ELECTRICAL SAFETY

 

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·       ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

·       PORTABLE ELECTRIC TOOLS

 

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

No person may install any electrical equipment that is not approved by an accredited certification organization. (Electrical Protection Regulation 92/17, 2)   

 

PORTABLE ELECTRIC TOOLS

The employer must ensure that every portable electrical tool used by an employee is of a type intended for commercial or industrial use and certified as safe for its intended purpose by the Canadian Standards Association.

 

Portable electrical tools must be effectively grounded by using three-wire cords and three-pronged polarized plugs inserted in grounded polarized receptacles, and be provided with double insulation. (General Safety Regulations 1986/164, 40)

 

 

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