 May 2010 Québec City, Québec
Alberta Damage Prevention Council (ADPC) Damage Prevention Workshops 2010	13 April 2010 Red Deer, Alberta 15 April 2010 Lloydminster, Alberta
British Columbia Common Ground Alliance (BCCGA) DigSafe BC	30 March - 1 April 2010 Cranbrook, British Columbia
Québec Common Ground Alliance (QCGA)	24-26 March 2010 Saint-Sauveur, Québec
Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA) Annual Conference	25 January 2010 London, Ontario
Land Improvement Contractors of Ontario (LICO) Annual Conference	19-20 January 2010 London (Ontario

See you there!

Contact us at DPinfo@neb-one.gc.ca