Regulatory Framework on Natural Gas in Hong Kong - Near You
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R<str<strong>on</strong>g>Regulatory</str<strong>on</strong>g> l t <str<strong>on</strong>g>Framework</str<strong>on</strong>g> F k ffor<br />
<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> under<br />
<strong>Gas</strong> Safety Ord<strong>in</strong>ance, Cap. 51<br />
Ir Eric WONG<br />
<strong>Gas</strong> Standards Office<br />
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department<br />
HKSAR Government
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C<strong>on</strong>tents<br />
General<br />
Approval &<br />
overview Assessment<br />
Self-<br />
regulat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Duty of RGSC
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<strong>Gas</strong> Safety Ord<strong>in</strong>ance, Cap. 51<br />
LPG<br />
Town<br />
<strong>Gas</strong><br />
7 Regulati<strong>on</strong>s
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<strong>Gas</strong> Safety Ord<strong>in</strong>ance, Cap. 51<br />
7 Regulati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Cap Cap.51A 51A <strong>Gas</strong> Safet Safety (<strong>Gas</strong> QQuality) alit ) Reg Regulati<strong>on</strong>s lati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Cap.51B <strong>Gas</strong> Safety (<strong>Gas</strong> Supply) Regulati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Cap Cap.51C 51C <strong>Gas</strong> Safety (Installati<strong>on</strong> and Use) Regulati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Cap.51D <strong>Gas</strong> Safety (Registrati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>Gas</strong> Installers and <strong>Gas</strong><br />
C<strong>on</strong>tractors) Regulati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Cap.51E <strong>Gas</strong> Safety (Registrati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>Gas</strong> Supply Companies)<br />
Regulati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
CCap.51F 51F G<strong>Gas</strong> SSafety f t (Mi (Miscellaneous) ll ) Regulati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
R l ti<br />
Cap.51G <strong>Gas</strong> Safety (<strong>Gas</strong>holders Exam<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>) Regulati<strong>on</strong>
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General Overview<br />
1993 2013<br />
Number of Submar<strong>in</strong>e <strong>Gas</strong> Pipel<strong>in</strong>es 0 4<br />
1995<br />
海南
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General Overview<br />
1993 2013<br />
Number of Submar<strong>in</strong>e <strong>Gas</strong> Pipel<strong>in</strong>es 0 4<br />
2006
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General Overview<br />
1993 2013<br />
Number of Submar<strong>in</strong>e <strong>Gas</strong> Pipel<strong>in</strong>es 0 4<br />
2012<br />
(Map Source: CNPC)
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General Overview<br />
1993 2013<br />
Number of Submar<strong>in</strong>e <strong>Gas</strong> Pipel<strong>in</strong>es 0 4<br />
Installed Capacity of <strong>Gas</strong>-fired Power 0 MW <br />
GGenerat<strong>in</strong>g i UUnits i<br />
~3,200MW 3 200MW
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General Overview<br />
1993 2013<br />
Number of submar<strong>in</strong>e gas pipel<strong>in</strong>es 0 4<br />
Installed capacity of gas-fired power 0 MW <br />
generat<strong>in</strong>g i units i<br />
~3,200MW 3 200MW<br />
% of town gas produced by natural 0% <br />
gas >50% 50%<br />
One Figure No Change, What’s that ?
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General Overview<br />
1993 2013<br />
Number of submar<strong>in</strong>e gas pipel<strong>in</strong>es 0 4<br />
Installed capacity of gas-fired power 0 MW <br />
generat<strong>in</strong>g i units i<br />
~3,200MW 3 200MW<br />
% of town gas produced by natural 0% <br />
gas >50% 50%<br />
Number of <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> Incidents 0 0
Three Mile Island Incident<br />
• Unit 2 (TMI-2) reactor partially<br />
melted down <strong>in</strong> March 1979<br />
• Permanent and sweep<strong>in</strong>g changes to<br />
US Nuclear N lea <str<strong>on</strong>g>Regulatory</str<strong>on</strong>g> Reg lato Commissi<strong>on</strong><br />
(NRC) and nuclear <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />
• Nuclear plant design upgraded<br />
• Emergency preparedness enhanced<br />
• Licens<strong>in</strong>g and c<strong>on</strong>trol system<br />
strengthened<br />
• “Authority’s Authority s Inspecti<strong>on</strong>” Inspecti<strong>on</strong> <br />
“Industry’s Self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g”<br />
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TMI-1<br />
Photo before Incident<br />
TMI-2<br />
(Photo & Diagram Source: Wikipedia)
Industry’s<br />
Self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Authority’s<br />
Inspecti<strong>on</strong><br />
We have NO bitter experience, but<br />
We have adopted “Self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g” Self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> Safety Ord<strong>in</strong>ance<br />
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Who has Self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g Duty?<br />
Registered <strong>Gas</strong> Supply Company (RGSC)<br />
The H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g and Ch<strong>in</strong>a <strong>Gas</strong> Company Limited<br />
(HKCG)<br />
Castle Peak Power Company Limited (CAPCO)<br />
The H<strong>on</strong>gk<strong>on</strong>g Electric Co. Ltd. (HK Electric)<br />
Import <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Gas</strong><br />
Supply pp y <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> to their own plants p for<br />
power generati<strong>on</strong> or town gas producti<strong>on</strong>
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What is Self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g Duty?<br />
Regulati<strong>on</strong> 9 of <strong>Gas</strong> Safety (Registrati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>Gas</strong> Supply<br />
Companies) Regulati<strong>on</strong>s, Regulati<strong>on</strong>s Cap Cap.51E: 51E:<br />
It shall be the duty y of every y registered g gas g supply ppy<br />
company (RGSC) to ensure, <strong>in</strong> carry<strong>in</strong>g <strong>on</strong> its bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
as a gas supply company, so far as is reas<strong>on</strong>ably<br />
practicable, ti bl th the hhealth lth and d safety f t at t work k of f all ll its it<br />
employees and to c<strong>on</strong>duct its operati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> a safe<br />
manner so that members of the public are not exposed<br />
to undue risks from gas.
What is RGSC do<strong>in</strong>g? g<br />
<strong>Gas</strong> Leakage Surveys<br />
Deal<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
gas emergencies<br />
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Deal<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
escap<strong>in</strong>g p g <strong>Gas</strong><br />
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Audit<strong>in</strong>g System<br />
Health & Safety Policy<br />
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10 Safety Procedures<br />
Self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g g g<br />
Duty<br />
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2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
Procedures for Design<br />
& C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong><br />
Procedures for Operati<strong>on</strong><br />
& Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance<br />
7 5 Qualificati<strong>on</strong> Requirement<br />
of Key Pers<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Competency Assurance System
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How to dem<strong>on</strong>strate?<br />
RGSC dem<strong>on</strong>strates compliance with its self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
duty through 2 documents:<br />
Written Statement<br />
Safety Case<br />
• Based <strong>on</strong> Regulati<strong>on</strong><br />
10 of f CCap. 51E<br />
• To provide the<br />
arrangements to carry<br />
out RGSC’s health and<br />
safety policy<br />
• Based <strong>on</strong> registrati<strong>on</strong><br />
c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> diti<br />
• To dem<strong>on</strong>strate the<br />
risk level has been<br />
reduced as low as<br />
reas<strong>on</strong>ably practicable
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Safety Case<br />
Plant <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong><br />
Major hazard<br />
Risk analysis<br />
Measures to prevent or c<strong>on</strong>trol<br />
accidents<br />
SSafety f t management t system t<br />
Emergency systems<br />
RGSC GSC updates d Safety S f CCase i<strong>in</strong><br />
every 3 years
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Approval ?<br />
Approvals for Notifiable gas <strong>in</strong>stallati<strong>on</strong> (NGI)<br />
High pressure gas ma<strong>in</strong>s (P>700kPa)<br />
Pressure-regulat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>stallati<strong>on</strong>s (P <strong>in</strong>let>240kPa)<br />
C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> Approval<br />
Approval of Use<br />
Design C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> Operati<strong>on</strong>
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Approval<br />
C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong><br />
Approval<br />
Yes<br />
Supplement<br />
Received<br />
Process<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(≦30 days)<br />
Applicati<strong>on</strong><br />
Received<br />
Process<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(≦60 days)<br />
Additi<strong>on</strong>al Plans<br />
or Particulars?<br />
No<br />
Determ<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong><br />
of Applicati<strong>on</strong><br />
• Approve<br />
• Approve with c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
• Refuse to grant approval
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Approval<br />
Approval Applicati<strong>on</strong><br />
of f Use Receivedd<br />
Process<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(≦14 work<strong>in</strong>g days)<br />
Determ<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong><br />
of Applicati<strong>on</strong><br />
• Approve<br />
• AApprove with ith c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s diti<br />
• Refuse to grant approval
Designer<br />
Approval<br />
Erector Third-party Inspector<br />
Owner Eng<strong>in</strong>eer C<strong>on</strong>sultant<br />
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Applicati<strong>on</strong><br />
RGSC GSO
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Assessment <strong>on</strong><br />
RGSC Performance
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L<strong>on</strong>gford <strong>Gas</strong> Explosi<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>Gas</strong> Explosi<strong>on</strong><br />
DDate 25 September S b 1998<br />
Locati<strong>on</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> Process<strong>in</strong>g Plant<br />
LL<strong>on</strong>gford, f d Vi Victoria, t i AAustralia t li<br />
(Ma<strong>in</strong>ly Produce <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> and Crude Oil)<br />
Loss • 2death+8<strong>in</strong>jured<br />
2 death + 8 <strong>in</strong>jured<br />
• 3 weeks <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> Supply Interrupti<strong>on</strong><br />
• 1 billi<strong>on</strong> (USD)<br />
Cause Brittle fracture of heat exchanger (-48°C 230°C)<br />
Vapour p cloud explosi<strong>on</strong> p<br />
(Photo Source: WorkSafe, Victoria, Australia)
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L<strong>on</strong>gford <strong>Gas</strong> Explosi<strong>on</strong><br />
Team of 40 specialists formed for new regulatory system<br />
NNew regulati<strong>on</strong>s l ti llaunched h d <strong>in</strong> i 2000, 2000 key k pr<strong>in</strong>ciples: i i l<br />
Places the resp<strong>on</strong>sibility <strong>on</strong> the operator<br />
Focus <strong>on</strong> major hazards<br />
Proactive risk based approach<br />
Actively dem<strong>on</strong>strate safe operati<strong>on</strong><br />
Active review of dem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong> tied to licence<br />
“Self Self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g regulat<strong>in</strong>g” under <strong>Gas</strong> Safety Ord<strong>in</strong>ance<br />
with dem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong> by<br />
Written Statement & Safety Case
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Victoria’s <str<strong>on</strong>g>Regulatory</str<strong>on</strong>g> System<br />
5 th Year<br />
(Apply for<br />
license renewal)<br />
4 th Year<br />
Update<br />
Safety Case<br />
Safety Case<br />
Assessment<br />
& Inspecti<strong>on</strong><br />
License<br />
Start Date<br />
Start Date 1st 1 Year st Year<br />
3 rd Year<br />
Safety Case<br />
Assessment<br />
& Inspecti<strong>on</strong><br />
Safety Case<br />
Assessment<br />
& Inspecti<strong>on</strong><br />
2 nd Year
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Victoria’s <str<strong>on</strong>g>Regulatory</str<strong>on</strong>g> System<br />
<strong>Gas</strong> Harm<strong>on</strong>izati<strong>on</strong> Program<br />
(1998) Implement<strong>in</strong>g<br />
New System<br />
In Victoria<br />
2000 2011<br />
Other States/Territories<br />
adopt<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Victoria System
Our Assessment<br />
RGSC’s Documents<br />
(for dem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong> of compliance with<br />
Self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g duty)<br />
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GSO’s Assessment<br />
Written Statement • Annual RGSC Performance<br />
Assessment<br />
• 3 years for <strong>on</strong>e cycle<br />
Safety Case • Annual Procedure Audit<br />
• Risk-base approach (priority<br />
given to high risk area<br />
identified d f d <strong>in</strong> Safety S f C Case) )
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C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>Natural</strong> gas safety relies <strong>on</strong> RGSC’s<br />
compliance with its self-regulat<strong>in</strong>g f<br />
duty.<br />
GSO facilitates compliance through approval<br />
and assessment.<br />
(Photo Source: H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g Tourism Board)
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Thank <strong>You</strong>!
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