Ontario Electrical Safety Code Training

Our ontario electrical code live online training instructor led course will cover all the ontario amendments made to the 2018 ontario electrical safety code adopted recently in 2019.

Ontario electrical safety code training. Ontario electrical safety code training ontario electrical safety code 27th edition 2018 starting march 2019 esa will be offering training courses to provide the electrical industry with an overview of new and amended requirements of the oesc 27th edition which comes into effect may 2019. The ontario electrical code establishes safety standards for design installation maintenance and use of electrical facilities for prevention of undue electrical fire and shock hazards. December 18 2018 the 27 th edition of the ontario electrical safety code oesc has been finalized with updates is now available for purchase and will come into regulatory effect on may 16 2019. In fact the course is intended to do a lot more than instruct about what changes have taken place since the last ontario electrical safety code.

The 27th edition of the ontario electrical safety code oesc includes the 24th edition of the canadian electrical code part i plus ontario specific amendments. 219 paper view oesc paper a powerful app based version of this product with enhanced navigation markup capabilities diagrams and animations. Electrical work conducted after this date must meet its requirements. Ontario electrical safety code 27th edition 2018 esa collaborated with its safety partners on the 2018 edition of the ontario electrical safety code.

Due to its technical nature this course includes a combination of lectures and classroom exercises such as calculations that follow the canadian electrical. The oesc is the law in ontario for electrical installation. The ontario electrical safety code oesc or ontario regulation 169 99 is the electrical safety regulation for the province of ontario this code protects electrical workers and the general public by regulating electrical equipment installations and by placing a certain level of standards that help prevent electrical accidents caused from electric shock and fire hazards. Excellent code knowledge is a prerequisite to correct specification and application of equipment and wiring in all areas of design construction maintenance.

The minister of government and consumer services approved the adoption of the new code which came into effect may 16 2019. The ontario electrical code establishes safety standards for installation maintenance and use of electrical facilities for prevention of electrical fire and shock hazards. Wire and cable applications sections 4 12 and 36. Designers installers and users are responsible for electrical safety.

This new edition has been updated to enhance electrical safety and better protect electrical workers and the public.