S-2.1, r. 13 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety

Section 312.117 Disposition versions

2023-06-08

312.117. Training: Only persons who have received the training required by the electrical power company may perform work near a power line operated by the electrical power company. The training shall at least pertain to

(1)  the description of the situations requiring the power line to be turned off or the reactivation device to be switched off-circuit from the circuit breaker device that powers it;

(2)  the list of components of the power line that have an anomaly in order to detect any situation likely to compromise the worker’s safety;

(3)  the safety precautions required to ensure that the worker is isolated from the power line being cleared;

(4)  the necessity, on the basis of the work to be carried out and the risks identified, to have a worker on the ground supervise the worker who is clearing the power line; and

(5)  the approach distances applied by the electrical power company and the additional safety precautions to be taken if the worker cannot clear the power line while respecting the applicable approach distance.

O.C. 821-2023, s. 2.