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Compliance and Enforcement


Risk Assessed Noncompliance

As stated in Directive 019: Compliance Assurance, the ERCB has compiled a list of noncompliant events that are organized into compliance category to assist ERCB stakeholders. The ERCB uses a risk assessment process to predetermine the level of inherent risk associated with a noncompliance with each ERCB requirement. Each noncompliant event has an associated Low or High risk rating based on the results of the risk assessment process for each ERCB requirement. The ERCB will periodically review its requirements and make revisions to ensure that the associated risk ratings are in alignment with current methods of practice, operations, and developing technologies. Any questions regarding the noncompliant event and its requirements associated risk rating should be directed to the compliance category contact.

ERCB Table of Noncompliant Events and Associated Risk Rating of ERCB Requirements

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Compliance Assurance Risk Assessment Matrix

The Compliance Assurance Risk Assessment Matrix is an ERCB-developed document, based on a methodology in use in North America for many years. The ERCB uses the assessment process to predetermine the level of risk associated with a noncompliance for each ERCB requirement. Each requirement will have an associated Low Risk or High Risk rating based on four criteria:

  1. health and safety
  2. environmental impact
  3. conservation, and
  4. stakeholder confidence in the regulatory process.

The Compliance Assurance Risk Assessment Matrix helps to ensure

  • a consistent approach to ERCB enforcement
  • transparency of process
  • a level playing field
  • an appropriate enforcement consequence

The ERCB intends to classify all of its requirements as Low or High Risk and make the classifications available to stakeholders on its Web site.

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Page Last Updated: March 29, 2012