MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
The importance of search and find
The classification of hazardous locations not described in Section 20 of the CE Code or the Code for Electrical Installations at Oil and Gas Facilities should be performed by a qualified person. Due to the dangerous nature of these locations, it is essential to involve the right people in classifying them so that appropriate measures can be taken to reduce the risk of fire and explosions. Inspectors responsible for reviewing plans and inspecting these facilities need to know when during an installation wiring methods should be amended to respect rules established by the Code. We talk about this in the current issue and we also see the importance that these tasks have in a typical day's work of electrical contractors. Good reading!
Line Goyette
Managing Editor, Electrical Industry Newsweek
linegoyette@kerrwil.com
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CODES AND STANDARDS
Classifying Hazardous Locations, Flammable Gases and Vapours
By Pierre McDonald
Inspectors who review drawings and inspect installations in areas where flammable gases and vapours are or could be present require a good understanding of the extent of those areas as defined within the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 (CE Code). Certain installations such as gasoline dispensing stations and service stations are common and provide a certain degree of uniformity in the installation. While hazardous locations also include areas where combustible dusts, electrically conductive combustible dusts, fibres and flyings are or may be present, this article will focus only on those installations where flammable gases and vapours are or could be present.
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GREEN PAGES
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SAFETY
Ontario Business Owners Must Provide Mandatory Health & Safety Awareness Training by July 1
All Ontario workplaces under the Occupational Health and Safety Act have until July 1 to provide workers and supervisors with basic health and safety awareness training as defined by the Ministry of Labour. These "new" training requirements are intended to help employers meet their existing health and safety obligations, rather than impose new obligations. If you're already compliant with your obligations under the act and have records to prove it, your workers and supervisors won't have to "re-take" the training.
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