Regulatory Action - Mistras Canada
Under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and associated regulations, various levels of regulatory action can be taken by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians and the environment.
2012
January 20, 2012
Update to regulatory action issued to Mistras Canada Inc.
On December 19, 2011, the CNSC provided Mistras Canada Inc. with an opportunity to be heard regarding the order issued to the company on December 6. On January 11, 2012, the designated officer to whom the Order was referred for review made the decision to amend the original order. The decision was based on information presented by Mistras Canada Inc. and a review of other documents pertaining to the order.
The designated officer amended the order to require Mistras Canada Inc. to perform the following measures:
Mistras Canada Inc. shall prohibit its employee Mr. Jarrett Leslie from supervising any exposure device operator trainee until such time as Mistras Canada Inc. provides evidence satisfactory to the director of the CNSC’s Operations Inspection Division that Mr. Leslie understands his duties and responsibilities as a Certified Exposure Device Operator when acting as a supervisor of an exposure device trainee pursuant to the Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations.
The order remains in effect until Mistras Canada Inc. implements corrective measures that are satisfactory to the CNSC.
2011
December 9, 2011
Order to Mistras Canada Inc.
On December 9, 2011, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced that it issued an order to Mistras Canada Inc., a company based in Olds, Alberta, that provides non-destructive testing and inspection for the oil and gas industry in Western Canada.
The order, issued December 6, requires the supervisory responsibilities of a certified exposure device operator (CEDO) to be revoked. Mistras Canada Inc. must ensure that the CEDO in question will not oversee trainees until the company can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the CNSC, that the operator will follow proper supervisory protocol.
The order was issued during the course of an unannounced inspection where the CNSC inspector observed an exposure device operator trainee performing radiography without direct supervision of a CEDO. The trainee’s unsupervised actions did not pose a risk to the health and safety of Canadians or the environment.
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July 28, 2011
Update to regulatory action issued on July 13, 2011 to Mistras Canada Inc
On July 28, 2011, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) confirmed that Mistras Canada Inc. has complied with all the terms and conditions of the order issued to it on July 13, 2011, and amended on July 21, 2011. The amendments to the order required the company to provide an action plan to demonstrate that the certified exposure device operator no longer poses an unreasonable risk to the health and safety of workers and the public. The corrective measures implemented by Mistras Canada Inc. were reviewed and found satisfactory by CNSC staff.
July 18, 2011
Order to Mistras Canada Inc.
On July 18, 2011, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced that it issued an order to Mistras Canada Inc., a company based in Olds, Alberta, that provides non-destructive testing and inspection for the oil and gas industry in Western Canada. The order required the removal of a certified exposure device operator from all regulated activities (except transport) until Mistras Canada Inc. can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the CNSC, that the operator will no longer present a risk to the health and safety of persons.
The order was issued on July 13, 2011 as a result of an inspection conducted at a Midway Energy pipeline project near Olds, Alberta. The operator was performing non-destructive testing unsafely and was deemed to pose an unreasonable risk to the health and safety of himself and the public.
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