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Authorisations for Powers of Entry
1. Introduction
These instructions are issued
to illustrate compliance with conditions 1.6 and 1.7 of the Licence
to Convey Gas granted to Premier Transmission Ltd under Article 8
of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 on 6th September 1996.
2. Premises
It is envisaged that the only
premises which will be visited by persons employed by Premier Transmission
will be as follows:
a) The pipeline easement from the high water mark at Castle Robin bay to the Pressure Reduction Station at Ballylumford Power Station, Islandmagee, Larne Northern Ireland.
b) The Pressure Reduction Station at the Ballylumford Power Station, Islandmagee, Larne, Northern Ireland.
It is not envisaged that employees of Premier Transmission Ltd. or their agents or contractors will have any reason to have access into private homes, offices, buildings or other similar premises.
3. Authorisation Arrangements
3.1 Personnel
No persons shall be allowed to enter onto the premises described in section 2 for the purpose of carrying out work unless:
a) He/she is a direct employee of Premier Transmission Ltd.
b) He/she is an employee of a contractor authorised through a formal contract with Premier Transmission to be carrying out relevant work on the premises.
c) He/she is fully experienced, qualified competent and trained in accordance with the relevant clause of the contract.
A list of the persons so authorised
under the terms of the Maintenance and Emergency Response Contract
(MERC) is listed as appendix 1.
3.2 Proof of Competence
Prior to being accepted to carry out work on the premises, all personnel may be required to demonstrate that they are acceptable in accordance with clause 3.1.(c). Required proof may include:
a) Details of education
b) Experience and employment history
c) Training records
d) Details of professional or other equivalent qualification
3.3 Documentation
All personnel entering onto the premises will be in possession of a fully authorised Permit-to-Work or Form of Authority. In the event of routine maintenance work, the job card or work instruction may be construed as the Permit-to-Work.
Persons regularly entering onto the premises for maintenance purposes will be required to carry photographic identity cards at all times. These will be produced if required to do so by any third party. Such third party may include:
a) Police and Security Forces
b) Other Public Authorities e.g. Fire Brigade
c) Security Staff of Ballylumford Power Station
d) Landowners affected by the pipeline route and with whom PTL have an easement.
In the event that the person is unable to produce acceptable documentation, he/she will be refused entry to the premises.
3.4 Mis-use of Evidence of Authority
In the event that relevant evidence of authority relating to work on the premises is found to be missing, the person affected shall be required to report the matter to either Premier Transmission or the relevant contractor immediately. All BG-group plc identity cards have a freepost address on the back requesting its return at no cost to the finder.
The following steps shall be taken:
a) In the event of a lost identity card, the security office at Ballylumford Power Station will be alerted as to the number of card and be asked to ensure that all personnel claiming to represent Premier Transmission have their own card.
b) In the event of a stolen vehicle, this shall be reported to the Police immediately. A full report of the location and contents shall be prepared in accordance with BG- group plc insurance procedures and the local Police informed accordingly.
3.5 Other Provisions
3.5.1 Entry by Order of Justices Warrant
It is not envisaged that persons covered by these arrangements will be subject to the provisions of a justices warrant for entry purposes. However, if such an instance were to exist, then all personnel would be provided with written instructions as to the conduct expected and would be accompanied by a senior officer of PTL or its contractors as appropriate.
Every effort would be made to avoid undue disturbance under such circumstances.
3.5.2 Acceptability to PTL
Notwithstanding the above, no person who in the opinion of the full time employees of Premier Transmission is not fit to carry out work on its behalf, will be authorised to enter onto the premises.
Appendix 1
List of Authorised Personnel
The following is a list of known authorised personnel and contractors as at 1st march 2003.
1 Employees of Premier Transmission Ltd.
General Manager
Operations Manager
Finance Manager
Contracts and Administration Officer
2 Employees of National Grid Transco Network Services - Scotland (MERC Contract)
Network Services Manager - Scotland
Maintenance Manager
Electrical & instrumentation Manager
Network Operations Managers
Network Officers
Senior Network Technicians
Network Technicians
Direct Labour Craft teams
First Line Response Contractor Personnel
3 Other Authorised Contractors
BG International Downstream