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Electrical Safety
The two things you need to know for
electrical safety:
E=IxR
Common sense
Electric Shock is
Shock Injuries
Arc Flash is
Impact of Z462
One of CSAs best selling Standards
Acceptance by Industry
AB OHS Code 2009 guideline: for some employers, Z462 is becoming
the standard of choice, an industry best practice
Referenced directly and indirectly by Regulators
BC WorkSafeBC OHS guideline: In meeting the requirements [to
provide appropriate personal and other protective equipment for electrical
hazards], employers may find CSA Standard Z462 to be valuable in
assisting them in the creation of appropriate written safe work procedures,
determining the hazards, and the necessary protection.
NL Section 484. (2) Where it is not practicable to completely disconnect
low voltage electrical equipment, work shall be performed in accordance
with a standard acceptable to the minister
Annexes A to U
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4.1.7.6 Hazard/Risk
Evaluation Procedure
An electrical safety program
shall identify a hazard/risk
evaluation procedure to be
used before work is started
within the Limited
Approach Boundary of
energized electrical
conductors and circuit parts
operating at 50 volts or more
or where an electrical hazard
exists.
The procedure shall identify
the hazard/risk process that
shall be used by employees to
evaluate tasks before work is
started.
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900 mm
3.0 m
0.3 m
750 V - 100,000 V
3.6 m
3.3 m
1.0 m
100,001 V - 250,000 V
250,001 V - 345,000 V
5.2 m
6.1 m
4.0 m
4.7 m
1.7 m
2.8 m
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1.2 cal/cm2
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Surface
Thermal
Energy
cal/cm2
Schneider Electric WorkSafeNB 2014
Distance
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Ohms Law
I=V/Z
Incident
Energy
It
D(x)
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Conclusion
CSA Z462-2015 Workplace Electrical Safety
Is a best practice
Aligns well with NB Regulations
Harmonizes with other CSA Standards
CSA Z1000 OHSMS
CSA Z1002 OHS Risk Management
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