Health & Safety Environment Business Sustainability Consequence Regulatory requirement breached. Critical safety incident requiring support from external resources Fatality or Permanent Disability. Regulatory requirement breached. Loss of...
AI summary The document outlines a criticality scale used by NS Power to classify incidents based on their impact on health, safety, environment, and business sustainability. It includes categories such as fatality, environmental release, and business sustainability factors like replacement energy costs and regulatory requirements.
Table 3.6: Relevant Climate Hazards and Associated Climate Impacts for NS Power Climate Hazard Expected Risk Level Primarily Affected Business Units Example Impacts Extreme Weather Events (Hurricanes, High Winds, Ice Storms) High Transmiss...
AI summary The text discusses climate hazards and their impacts on NS Power's operations, including extreme weather events, flooding, sea level rise, and ecosystem changes. It highlights risks to infrastructure, operations, and environmental management, and notes combined impacts such as ice and wind events affecting assets.
Current climate adaptation activities for thermal assets include: - Site-specific severe weather response procedures that establish actions before major storms, including drainage inspections, wastewater pond drawdowns, equipment protectio...
AI summary The document outlines current climate adaptation activities for thermal assets, including severe weather response procedures, flood vulnerability assessments, and improvements to wastewater and stormwater management systems, as well as evaluations of biofouling mitigation technologies and routine maintenance practices to enhance resilience against extreme weather events.