BEST PRACTICE IN HANDLING ELECTRICITY

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BEST PRACTICE IN HANDLING ELECTRICITY
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY

• WHO SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE HAZARDS
• MYTHS AND FACTS
• WHAT HAZARDS EXIST
• CONTROLLING THE HAZARDS
• ADMINASTRATIVE
• TRAINING
• PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
• QUALITY ASSURANCE

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WHO SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HAZARDS

• ELECTRICIANS
• OTHER TRADES ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE
• EMERGENCY PERSONNEL

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WHO SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HAZARDS

• ELECTRICIANS
• OTHER TRADES ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE
• EMERGENCY PERSONAL

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MYTHS AND FACTS

• A BREAKER IN AN ELECTRICAL PANEL WILL LIMIT THE
  EXPOSURE TO THE IDENTIFIED CURRENT RATING
• SMALL AMOUNT CAN BE FATAL
• THE ELECTRIC LAMP WAS THE FIRST PATENTED
  APPLIANCE IN THE 1890S
• WHAT WAS THE SECOND?

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HAZARDS
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HAZARDS
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CONTROLLING THE HAZARDS

• ADMINISTRATIVE
• TRAINING
• PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
• QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS

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ADMINISTRATIVE

• OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY ACT
• ELECTRICAL UTILITY REGULATIONS
• CANADIAN ELECTRICAL CODE
• COMPANY SAFE WORK PRACTICES
• PERMITS
• JOB HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

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Occupational Health Safety Act
Electrical Utility Regulation
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Canadian Electrical Code
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? Safe Work Procedures ? Job Procedures
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Permits
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Hazard Assessments
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Field Level Risk Assessment (FLRA)
PERFORMED ? By workers ? Day of the task ? At the
location of task ? For each task ? As conditions
change
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TRAINING

• PRE-APPRENTICESHIP
• APPRENTICESHIP
• UPGRADING TRAINING
• ON-SITE TRAINING
• JOB SPECIFIC TRAINING

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Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program
? Jointly developed by the employers and the
union ? 10-week program Topics include First
Aid Base Electrical Safety Construction Safety
Training System Conduit Bending H2S
Awareness Tray Installation Aerial Work
Platform Wood Frame Wiring Fall Protection Motor
Controls Explosive Actuated Tools Basic
Circuitry Alcohol Drug Awareness High Voltage
Awareness
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Apprenticeship Training ? 4 Year
Program? 1500 Hours of Work per year?
Attend Technical school
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Upgrading Training
? Employer and Union Sponsored ? No cost to
workers Topics include First Aid CPR
Conduit Bending Hoisting
Rigging CSTS High
Voltage Introduction High Voltage
Testing Fire Alarm
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On-Site Training
? During Working Hours Topics include Fall
Protection Gas Detection Aerial Work
Platform Mineral Insulate Cable Special tools as
required Nuclear Gauge Fire Watch Stretching Per
mit Training Lockout/Tagout Confined Space
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Basics for Construction Hard Hats Safety
Glasses Work Boots Gloves Specialized
PPE Nomex Clothing High Voltage
Gloves Switching Coats Flash Hoods Ground Chains
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QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Is proper equipment being used?
• Are conductors connected?
• Can it be energized/de-energized?
• Temporary power systems?

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MONITOR COMPLIANCE

• Are our systems working and meeting our need?
• Larger Projects

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ELECTRICAL SAFETY
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY
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ELECTRICITY

• KILLS
• IS SAFE WHEN TREATED WITH THE RESPECT THAT IT
  DESERVES
• EVERYONE IS EXPOSED TO ELECTRICITY
• TEST BEFORE YOU TOUCH