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GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS
Anyone who works on
an electrical installation must be a competent person. (Occupational Safety General Regulations
44/99, 122)
The employer must ensure that an electrical installation is designed,
installed, maintained and repaired in accordance with CSA C22.1-98 Canadian
Electrical Code Part 1. (Occupational Safety General Regulations 44/99, 120)
Provide the appropriate PPE to anyone who works on an energized
electrical installation. (Occupational Safety General Regulations 44/99, 123)
An employer shall ensure that no work is performed on an energized
electrical installation rated at greater than 750 v phase to phase unless
another competent person accompanies the competent person performing the work.
If PPE and normal work procedures are inadequate to control the risk of
exposure to an electrical hazard during work on an energized electrical
installation due to an unusual factor in the nature of the work, such as the
location or condition of the workplace, a competent person not actively engaged
in the work shall be designated as a safety watcher to observe a person who is
working on or near an energized electrical installation (Occupational Safety
General Regulations 44/99, 125)
When a person is required to work on an energized electrical
installation, the employer must provide all protective equipment and devices
required to work safely and the worker must wear them. (Occupational Safety
General Regulations 44/99, 123)
GROUND
FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS
If there’s a risk
of electrical shock in a confined space, an employer shall ensure that
electrical equipment taken into the confined space is equipped with a ground
fault circuit interrupter of the Class A type that complies with CSA standard
C22.1-98, Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 (18th edition), Safety Standard for
Electrical Installations, and that is tested before each use. (Occupational
Safety General Regulations 44/99, 136)
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