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Hazard

communication

tweaks to come
Refuelling made easier

If you work with hazardous materials, you’ll
soon need to familiarize yourself with new
Some problems are just solutions
warning symbols. We’re aligning to an waiting to be found. When the
international system of hazard communication,
Dartmouth reinery closed in
referred to as the Global Harmonized System of
Classiication and Labelling (GHS). In Europe, it’s 2013, shuttle tankers serving

known as Classiication, Labelling and Hibernia, Terra Nova and
Sea Rose offshore installations
Packaging of Substances and Mixtures.
Currently in Canada, Workplace Hazardous lost their source for low-sulphur

Materials Information System (WHMIS) diesel, required by regulations.
legislation covers hazardous materials
The next-closest supply was in
communication, and has been in place since
1988. “GHS is not drastically different than Portland, Maine, a journey that
increased fuel consumption by eight to 14 per cent and reduced
WHMIS or Occupational Safety and Health
Administration in the U.S.,” says Jean-Marc shuttle availability. A team of E&P, R&M and Reinery Sales

Gladu, manager, industrial hygiene and product personnel solved the problem by arranging tanker deliveries
safety – central environment, environment,
and ship-to-ship refuelling with low-sulphur diesel from our
health & safety (EH&S). “We knew of the GHS
training requirements in the U.S. and our EH&S Montreal reinery. “We drew upon our combined expertise
to solve an immediate problem, increasing vessel availability
service at Commerce City developed computer-
based training for our employees. We’re and saving on fuel costs,” says Paul White, senior advisor

gearing up for the same to happen in Canada.”
crude transport.

Well, look who paid a visit

Justin Trudeau got his boots on the ground at our base plant in

Fort McMurray – and members of our Government Relations team were
happy to show him around. The Canadian federal Liberal leader seemed

well informed about the oil sands industry overall, and asked a number of
questions. He commented that it has taken years of impressive ingenuity

to turn oil sands resources into a thriving business for Canada. That same
level of ingenuity will likely come to bear over the next several years as

companies strive to continually lessen the industry’s
environmental footprint, he said. On site, Trudeau visited

extraction and upgrading operations. He also got an
up-close look at one of our heavy haulers and chatted

with an operator in the control room, who provided an
overview of the work that occurs from there. “Our oil

sands tours allow us tell our story,” says Heather Kennedy,
VP, government relations. “And our visitors always come

away with a new respect for what we’re doing.”