Ppe for electrical worker

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# Arc Flash (cont.) ## What are approach boundaries? (cont.) Important to arc flash boundaries is the role of qualified persons. A qualified person is someone who has been trained in and has knowledge about the construction and operation of the equipment or work methods. They must be familiar with appropriate techniques, policies and procedures, work permits, PPE, insulating and shielding materials, insulated tools, test equipment, etc. For example, unqualified workers should remain a distance away from the exposed energized conductors or circuit parts (including any equipment or objects they may handle). They should not cross into the arc flash boundary unless they are wearing appropriate PPE and are supervised by a qualified person. At no time should an unqualified person enter the restricted approach boundary. Qualified person may enter the restricted space provided any necessary work permits, PPE, tools, equipment, and measures necessary to reduce the likelihood of contact are taken. ## How is arc flash personal protective equipment (PPE) chosen? Workers must know how to select, use, and care for the necessary PPE, and understand the limitations of the PPE. The CSA standard Z462:21 "Workplace Electrical Safety" provides two methods that can be used to determine what type of PPE is required for a specific job: 1. The incident energy analysis 2. The arc flash PPE category While either method can be used, only one method should be used at a time when working on the same piece of equipment (not both). The first method, incident energy analysis, is based on the distance between the worker's face and chest to the source. It uses the value of the estimated energy of the flash to determine the level of protection that must be provided by the PPE. The second method, arc flash PPE category method, uses the arc flash risk assessment of the tasks and equipment condition to determine if arc flash-rated PPE is required. Once determined that arc flash PPE is require…

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# Part 18 Personal Protective Equipment (cont.) ## Footwear (cont.) Section 234 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Part 18 AR 191/2021 233(1.1) An employer must not require a worker to wear footwear that may pose a health or safety risk to the worker. 233(2) If the hazard assessment identifies that protective footwear needs to have toe protection, a puncture resistant sole, metatarsal protection, electrical protection, chainsaw protection or any combination of these, the employer must ensure that the worker wears personal protective equipment to protect the feet that is approved to (a) CSA Standard Z195-14, Protective footwear, or (b) ASTM Standard F2413-05, Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective Footwear, if the personal protective equipment to protect the feet was manufactured on or after March 31, 2023. 233(3) Despite subsection (2), if a worker is likely to be exposed to a hazard other than those referred to in subsection (2), the employer must ensure that the worker uses footwear appropriate to the hazard. - 233(4) If a worker is unable, for medical reasons, to wear personal protective equipment to protect the feet that complies with subsection (2), the worker may substitute external safety toecaps if the employer ensures that (a) the safety toecaps meet the impact force requirements of (i) CSA Standard Z195-14, Protective footwear, or (ii) ASTM Standard F2413-05, Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective Footwear, (b) metatarsal protection is not needed to protect the feet from injury, (c) the hazard assessment confirms that the worker will not be exposed to any sole penetration hazards, and (d) wearing the safety toecaps does not itself create a hazard for the worker. - 233(5) An employer must ensure that a firefighter wears personal protective equipment to protect the feet that is approved to (a) CSA Standard Z195-14, Protective footwear, (b) NFPA Standard 1971, Protective Ensemble for Structu…

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# Part 18 Personal Protective Equipment (cont.) ## Eye and face protectors (cont.) Section 230 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Part 18 AR 191/2021 (a) ANSI Standard Z87.1-2003, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices, or (b) ANSI Standard Z87.1-1989, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection. 229(2.3) Despite subsection (2), prescription personal protective equipment to protect the eyes may consist of frames that meet the requirements of ANSI Standard Z87.1-2003, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices provided the lenses meet the requirements of CSA Standard Z94.3-15, Eye and face protectors. 229(3) If a worker must wear full face piece respiratory protective equipment and the face piece is intended to prevent materials striking the eyes, an employer must ensure that the face piece (a) meets the requirements of CSA Standard Z94.3-15, Eye and face protectors, or (b) meets the impact and penetration test requirements of section 9 of (i) ANSI Standard Z87.1-2003, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices, or (ii) ANSI Standard Z87.1-1989, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection. - AR 191/2021 s229;242/2022 ## Contact lenses 230 An employer must ensure that, if wearing contact lenses poses a hazard to the worker's eyes during work, the worker is advised of the hazards and the alternatives to wearing contact lenses. ## Electric arc welding 231 A worker must not perform electric arc welding if it is reasonably possible for another worker to be exposed to radiation from the arc unless the other worker is wearing suitable personal protective equipment to protect the eyes or is protected by a screen. ## Flame Resistant Clothing Use of flame resistant clothing - 232(1) If a worker may be exposed to a flash fire or electrical equipment flashover, an employer must ensure that the worker wears personal protective …

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# Part 17 Overhead Power Lines (cont.) ## Utility worker exemption (cont.) Section 228 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Part 18 AR 191/2021 # Part 18 Personal Protective Equipment ## Duty to use personal protective equipment 228(1) If the hazard assessment indicates the need for personal protective equipment, an employer must ensure that (a) workers wear personal protective equipment that is correct for the hazard and protects workers, (b) workers properly use and wear the personal protective equipment, (c) the personal protective equipment is in a condition to perform the function for which it is designed, and (d) workers are trained in the correct use, care, limitations and assigned maintenance of the personal protective equipment. - 228(2) A worker must (a) use and wear properly the appropriate personal protective equipment specified in this Code in accordance with the training and instruction received, (b) inspect the personal protective equipment before using it, and (c) not use personal protective equipment that is unable to perform the function for which it is designed. - 228(3) An employer must ensure that the use of personal protective equipment does not itself endanger the worker. ## Eye Protection ## Eye and face protectors 229(1) If a worker's eyes may be injured or irritated at a work site, an employer must ensure that the worker wears personal protective equipment to protect the eyes that is (a) approved to CSA Standard Z94.3-15, Eye and face protectors, and (b) appropriate to the work being done and the hazard involved. - 229(2) Prescription eyewear may be worn if it (a) is personal protective equipment to protect the eyes, (b) meets the requirements of CSA Standard Z94.3-15, Eye and face protectors, and (c) is appropriate to the work and the hazard involved. - 229(2.1) Prescription personal protective equipment to protect the eyes having glass lenses must not be used if there is danger of impact unless it is …

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# Reduction of Sound Exposure (cont.) ## Procédure de sécurité (cont.) Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations PART VIII Electrical Safety Safety Procedures Sections 8.4-8.5 Règlement canadien sur la santé et la sécurité au travail PARTIE VIII Protection contre les dangers de l'électricité Procédure de sécurité Articles 8.4-8.5 (2) Where the electrical equipment has a voltage in ex- cess of 5,200 V between any two conductors or in excess of 3,000 V between any conductor and ground, (a) the qualified person or the employee referred to in subsection (1) shall use such insulated protection equipment and tools as will protect him from injury during the performance of the work; and (b) the employee referred to in subsection (1) shall be instructed and trained in the use of the insulated pro- tection equipment and tools. SOR/2019-246, S. 32(F). - 8.5 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no employee shall work on electrical equipment unless the equipment is isolated. (2) If it is not feasible to isolate the electrical equipment and an employee is required to work on live equipment, the employer shall instruct the employee in procedures that are safe for live conductors. (3) Where electrical equipment is not live but is capable of becoming live, no employee shall work on the equip- ment unless (a) procedures that are safe for work on live equip- ment are used; or (b) a safety ground is connected to the equipment. (4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), where an employ- ee is working on or near electrical equipment that is live or may become live, the electrical equipment shall be guarded. (5) Subject to subsection (6), if it is not feasible for the electrical equipment referred to in subsection (4) to be guarded, the employer shall take measures to protect the employee from injury by insulating the equipment from the employee or the employee from the ground. (6) Where live electrical equipment is not guarded or in- sulated in accordance with su…

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE (cont.) ## Knot exemption (cont.) Section 797 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Part 40 AR 191/2021 # Part 40 Utility Workers - Electrical ## Application 797 If a requirement of this Part conflicts with a requirement elsewhere in this Code, the requirement of this Part prevails. 798 Repealed AR 242/2022 s182. ## Protective devices or equipment 799(1) An employer must ensure that a protective device and protective equipment required by this Part meets the requirements of the following applicable standards: (a) CAN/ULC-[redacted postal code]-99, Insulating Poles (Insulating Sticks) and Universal Tool Attachments (Fittings) for Live Workings; (b) CAN/ULC-D60855-00, Live Working - Insulating Foam Filled Tubes and Solid Rods for Live Working; (c) CAN/ULC-[redacted postal code]-04, Live Working - Conductive Clothing for Use at Nominal Voltage Up to 800 kV A.C. and +/ 600 kV D.C.; (d) CAN/ULC-[redacted postal code]-99, Hand Tools for Live Working up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c.; (e) CAN/ULC-[redacted postal code]-04, Live Working - Gloves of Insulating Materials; (f) CAN/ULC-D60984-00, Sleeves of Insulating Material for Live Working; (g) CAN/ULC-D61112-01, Blankets of Insulating Material for Electrical Purposes; (h) CAN/ULC-D61229-00, Rigid Protective Covers for Live Working on a.c. Installations; (i) CAN/ULC-[redacted postal code]-99, Saddles, Pole Clamps (Stick Clamps) and Accessories for Live Working; (j) CAN/CSA-C225-00 (R2005), Vehicle Mounted Aerial Devices. - 799(2) Subsection (1) applies only to new protective devices and protective equipment put into service as of the effective date of this Code. - 799(3) A laboratory that performs electrical insulating materials testing to the standards listed in subsection (1) must meet the requirements of ASTM Standard D2865 06, Standard Practice for Calibration of Standards and Equipment for Electrical Insulating Materials Testing. ## Safe work practice…