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CEC Electrical Code for Industrial Users





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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