Safety is a matter of primary public interest and has been included in the National Energy Board's mandate since 1959. The Board is responsible for ensuring companies comply with regulations concerning the safety of employees, the public, and the environment, as they may be affected by the design, construction, operation, maintenance and abandonment of a pipeline.

More information on safety and environment issues is available by selecting from the list below:

Awareness Workshops
Damage Prevention Regulations - Index
Diving Certification
Ruptures on NEB-regulated pipelines - Index
- Pipeline Incident Report - Natural Gas Pipeline Rupture near Fort St. John, British Columbia - 15 May 2002 [PDF: 294 KB]
Safety Advisories - Index
Safety Performance Indicators - Index
Safety Information Series
Safety and Environment Publications

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Awareness Workshops

Diving Certification

Application for Diving Certification (Instructions and forms) [PDF: 1785 KB]

Safety Information Series

Regulation of Commodity Pipelines [PDF: 176 KB]
Pipeline Regulation in Canada: A Guide for Landowners and the Public - June 2003 [PDF: 3888 KB]
Pipeline Safety - January 1997 [PDF: 101 KB]
Protection of the Environment - August 1996 [PDF: 118 KB]

Safety and Environment Publications

National Energy Board Emergency Management Program
Annex to: Natural Resources Canada Civil Emergency Plan # 004
Control and Regulation, in Collaboration with the National Energy Board, of the Production, Generation, Processing, Transmission, Storage, Sale, Domestic Distribution, Exports and Imports of Energy - Effective date: March 17, 2006 [PDF: 474 KB]
Pipeline Associated Watercourse Crossings, 3rd Edition, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) and Canadian Gas Association (CGA) - October 2005 [PDF: 4579 KB]
Excavation and Construction Near Pipelines - 2005 [PDF: 192 KB]
Living and Working Near Pipelines: Landowner Guide 2005 [PDF: 297 KB] [Pamphlet: PDF: 290 KB]
Analysis of Ruptures and Trends on Major Canadian Pipeline Systems - Dr. Franci Jeglic - 2004 [PDF: 63 KB]
A Proposed Pipeline or Power Line Project: what you need to know - September 2004 [PDF: 1345 KB]
The Pipeline Industry and the Migratory Birds Convention Act, Canadian Pipeline Environment Committee - January 2004 [PDF: 1432 KB]
Report of the inquiry - Stress corrosion cracking on Canadian oil and gas pipelines - MH-2-95 - November 1996 [Document 90538]
Pipeline abandonment: a discussion paper on technical and environmental issues - Prepared for the Pipeline Abandonment Steering Committee comprised of representatitives from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, and the National Energy Board - November 1996

Legal Issues Relating to Pipeline Abandonment: A Discussion Paper - May 1997 (Joint publication by CAPP, CEPA, AEUB and NEB) - Visit the Alberta Energy Utilities Board Web site (EUB) to view this document. You can log in as a guest and search for the words "pipeline abandonment ".

Response to recommendations in Transportation Safety Board report no. P90H0606 - November 1995
Memorandum of Understanding between the EUB and the NEB on pipeline incidents in Alberta - 13 April 1995
Memorandum of Understanding between the NEB and TSB - 24 January 1995
Response to Transportation Safety Board recommendations in report no. P92S0001 - September 1994
Response to Transportation Safety Board recommendations in report no. P91H0109 - June 1994
Risk analysis study: development of a risk estimation method - April 1992