Regulatory Awareness

Canadian East Coast Offshore Petroleum Industry (CAPP) Standard Practice for the Training and Qualification of Personnel

Course Format: The course format includes classroom instruction with the visual aid of a power point presentation.

Course Objectives: To provide personnel with a basic understanding of applicable safety related legislation and regulations, the regulatory system as it applies to offshore petroleum operations, their rights and obligations pursuant to the legislation and the duties and obligations of operators and employers.

Course Duration: One (1) Day

Cost: Group Rate

Course Outline:

• An overview of applicable safety related legislation
• An overview of each of the applicable safety related regulations
• An overview of applicable guidance issued by relevant regulatory authorities
• An overview of the regulatory structure and the roles of the various regulatory bodies
• An overview of regulatory processes including such processes as Work Authorizations, Certificate of Fitness, compliance audits and enforcement
• An explanation of the powers and authority of energy authority Safety Officers
• An explanation of the internal responsibility system
• An overview of Operator and Employer duties and obligations pursuant to the legislation
• A detailed explanation of worker rights and obligations pursuant to the legislation with emphasis on the rights to know, participate and refuse and on worker obligations to work safety and report incidents and accidents

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