Alta Gas mailer celebrates opening of RIPET, highlights safety planning and training

With a couple of months of operations in the rear view mirror, AltaGas has delivered a four page home mail update to residents of the North Coast, highlighting a range of benchmarks for the project.

The Summer 2019 update, the fifth that Alta Gas has published related to its Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal outlines the supply chain from production to shipping to consumption with the Prince Rupert terminal the key interchange between Canada's gas supplies and Asia's customers.

The Project Review

The four page information sheet reviews some of the project milestones, from construction to training and then the first shipment of gas from the facility in May. AltaGas also reviews some of the engagement with local communities that made for part of the project's progress.

AltaGas also reviews its work towards becoming a Green Marine member, using 12 performance indicators to address key environmental issues in regards to air, land and water pollution.

Included in the information flow is an infographic that offers a glimpse into some of the key elements of the project from cost, to jobs created and the focus on local employment that they put towards both construction and operations.

On Safety

One large segment highlights a number of safety measures that they have in place both at the Ridley Island site and with local fire departments.

On site, they note that the facility is equipped with emergency  back-up generators, leak detection systems,  a fully automated fire safety system and water tank storage and a foam suppression system.

AltaGas also outlines how they have prepared for any potential emergencies both with CN Rail and local fire departments along the CN Mainline to ensure a rapid response should there be an emergency during the transit of propane to Prince Rupert.

Towards that they also note that they have sponsored LPG firefighter training for Fire Departments in the Northwest, including Prince Rupert, Port Edward, Terrace, Thornhill, Kitimat and Smithers to help familiarize emergency personnel with LPG fire fighting techniques.

For Port Edward AltaGas notes of an investment in extra emergency response equipment to assist local responders in establishing a temporary command post and safely managing LPG railcar incidents.

They  note that with equipment in place Jasper to Prince Rupert, the CN rail line has the highest concentration of emergency response equipment in North America.

For those that may have misplaced their mailer, or inadvertently already forwarded it to the recycling box,  You can review it online (minus the complimentary fridge magnet) from the AltaGas site once they post it to their updates page.

Until then, you can scroll through the pages of the update below
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For more notes relate to the terminal history and operations see our archive page here.

To view the most recent blog posting of the day, click here.