While electricity is essential, it also presents potential hazards in work environments. Electric shock, arc flash, and other electrical hazards can result in serious injury or even fatal outcomes. Organizations need to identify potential electrical risks in the workplace and establish necessary policies and programs to enhance the safety of workers who could be exposed to electrical hazards while performing their duties.
CSA Z462:24 helps safeguard workers in the workplace
The National Standard of Canada CSA Z462:24, Workplace electrical safety, specifies requirements for organizational electrical safety programs and safe work procedures aimed at improving the safety of electrical and non-electrical workers on the job. These involve the installation, removal, inspection, operation, maintenance, and demolition of electric conductors and electric equipment, as well as working in proximity to energized electrical equipment.
Requirements outlined in CSA Z462:24 include an electrical safety policy to help achieve hazard elimination, as well as an electrical hazard risk assessment procedure that considers human performance and applies the hierarchy of risk control methods.
CSA Z462:24 also provides guidance on selecting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other safety devices for workers exposed to energized electrical equipment. The standard also establishes criteria for identifying and training qualified electrical workers, and for determining which hazardous tasks should be performed only by those qualified individuals.
Helping you understand the requirements of CSA Z462:24
To help organizations understand the requirements of CSA Z462:24, CSA Group has developed Workplace Electrical Safety training covering
- details of an electrical safety policy, program, and electrical equipment maintenance
- steps of the risk management process
- a shock and arc flash risk assessment and risk control methods
- inspection, care, maintenance, and testing of PPE
- lockout program principles and training requirements
This self-paced online training also provides a deeper dive into the changes introduced in the 2024 edition of the CSA Z462 standard and describes the practical applications of these requirements.
Opportunity to earn professional development credits
Completing a CSA Group education program or course may qualify for professional development credits (e.g., CPDs, CEUs, CPHs, etc.) recognized by professional associations and colleges.
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