Course Description

The sixth edition was released in March 2024. This update may affect electrical safety programs, procedures, and practices currently in use across Canada. • Arc rating includes ARLIM for face shields • Additional exemptions for an Energized Electrical Work Permit • PPE Category Method relocated and renamed • Category numbers deleted • New annex on Working with Capacitors • Battery risk assessment information added • Changes to DC arc flash information Assess the impact to your Electrical Safety Program • Update language to align with the update • Plan Electrical Safety retraining; to be completed at intervals not to exceed 3 years • Identify electrical maintenance initiatives to include in your Electrical Safety Program • Schedule your next Electrical Safety Program audit and field work audit This webinar is hosted via Microsoft Teams and is delivered by Virginia Balitski. Virginia manages all internal and external electrical subject matter training at Magna IV Engineering. She is a Certified Engineering Technologist with 18 years’ experience in Commercial, Utility, Industrial and Institutional high voltage system maintenance, commissioning and troubleshooting. In addition, as Vice Chair of the CSA Z462 Technical Committee, Virginia has contributed to the development of industry standards for ‘Workplace Electrical Safety’, including the 2024 update.