Working at Heights Training for IAEA Safeguards Inspectors

1. Background

    

   Currently, IAEA inspectors must meet the working at heights requirements of various nuclear facilities within Canada prior to performing certain safeguards activities. These requirements are not uniform across facilities. Due to the time required to complete multiple courses and the parallel limitations on inspector scheduling, the IAEA has requested that the CNSC investigate a method for a streamlined approach to working at heights training.

   The CNSC concludes that the best approach is to deliver the working at heights training in Vienna before the arrival of inspectors in Canada. The desired outcome of this contract is to have an Ontario Ministry of Labour-approved working at heights training delivery provider who is willing to provide a contractor to deliver their program in Vienna before IAEA inspectors come to Canada, as per the IAEA’s request.

   Based on previous experience, the IAEA typically requests that ~20-24 inspectors are provided training in a given year. Due to the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s requirement that only 12 inspectors can be trained in a single course, this results in the need to deliver two separate days of training. Therefore, it is expected that one, but up to two, sessions comprising of two days of training would be delivered in a given fiscal year, for the next three fiscal years.

    

   2.0 Objectives

   Upon successful completion of the course, IAEA inspectors will receive a card issued by the Ontario Ministry of Labour to demonstrate that they have successfully completed working at heights training. This will preclude IAEA inspectors from having to repeat this training at all OPG sites, Bruce Power, and Chalk River Laboratories. Therefore, the objective is to ensure that IAEA inspectors do not have to complete multiple working at heights training courses to conduct inspections requiring working at heights training at all OPG sites, Bruce Power, and Chalk River Laboratories.

   3.0 Scope of Work

   The working at heights training provider will prepare for and deliver their Ontario Ministry of Labour-approved working at heights training program. Additionally, they will complete the subsequent paperwork to ensure that inspectors that pass the course receive their Ontario Ministry of Labour-issued card in addition to the temporary card issued at the time of the delivery of training. A list of participants will be sent to the Project Authority for informational purposes.

   4.0 Tasks to be Performed

    

   Preparing for the delivery of the working at heights training:

• Preparing materials

• Booking and completing travel plans to ensure prompt arrival and departure

• Ensuring their material is on-site when they need it

• Preparing the invoice

   

  At the request of the CNSC, the contractor will deliver one to two sessions comprised of two days of training in Vienna per year. The delivery of the working at heights training will include:

• Delivering their Ontario Ministry of Labour-approved course

  Conducting subsequent tasks:

• Filling out all paperwork that is required to ensure that the Ontario Ministry of Labour-issued cards are then sent to those who passed the working at heights course

• Issuing temporary cards to participants indicating they have passed the working at heights course

• Sending a list of participants via email to the Project Authority for informational purposes

   

  5.0 Deliverables

   

  5.1 Planning and Scheduling

  Date: 1-3 months prior to delivery of training

  Location: N/A

  Purpose: To decide on mutually beneficial dates for the delivery of training and address any logistical issues (e.g. entry to the Vienna International Centre).

  5.2 Delivery of Training – Day 1 and 2

  Date: TBD

  Location: Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria

  Purpose: To deliver the Ontario Ministry of Labour-approved working at heights training program for up to 12 IAEA inspections per day.

  5.3 Completion of paperwork to ensure proper delivery of Ontario Ministry of Labour-issued card indicating that working at heights training has been completed and list of participants sent to Project Authority

  Due Date: 0-3 months after delivery of training

Purpose: To ensure IAEA inspectors have the proper documentation demonstrating the completion of working at heights training. Project Authority requests a list of participants to be sent via email for informational purposes.