Write a safe work procedure for installing a new electrical breaker referencing OHS where applicable

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## 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of this Part conflicts with a requirement elsewhere in this Code, the requirement of this Part prevails. 798 Repealed AR 242/2022 s182.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 practices for electric utilities and rural electrification associations 800 An electric utility and a rural electrification association mus…

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- (2) Where the electrical equipment has a voltage in excess 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 protection 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 equipment unless - (a) procedures that are safe for work on live equipment are used; or - (b) a safety ground is connected to the equipment. - (4) Subject to subsections ( 5 ) and ( 6 ), where an employee 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 insulated in accordance with subsection ( 4 ) or ( 5 ) or where the employee referred to in subsection ( 5 ) is not insulated from ground, the employee shall not work so near to any live part of the electrical equipment that is within a voltage range listed in column I of an item of the schedule to this Par…

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(iii) bears a distinctive tag or sign designed to notify persons that operation of the control device and movement of the locking device are prohibited during the performance of the work or live test. - (2) Where more than one employee is performing any work on or live test of isolated electrical equipment, a separate tag or sign for each such employee shall be attached to each control device and locking device referred to in subsection ( 1 ). - (3) The tag or sign referred to in subparagraph ( 1 )(b)(iii) or subsection ( 2 ) shall - (a) contain the words 'DO NOT OPERATE - DÉFENSE D'ACTIONNER' or display a symbol conveying the same meaning; - (b) show the date and hour that the control device and the locking device referred to in paragraph ( 1 )(b) were set in the safe position or were withdrawn to their full extent from the contacts; - (c) show the name of the employee performing the work or live test; - (d) where used in connection with a live test, be distinctively marked as a testing tag or sign; - (e) be removed only by the employee performing the work or live test; and - (f) be used for no purpose other than the purpose referred to in paragraph ( 1 )(b)(iii). - (4) If, because of the nature of the work in which the electrical equipment is being used, it is not feasible to comply with subsection ( 1 ), no work on or live test of electrical equipment shall be performed unless a guarantee of isolation referred to in section 8.14 is given to the person in charge. SOR/88-632, s. 20(F); SOR/94-263, s. 19(F); SOR/2019-246, s. 37. ## Guarantees of Isolation for Electrical Equipment [SOR/88-632, s. 21(F)] Article 8.13 - (iii) sont munis d'une plaque ou d'un écriteau distinctifs servant à avertir les employés que la mise en œuvre du dispositif de commande et que le déplacement du dispositif de verrouillage sont interdits durant l'exécution du travail ou de l'épreuve sous tension. - (2) Lorsq…

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- (a) a professional engineer certifies that an alternative live line work procedure provides adequate utility worker protection, - (b) the live line work on the electrical equipment or lines is performed by one qualified utility worker, and - (c) a 2nd qualified utility worker is present at the work site at ground level. - 804 (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to - (a) switching work, - (b) fuse replacement work, - (c) phasing work, - (d) measuring clearances with live line tools, - (e) power quality measurements with live line tools, and - (f) emergency situations in which, in order to protect life or property, a qualified utility worker performs work to eliminate the electrical hazards. AR 191/2021 s804;202/2024

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- (b) the procedures to be followed while performing the work must be in writing and available to workers before the work begins, - (c) the work is carried out in such a way that minimizes the number of workers exposed to a fall hazard while work is performed, - (d) the work is limited to light duty tasks of limited duration, - (e) the worker performing the work is competent to do it, - (f) when used for inspection, investigation or assessment activities, these activities take place prior to the actual start of work or after work has been completed, and - (g) the procedures do not expose a worker to additional hazards. ## Work positioning - 160 (1) An employer must ensure that if a worker uses a work positioning system, the worker's vertical free-fall distance in the event of a fall is restricted by the work positioning system to 600 millimetres or less. - 160 (2) If the centre of gravity of a worker using a work positioning system extends beyond an edge from which the worker could fall or if the work surface presents a slipping or tripping hazard because of its state or condition, an employer must ensure that the worker uses a back-up personal fall arrest system in combination with the work positioning system. - 160 (3) A worker must use a back-up personal fall arrest system in combination with the work positioning system if the worker's centre of gravity extends beyond an edge from which the worker could fall or if the work surface presents a slipping or tripping hazard because of its state or condition. ## Control zones - 161 (1) If a control zone is used, an employer must ensure that it - (a) is only used if a worker can fall from a surface that has a slope of no more than 4 degrees toward an unguarded edge or that slopes inwardly away from an unguarded edge, and - (b) is not less than 2 metres wide when measured from the unguarded edge. - 161 (2) An employer must not use a control zone to protect workers from falling from a skeletal structure that is a work…

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- (c) the safety ground shall be attached by means of mechanical clamps that are tightened securely and are in direct contact with bare metal; - (d) the safety ground shall be so secured that none of its parts can make contact accidentally with any live electrical equipment; - (e) the safety ground shall be attached and disconnected using insulated protection equipment and tools; - (f) the safety ground shall, before it is attached to isolated electrical equipment, be attached to a point of safety grounding; and - (g) the safety ground shall, before being disconnected from the point of safety grounding, be removed from the isolated electrical equipment in such a manner that the employee avoids contact with all live conductors. SOR/88-632, s. 27; SOR/94-263, s. 21(F); SOR/98-427, s. 3(F); SOR/2019-246, s. 41. ## Switches and Control Devices - 8.23 (1) Every control device shall be so designed and located as to permit quick and safe operation at all times. - (2) The path of access to every electrical switch, control device or meter shall be free from obstruction. - (3) Where an electrical switch or other device controlling the supply of electrical energy to electrical equipment is operated only by a person authorized to do so by the employer, the switch or other device shall be fitted with a locking device that only an authorized person can activate. ## SCHEDULE (Subsection 8.5(6)) ## Distances from Live Electrical Parts - c) la prise de terre doit être fixée au moyen de serrefils mécaniques qui sont solidement attachés et en contact direct avec le métal nu; - d) la prise de terre doit être assujettie de façon qu'aucune de ses parties ne puisse venir accidentellement en contact avec de l'outillage électrique sous tension; - e) la prise de terre doit être fixée et déconnectée au moyen d'un équipement de protection et d'outils protégés par un isolant; - f) la prise de terre …

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## (e) a metal structure. - (2) If, after the connections are made, a safety ground is required to ensure the safety of an employee working on the electrical equipment, the safety ground shall be connected to the common grounding network. SOR/2019-246, s. 40. - 8.21 Every conducting part of a safety ground on isolated electrical equipment shall have sufficient current carrying capacity to conduct the maximum current that is likely to be carried on any part of the equipment for such time as is necessary to permit operation of any device that is installed on the electrical equipment so that, in the event of a short circuit or other electrical current overload, the electrical equipment is automatically disconnected from its source of electrical energy. SOR/88-632, s. 26(F). ## 8.22 (1) For the purposes of subsection ( 2 ), a ## point of safety grounding means - (a) a grounding bus, a station grounding network, a neutral conductor, a metal structure or an aerial ground, or - (b) one or more metal rods that are not less than 16 mm in diameter and are driven not less than l m into undisturbed compact earth at a minimum distance of 4.5 m from the base of the pole, structure, apparatus or other thing to which the electrical equipment is attached or from the area where persons on the ground work and in a direction away from the main work area. ( point de mise à la terre ) - (2) No safety ground shall be attached to or disconnected from isolated electrical equipment except in accordance with the following requirements: - (a) the safety ground shall, if feasible, be attached to the pole, structure, apparatus or other thing to which the electrical equipment is attached; - (b) all isolated conductors, neutral conductors and all non-insulated surfaces of the electrical equipment shall be short-circuited, electrically bonded together and attached by a safety ground to a point of safety grounding in a…

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## Safe work practices for industrial power producers - 801 An industrial power producer must - (a) complete a written assessment of hazards associated with the production of electrical energy, - (b) implement written safe work procedures that are made available to utility workers, and - (c) ensure all work performed by utility workers is in accordance with the safe work procedures required by subsection (b). AR 191/2021 s801;202/2024 ## Coordinated work - 802 If utility workers - (a) perform work on or near a power system, and - (b) their work activities may affect or be affected by a utility worker of another electric utility, industrial power producer or rural electrification association, the involved electric utilities, industrial power producers or rural electrification associations must jointly develop and follow one agreed upon set of safe work procedures for isolating electrical equipment and lines or blocking reclosing devices. AR 191/2021 s802;202/2024 ## Communication lines, cables 803 A utility worker stringing or removing communication lines or cables near any electric utility facility must ensure that - (a) the safe limit of approach distance between the communication lines or cables and energized equipment or lines is met as required by CAN/ULC-S801-14, Standard on Electric Utility Workplace Electrical Safety for Generation, Transmission, and Distribution , - (b) the communication lines or cables are prevented from contacting overhead electrical lines, - (c) the work is done under the control of the operator of the electric utility system, and - (d) the work method is acceptable to the operator of the electric utility system. AR 191/2021 s803;242/2022;202/2024 ## Work on energized electrical equipment or lines (above 750 volts) 804 (1) If work is performed on energized electrical equipment or lines, an employer must ensure that - (a) a minimum of 2 qualified utility workers are used to perform the work and an additional utility worker is …

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equipment, the employer shall issue written instructions with respect to the procedures to be followed for the safe performance of that work. - (2) The instructions referred to in subsection ( 1 ) shall be signed by the employer and shall specify - (a) the date and hour when the instructions are issued; - (b) the date and hour of the commencement and of the termination of the period during which the instructions are to be followed; - (c) the name of the employee to whom the instructions are issued; and - (d) where the instructions are in respect of the operation of a control device that affects the isolation of the electrical equipment, - (i) the device to which the instructions apply, and - (ii) where applicable, the correct sequence of procedures. - (3) A copy of the instructions referred to in subsection ( 1 ) shall be shown and explained to the employee. - (4) The instructions referred to in subsection ( 1 ) shall be kept readily available for examination by employees for the period referred to in paragraph ( 2 )(b) and thereafter shall be kept by the employer for a period of one year at his place of business nearest to the work place in which the electrical equipment is located. SOR/88-632, s. 19(F); SOR/2019-246, s. 36(F). - 8.13 (1) Subject to subsection ( 4 ), no work on or live test of isolated electrical equipment shall be performed unless - (a) isolation of the equipment has been confirmed by test; and - (b) the employer has determined, on the basis of visual observation, that every control device and every locking device necessary to establish and maintain the isolation of the equipment - (i) is set in the safe position with the disconnecting contacts of control devices safely separated or, in the case of a draw-out type electrical switch gear, is withdrawn to its full extent from the contacts of the electrical switch gear, - (ii) is locked out, and l'employeur doit fournir de…

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［ ## 8.1 OPERATION OF HYDRAULIC NIBBLER (CRUSHER) AND BREAKER ## 8.1.1 SELECTION OF NIBBLER (CRUSHER) AND BREAKER When installing a nibbler (crusher) or a breaker, select a proper one for the machine stability and the working pressure. Also, handle it by following precautions of handling specified by the manufacturer of the nibbler (crusher) or the breaker. ## 8.1.2 INSTALLATION OF NIBBLER (CRUSHER) OR BREAKER After installing the nibbler (crusher) or the breaker, check that there are no looseness of the installation portions, oil leakage from the piping, and abnormal sound before starting operation. After removing the nibbler (crusher) and the breaker, plug the machine side piping at the arm end and the nibbler (crusher) or breaker piping to prevent foreign materials and water from entering the piping. ## 8.1.3 POTENTIAL HAZARDS WHEN OPERATING ## PAYATTENTION TO FALLING MATERIALS AND FLYING DEBRIS Be sure to install the top guard and the front guard (option) when performing demolition works or works in the working sites (including mining and quarry sites) in which falling materials and/or flying debris can be generated . - · If working with the hydraulic breaker or other attachments, be sure to install front guard. - · When performing work that may result in falling material and flying debris, keep people a safe distance away from the work area. - · Always close the front window and doors before operating. As for installing the front guard (option), contact your KOBELCO authorized dealer. <!-- image --> ## CHECK PROTECTIVE RELATED GUARDS AND EQUIPMENT - · Check all protective related guards, covers, windows and mirrors are not damaged and secure prior to operation. If any damage or other issue is found, do not use the machine until the protective related parts and equipment has been replaced. Never attempt to repair protective related parts and equipment. - · Understand how the protective systems and the protective related equipment protects you as t…

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electrical equipment means equipment for the generation, distribution or use of electricity; ( outillage électrique ) guarantor means a person who gives a guarantee of isolation; ( garant ) guarded means covered, shielded, fenced, enclosed or otherwise protected by means of suitable covers or casings, barriers, guardrails, screens, mats or platforms to remove the possibility of dangerous contact or approach by persons or objects; ( protégé ) isolated means separated or disconnected from every source of electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic or other kind of energy that is capable of making electrical equipment dangerous; ( isolé ) person in charge means an employee who supervises employees performing work on or a live test of isolated electrical equipment. ( responsable ) SOR/88-632, s. 17(F); SOR/94-263, s. 14; SOR/98-427, s. 1; SOR/2019-246, s. 30(F); SOR/ 2022-94, s. 5(F). ## Application 8.2 This Part does not apply to the underground workings of mines. SOR/94-263, s. 15. ## Standards - 8.3 (1) The design, construction and installation of all electrical equipment, if feasible, shall meet the standards set out in the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I. (2) The operation and maintenance of all electrical equipment shall meet the standards set out in the Canadian Electrical Code. SOR/94-263, s. 16; SOR/2019-246, s. 31. ## Safety Procedures - 8.4 (1) All testing or work performed on electrical equipment shall be performed by a qualified person or an employee under the direct supervision of a qualified person. Articles 8.1-8.4 dispositif de commande Dispositif servant à effectuer en toute sécurité la coupure à la source de l'outillage électrique. ( control device ) garant Personne qui délivre une attestation d'isolation. ( guarantor ) isolé Séparé ou coupé de toute source d'énergie électrique, hydraulique ou pneumatique ou de toute autre source d'énergie qui peu…

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blasting operations, 501 coordinated work with other utilities, 802 notification of work near overhead power lines, 225(3) power pole support when excavating, 454 rural electrification association, safe work practices, 225(3), 800 safe limit of approach distances, 225-227, Schedule 4, Table 1 standards, 800 transported loads, 226 utility worker exemption from safe distances, 227 when to contact power line operator, 225 ## Electric Utilities Act in definition of electric utility, 1 electrical storms See weather electrical systems in mines See mines and mine sites electrician defined, 1 Electroacoustics - Sound Level Meters - Part 1: Specifications (IEC), 219(2) Electroacoustics - Sound Level Meters - Part 2: Pattern Evaluation Tests (IEC), 219(2) Electroacoustics - Sound Level Meters - Part 3: Periodic Tests (IEC), 219(2) Electroacoustics - Specifications for personal sound exposure meters (IEC), 219(2) ## electromagnetic radiation defined in definition of ionizing radiation, 1 in definition of non-ionizing radiation, 1 electromagnetic radiation, 1 See also radiation exposure; radiofrequency transmitters elevated conveyors See conveyors elevating platforms and aerial devices, 346-353 defined aerial device, 1 boatswain's chair, 1 control zone, 1 temporary supporting structures, 1 boatswain's chairs, 351 certification by engineer boatswain's chairs, 351(1) fork-mounted platforms, 349(2) permanent suspension powered platforms, 348(1) temporary supporting structures, 352(3)-(4) control zones defined, 1 water dangers, 157 Director alternative standard, approval, 347(9) electrical equipment or lines with live line work procedures, 804 fly form deck panels, 353 fork-mounted platforms, 349 logging industry structures, 525 manufacturer's specifications boatswain's chairs, 351(1) permanent suspension powered platforms, 348 personal fall arrest system, 156 restraining hoses and piping, 188 skeleton structures, 190 standards, 347 alternati…

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- (3) For the purposes of subsection ( 1 ), an employer may appoint himself as a safety watcher. SOR/2019-246, s. 34. ## Coordination of Work - 8.9 Where an employee is working on or in connection with electrical equipment, that employee and every other person who is so working, including every safety watcher, shall be fully informed by the employer with respect to the safe coordination of their work. ## Poles and Elevated Structures - 8.10 (1) Before an employee climbs a pole or elevated structure that is used to support electrical equipment, the employer shall give instructions and training to the employee respecting inspections and tests of the pole or structure to be carried out before the pole or structure is climbed. - (2) Where, as a result of an inspection or test of a pole or elevated structure referred to in subsection ( 1 ), it appears to an employee that the pole or structure will be safe for climbing only when temporary supports have been installed, pike-poles alone shall not be used for such supports. - (3) No employee shall work on any pole or elevated structure referred to in subsection ( 1 ) unless they have been instructed and trained in the rescue of employees who may be injured in the course of the work. SOR/2019-246, s. 35. - 8.11 Every pole or elevated structure that is embedded in the ground and is used to support electrical equipment shall meet the standards set out in - (a) CSA Standard CAN 3 015 -M 83, Wood Utility Poles and Reinforcing Studs , dated January, 1983 ; or - (b) CSA Standard A 14 -M 1979, Concrete Poles , the English version of which is dated September 1979 and the French version of which is dated November 1987. SOR/94-263, s. 18; SOR/2022-94, s. 5(F). ## Isolation of Electrical Equipment - 8.12 (1) Before an employee isolates electrical equipment or changes or terminates the isolation of electrical - (3) Pour l'application du paragraphe ( 1 ), l'employeur …

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- (a) the distance set out in column II of that item, where the employee is not a qualified person; or - (b) the distance set out in column III of that item, where the employee is a qualified person. - (7) No employee shall work near a live part of any electrical equipment referred to in subsection ( 6 ) if there is a risk that an unintentional movement by the employee could bring any part of the body of the employee or any thing with which the employee is in contact closer to that live part than the distance referred to in that subsection. SOR/88-632, s. 18(F); SOR/94-263, s. 17(F); SOR/98-427, s. 2; SOR/2002-208, s. 14; SOR/ 2019-246, s. 33. - 8.6 No employee shall work on or near high voltage electrical equipment unless he is authorized to do so by his employer. - 8.7 A legible sign with the words 'Danger - High Voltage' and 'Danger - Haute Tension' in letters that are not less than 50 mm in height on a contrasting background shall be posted in a conspicuous place at every approach to live high voltage electrical equipment. ## Safety Watcher - 8.8 (1) Where an employee is working on or near live electrical equipment and, because of the nature of the work or the condition or location of the work place, it is necessary for the safety of the employee that the work be observed by a person not engaged in the work, the employer shall appoint a safety watcher - (a) to warn all employees in the work place of the hazard; and - (b) to ensure that all safety precautions and procedures are complied with. - (2) A safety watcher shall be - (a) informed of their duties as a safety watcher and of the hazard involved in the work; - (b) trained and instructed in the procedures to follow in the event of an emergency; - (c) authorized to stop immediately any part of the work that they consider dangerous; and - (d) free of any other duties that might interfere with their duties as a safety w…