Editorial: Involvement in and Commitment to the IAEI
by Philip H. Cox, CEO/Executive Director
The International Association of Electrical Inspectors is fortunate to have some outstanding leaders and workers within its membership. Many work quietly and are hardly noticed, even by fellow members within their own chapter.
Canadian
Code: Why Should the CEC Interest Electrical Utilities?
by Leslie
Stoch
The Canadian Electrical Code Part I gives electrical utilities an exemption from the code for "installations and equipment in its exercise as a utility, located outdoors or in buildings or sections of buildings used for that purpose." The CEC Part I is "a voluntary code for adoption and enforcement by regulatory authorities." When adopted into the provincial regulations, this exemption is almost always maintained for work that falls within the scope of an electrical utility’s business.
Other
Code: High Voltage Electrical Facilities that are Completely Safe
by David
C. Young, PE
There are hundreds of customers in my company’s service area who own their own high voltage transmission, distribution and/or substation electric supply facilities. The service voltages for these customers range from 4 kV to 138 kV.
UL
Question Corner (pdf)
by Underwriters
Laboratories
The
“UL Question Corner” answers questions of general interest that
are sent in from authorized government inspectors and we believe will
have interest for many inspectors.
Ask
CSA: Understanding the Canadian Electrical Safety Regulatory System. Part II: Canadian Provinces and Territories
by CSA
Group
Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories are the legislated regulatory authorities for electrical safety in Canada. Under the Canadian Constitution there is a division of powers between the federal and provincial/territorial governments. The federal government has jurisdiction over areas such as defense and communications while the provinces and territories have jurisdictional authority over others such as education, health and electrical safety. As a result in Canada, you have 13 separate electrical safety regulatory authorities. |
