A 12-hour course intended for engineering, design, construction and maintenance personnel involved in electrical installations at industrial facilities. The course covers an overview of the Canadian Electrical Safety System, CEC general rules, conductors, grounding and bonding, wiring methods, protection and control, hazardous locations, corrosive and wet locations, installation of electrical equipment, motors and generators, high voltage installations, and fixed electric heating systems.
Course Description
Learning Objectives:
· To apply the rules and regulations as defined in the Canadian Electrical Code to industrial facilities.
· To become proficient in finding information in the various sections of the code.
· To understand the fundamental basis of the safety regulations as they apply to industrial facilities.
Course Information
Course Includes:
Hard copy of slide presentation
PDF of course materials
Certificate of attendance
Instructor
Allan Bozek, P.Eng, MBA Allan has over 40 years experience in the design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of industrial power systems. The scope of his experience includes manufacturing, oil and gas production, refining, water treatment and mining industrial facilities. He is a member of the IEEE industrial applications society, a committee member of the Canadian Electrical Code Section 18 (Hazardous Locations) and is a registered Profession Engineer in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
Detailed Outline
Overview of the Canadian Electrical Safety System
Introduction to the Canadian Electrical Code
How product standards are integrated into installation standards
Voluntary code (written in mandatory language)
Normative (mandatory) parts
Informative (non-mandatory) parts
General arrangement of the CEC
CEC development process and how changes are made
CEC publishing cycle
CSA consultation website
Provincial Bulletins and Standata
CEC Part I Enforcement
CEC Part I vs. CEC Part 2 jurisdiction
Enforcement in a Regulated vs. Deregulated environment
Concept of a code variance and how it applied
2. CEC General Rules (Section 2)
a. Use of approved equipment
b. Certification requirements
c. Field modification of certified equipment
d. Marking of equipment
e. Rebuilt equipment
f. Fire and flame spread requirements
g. Shock and arc flash protection
h. Working space around electrical equipment
i, Accessibility for maintenance
j. Ventilation requirements
k. Enclosures
i. NEMA vs IP Ratings on equipment
3. Conductors (Section 4)
a. Types of conductors
b. Ampacity of conductors
i. Use of ampacity tables in the CEC
ii. Alternative means of sizing
c. Installation of conductors (Section 12 Requirements)
i. Single conductor installation requirements
ii. Conductor joints and splices
iii. Conductor joints and splices
iv. Termination of conductors
d. Overcurrent protection of conductors (Section 14 requirements)
4. Grounding and Bonding (Section 10)
a. System grounding requirements
i. Purpose
ii. Solid vs. resistance-grounded systems
b. Equipment bonding
i. Purpose
ii. Acceptable means of bonding equipment
iii. Bonding conductor sizing
iv. CEC bonding requirements
c. Bonding for static electricity and lightning protection
d. Ground fault protection
5. Wiring Methods (Section 12)
a. Raceway installation
i. Conduit
ii. Cable tray
b. Armoured and tray cable installation requirements
6. Protection and Control (Section 14)
a. Fuses
b. Breakers
c. Switches and control devices
7. Hazardous Locations (Section 18)
a. Hazardous Locations
i. Acceptable methods of protection in locations
1. Certification requirements
2. Equipment markings
iii. Zone vs. Division Requirements
iii. Wiring methods
iv. Sealing
8. Corrosive and Wet Locations (Section 22)
a. Equipment certification requirements
b. Wiring Methods
9. Installation of Electrical Equipment (Section 26)
a. Capacitors
b. Transformers
i. Conductor Sizing
ii. Overcurrent Protection
c. Lightning arrestors
d. Storage batteries
10. Motors and Generators (Section 28)
a. Motor Nameplate data
b. Conductor sizing
c. Overcurrent protection
d. Overload protection
e. Fire Pumps (Section 32)
11. High Voltage Installations (Section 36)
a. Wiring Methods
b. Station Ground Electrode
12. Fixed Electric Heating Systems (Section 62)
a. Electric Surface Heating Systems
b. Skin effect Heat Trace Systems
c. Pipeline Impedance Heating
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