Safety culture
Protect workers and the public during pipeline construction and operations.
How CEPA members continuously improve performance
CEPA Integrity First® is a prime example of how Canada leads the world when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.
Canadians can be proud that the transmission pipelines they count on follow the highest ESG practices thanks to programs like CEPA Integrity First. It was created by CEPA members with the purpose of continuously improving the performance of Canada’s energy pipeline industry to protect the environment and ensure the safety of those who live and work around pipelines.
Through Integrity First, CEPA members work collaboratively to share their knowledge and innovations to drive industry-wide performance improvements in pipeline safety and environmental protection. Integrity First enables pipeline companies to work together to make our industry better – focusing on safety, transparency and responsible operations – striving toward our goal of zero incidents.
7 key priorities:
Integrity First cycle
Integrity First ensures that each priority is put through a six-stage process that is built on a solid foundation of strategic communications and change management to drive continuous improvement.
Safety is the number one priority of every CEPA member. All members have strict safety standards to ensure every employee, contractor and supplier returns home safely every day. CEPA also works with members, regulators and governments to continually improve the safety of work environments through a combination of training, supervision and safety culture. By monitoring safety performance and sharing information, we maintain some of the strictest safety standards in the world.
Priority commitments
Safety culture is a priority in everything we do in Integrity First, building on some of the key principles members currently follow across all their operations:
- Keep worksites safe by ensuring that regulatory requirements, company policies and safe practices are followed at all times.
- Create a safety culture that makes safety a discipline that guides every CEPA member employee’s actions on the job.
- Every leader in the industry will lead by example, demonstrating and communicating safety to all employees and contractors to ensure that safety policies, practices and procedures are always followed.
- Train to keep safety standards high, ensuring that workers understand the proper procedures, standards and protocols to work safely.
Priority stage
Integrity First ensures that each priority is put through a six-stage cycle that is supported by CEPA and built on a solid foundation of strategic communications and change management.
Find out more about the cycle and each stage.
The number of driving incidents per million kilometres driven fell from 1.62 in 2015 to .71 in 2019. Incidents decreased from 1.07 in 2018 to .71 in 2018, which represents a 33 per cent decrease from 2018. CEPA members continue to strengthen efforts in areas such as regular driver training and work planning that ensures workers are not fatigued and have sufficient time to travel the required distances.