Compliance Program
In accordance with the BC Hydro Standards of Conduct (SOC) [PDF, 184 Kb], BC Hydro is required to implement a Compliance Program. This program consists of:
- The Creation of a Compliance Office
- Implementation Procedures
- Compliance Monitoring
- Sanctions for Non-compliance
Creation of a Compliance Office
- Chief Compliance Officer appointed
- Director of Compliance appointed
- Terms of Reference:
- Implementing and maintaining the compliance program
- Overseeing and recording continuing employee training and certification
- Maintaining a SOC "hotline" for questions and violation reporting
- Resolving internal conflicts and answering employee questions, consultation with legal counsel as required
- Addressing compliance issues and recommending to the CEO corrective action and/or employee discipline
- Having compliance audits conducted
- Maintaining a log of compliance issues and resolution
Implementation Procedures
- Communication of "no conduit rule" to all employees
- External and Internal website to be in place mid-November
- Standards of Conduct
- Copies of information distributed to employees
- Copies of training materials
- Posting and maintaining organization charts
- Organization charts to show which groups of employees are subject to the "no-conduit" rule
- Organization charts to be updated within seven (7) days of changes
- Organization charts retained for three (3) years
- Reporting procedures include posting of information on every employee that transfers from a "no-conduit" to a general position within seven business days of the transfer
- Training of all employees
- Distribution of materials, including Standards of Conduct
- Confirmation by "no-conduit" employees by November 18, 2004
- Training of new employees on hire
- Training/Certification of "no-conduit" employees on transfer or hire
- Distribution of materials which detail the types of information subject and not subject to the "no-conduit" prohibition such
as:
- Capacity and Interconnection
- Design and Expansion Projects
- Outages and Reinstatement
- Transmission System Performance
- Transmission System Maintenance
- Annual/random testing program to confirm the continued understanding of the SOC
Compliance Monitoring
- Includes a confidential 1-800 phone line to report potential violations and to ask compliance questions
- Internal Audit to confirm the processes during Control Assessments
Sanctions for Non-compliance
- Investigation of potential non-compliance by the Compliance Office
- Recommendation to the CEO of corrective action and/or employee discipline
If you have questions about the Standards of Conduct, please contact the Compliance Office.
