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Environment & Safety

Ensuring the Safety of Materials

Canadian pipelines are designed to industry standards that have been refined over time to consider lessons learned from pipeline construction and operation. These continual advancements have resulted in safer and more reliable pipeline operations. Many of these advancements have been implemented world wide.

  • Enbridge purchases pipe from quality steel pipe production mills
  • The pipe is manufactured to both industry and Enbridge specifications
  • The pipe undergoes a series of rigorous tests and quality control checks
  • Enbridge applies protective coatings at the time the pipelines are built in order to provide a barrier against corrosion
  • Enbridge uses a cathodic protection system to control the corrosion of exposed steel
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