Search Results | Clear Search | Previous (in doc) | Next (in doc) | Prev Doc | Next Doc
B.C. Reg. 100/2004
M58/2004
Deposited March 23, 2004
effective April 1, 2004
This consolidation is current to February 4, 2025.
See the Cumulative B.C. Regulations Bulletin 2024
for amendments effective after February 4, 2025.
Link to consolidated regulation (PDF)
Link to Point in Time

Safety Standards Act

Electrical Safety Regulation

[Last amended December 1, 2022 by B.C. Reg. 255/2022]

Contents
1Definition for the Act
2Definitions
3Application to utilities
3.1Residential electricity consumption
3.2Relation to the Safety Standards General Regulation
Part 1 — General Qualification and Licensing Provisions
Division 1 — Individuals Who May Perform Regulated Electrical Work
4Individuals who may perform electrical work
5Repealed
Division 2 — Certificates of Qualification for Field Safety Representatives
6Who may apply for a certificate of qualification as a field safety representative
7Classes of field safety representative
8Requirements for classes A, B or C certificates for SkilledTradesBC certificate holders
9Field safety representative certificates for applied technologists
10Field safety representative certificates for professional engineers
10.1Renewing certificates of qualification as field safety representative
10.2Transition — certificates of qualification having no expiry date
Part 2 — Permits, Inspections and Regulated Products
Division 1 — Permits
11Permits for electrical work
12Repealed
13Exemption if electrical work subsumed in permit for elevating device or gas work
14Operating permit
15Operating permit not required
16Duties of a utility representative named on an operating permit
17When a homeowner may perform electrical work under a permit
18When permit is not required for electrical work
19Inspection of electrical work
Division 2 — Regulated Product Standards and Certification
20Canadian Electrical Code adopted as B.C. Electrical Code
20.1Repealed
21Certification or approval mark required for electrical equipment
Division 3 — Combustible Wood Dust Hazards
22Definitions
23Who are qualified professionals
24CDH location management plan
25Revision of CDH location management plan
26Continuing duties
27When requirements under this Division cease to apply
Schedule

Definition for the Act

1   For the purposes of the Act, "electrical equipment" includes apparatus, conduits, plant, pipes, poles, works and any other regulated product that is used, designed or intended for use for or in connection with the generation, transmission, supply, distribution, or use of electrical energy for any purpose.

Definitions

2   In this regulation:

"Act" means the Safety Standards Act;

"B.C. Electrical Code" means the B.C. Electrical Code adopted under section 20;

"electrical work" means regulated work in respect of electrical equipment;

"fully detached dwelling" means any of the following if occupied or intended by the owner to be occupied as a permanent residence:

(a) any detached building containing only one dwelling unit;

(b) a manufactured home as defined in the Manufactured Home Act;

(c) a recreational vehicle;

"homeowner" means the owner of a fully detached dwelling who lives in or intends to live in that dwelling as a permanent residence;

"licence" means a licence issued by a provincial safety manager in respect of electrical equipment;

"licensed electrical contractor" means a person who holds a licence as a licensed contractor in respect of electrical equipment;

"manufacturer's technical representative" means an individual authorized by the manufacturer of a regulated electrical product to provide technical services in respect of that product;

"regulatory authority" means the ministry or local government which provides for an inspection service and has authority to require inspection of electrical work in an area of British Columbia;

"rough wiring" means a phase of construction in which an electrical installation is fully accessible for inspection;

"SkilledTradesBC certificate" has the same meaning as "certificate of qualification" in the Skilled Trades BC Act;

"testing" means the evaluation and verification of electrical equipment by means of instruments and testing devices;

"utility" means a person who owns or operates equipment or facilities in British Columbia for the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity or communication signals that are for sale.

[am. B.C. Regs. 327/2005, Sch. 1, s. 1; 255/2022, Sch. 1, s. 1.]

Application to utilities

3   (1) This regulation, except for section 3.1, does not apply to a public utility as defined in the Utilities Commission Act in the exercise of its function as a utility with respect to the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy.

(2) Despite subsection (1), this regulation applies to the electrical equipment owned or in the possession or control of a public utility if the electrical equipment is not used directly in the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy.

[am. B.C. Reg. 198/2006, s. (a).]

Residential electricity consumption

3.1   The range of electricity consumption prescribed for the purposes of the definition of "residential electricity information" in section 19.1 of the Act is 93 kilowatt-hours per day or more, averaged over one billing cycle.

[en. B.C. Reg. 198/2006, s. (b).]

Relation to the Safety Standards General Regulation

3.2   This regulation is subject to the Safety Standards General Regulation.

[en. B.C. Reg. 134/2009, s. 2.]

Part 1 — General Qualification and Licensing Provisions

Division 1 — Individuals Who May Perform Regulated Electrical Work

Individuals who may perform electrical work

4   (1) Subject to subsection (2), an individual must not perform regulated work in respect of electrical equipment unless the individual

(a) holds an appropriate SkilledTradesBC certificate in respect of electrical work,

(b) has successfully completed training recognized by a provincial safety manager,

(c) is employed by an organization that utilizes training programs that are approved by a provincial safety manager and the individual

(i) has successfully completed the relevant training, and

(ii) does not perform regulated work for any person other than the individual's employer who provided the training,

(d) is a homeowner acting in accordance with section 17,

(e) is a manufacturer's technical representative,

(f) holds another certificate of qualification under the Gas Safety Regulation or the Power Engineers, Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Refrigeration Safety Regulation, or

(g) is permitted to do so under section 5 of the Safety Standards General Regulation.

(2) Any right referred to in subsection (1) to perform electrical work is limited by

(a) any exception under this regulation,

(b) any terms and conditions imposed under a permission issued under the Act, or

(c) by the scope of the individual's certificate of qualification or SkilledTradesBC certificate.

(3) For the purposes of section 5 of the Safety Standards General Regulation, only an individual referred to in subsection (1) (a), (b), (c) or (f) of this section is authorized to supervise a person to do electrical work.

[am. B.C. Reg. 255/2022, Sch. 1, s. 2.]

Repealed

5   Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 327/2005, Sch. 1, s. 2.]

Division 2 — Certificates of Qualification for Field Safety Representatives

Who may apply for a certificate of qualification as a field safety representative

6   Only the following individuals are eligible to apply for a certificate of qualification as a field safety representative:

(a) an individual referred to in section 4 (1) (a) to (c);

(b) an applied technologist referred to in section 9 (1);

(c) a professional engineer referred to in section 10 (1).

Classes of field safety representative

7   (1) Class A, class B and class C certificates of qualification as a field safety representative are established.

(2) The classes of certificate established under subsection (1) are in addition to other certificates of qualification for electrical work issued by a provincial safety manager.

(3) The holder of a class A certificate of qualification may make declarations for any type of electrical work.

(4) The holder of a class B certificate of qualification may make declarations only with respect to electrical installations in which the voltage of the completed installation does not exceed 1 000 volts.

(5) The holder of a class C certificate of qualification may make declarations only with respect to electrical installations in which the current and voltage in the installation do not exceed current of 200 amps and voltage of 150 volts to ground, single phase power.

[am. B.C. Regs. 170/2018, Sch. 1, s. 1; 179/2022, s. 1.]

Requirements for classes A, B or C certificates for SkilledTradesBC certificate holders

8   (1) In order to obtain a certificate of qualification for Class A, B or C as a field safety representative under section 7, an individual must

(a) hold an appropriate SkilledTradesBC certificate,

(b) complete a course in the application of electrical codes and standards required by the provincial safety manager,

(c) pass an examination required by the provincial safety manager, and

(d) have work experience acceptable to a provincial safety manager.

(2) In order to obtain a class A certificate of qualification as a field safety representative under this section, an individual must also complete three high voltage installations.

(3) An individual who qualifies for a class A certificate of qualification as a field safety representative may obtain a certificate of class B or C but may hold only one of those certificates at any time.

[am. B.C. Regs. 179/2022, s. 2; 255/2022, Sch. 1, s. 3.]

Field safety representative certificates for applied technologists

9   (1) An individual may apply to a provincial safety manager for a certificate of qualification as a field safety representative in one of the classes of certificates referred to in section 7 if the individual

(a) holds qualifications in electrical engineering technology,

(b) is registered as an applied science technologist under the Professional Governance Act,

(c) completes a course in the application of electrical codes and standards required by a provincial safety manager, and

(d) passes an examination required by the provincial safety manager.

(2) An applied technologist who applies for a class A or class B certificate of qualification as a field safety representative must have

(a) 2 years of work experience, acceptable to a provincial safety manager, after receiving a class C certificate of qualification as a field safety representative, or

(b) 3 years of work experience, acceptable to a provincial safety manager, with electrical installations in which the voltage of installation is more than 150 volts to ground.

(3) An applied technologist who applies for a class C certificate of qualification as a field safety representative must have one year of work experience acceptable to a provincial safety manager.

[en. B.C. Reg. 475/2004, Sch. 1; am. B.C. Reg. 179/2022, s. 3.]

Field safety representative certificates for professional engineers

10   (1) An individual who holds qualifications in electrical engineering and is a member in good standing with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia may apply to a provincial safety manager to obtain a certificate of qualification as a field safety representative in one of the classes of certificate of qualifications as a field safety representative referred to in section 7 if the individual passes an examination required by the provincial safety manager.

(2) A professional engineer who applies for a class A or class B certificate of qualification as a field safety representative must have two years of work experience acceptable to a provincial safety manager.

Renewing certificates of qualification as field safety representative

10.1   (1) A certificate of qualification issued by a provincial safety manager to a field safety representative is valid until the expiry date stated on the certificate.

(2) A provincial safety manager may renew a certificate of qualification only if the certificate holder applies to renew the certificate before its expiry.

(3) Subject to subsection (5), a Class A, B or C certificate of qualification may be renewed only if the certificate holder does one of the following:

(a) completes at least 8 hours of continuing education;

(b) passes an examination required by a provincial safety manager.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), a certificate of qualification other than a Class A, B or C certificate of qualification may be renewed only if the certificate holder does one of the following:

(a) completes at least 4 hours of continuing education;

(b) if an examination is available for the class of certificate of qualification that is the subject of the application, passes an examination required by a provincial safety manager.

(5) Despite section 3 of the Safety Standards General Regulation, if a certificate holder fails on the initial attempt to pass an examination referred to in this section, the holder's certificate of qualification may not be renewed unless the certificate holder completes the applicable number of hours of continuing education required under this section.

(6) For the purposes of subsections (3) (a), (4) (a) and (5), a certificate holder must do all of the following:

(a) complete continuing education that a provincial safety manager recognizes or evaluates as being relevant to the scope of the certificate;

(b) complete the required number of hours of continuing education within the term of the certificate of qualification that is to be renewed;

(c) provide proof, in a form and manner acceptable to a provincial safety manager, of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.

[en. B.C. Reg. 183/2019, App. 1, s. 1.]

Transition — certificates of qualification having no expiry date

10.2   (1) In this section:

"application requirement" means a requirement of the Safety Standards General Regulation or of this regulation that applies with respect to a certificate of qualification of the same class as that of a transitional certificate being renewed under this section;

"transitional certificate" means a certificate of qualification issued under this regulation that does not have an expiry date specified on the certificate.

(2) A transitional certificate expires July 31, 2019, unless renewed in accordance with subsection (3).

(3) A transitional certificate holder may apply to renew the certificate by providing to a provincial safety manager, before July 31, 2019, the following:

(a) proof, acceptable to the provincial safety manager, of the applicant's identity;

(b) any further information the provincial safety manager requires to evaluate the application;

(c) any required fees.

(4) A transitional certificate holder is exempt from meeting all application requirements other than

(a) as provided under this section, and

(b) those requirements, if any, imposed by a provincial safety manager.

[en. B.C. Reg. 183/2019, App. 1, s. 1.]

Part 2 — Permits, Inspections and Regulated Products

Division 1 — Permits

Permits for electrical work

11   (1) When electrical work is performed on electrical equipment, a permit is required

(a) for each structure with a separate electrical supply, or

(b) for each portion of a structure with a separate electrical supply service.

(2) A permit is required for any electrical work that requires the attendance of a utility to connect or reconnect an electrical service.

Repealed

12   Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 255/2022, Sch. 1, s. 4.]

Exemption if electrical work subsumed in permit for elevating device or gas work

13   If a person holds a permit under the Elevating Devices Safety Regulation or the Gas Safety Regulation to do work on an elevating device or gas system that includes electrical work, no additional permit under this regulation is required to do the electrical work.

Operating permit

14   If electrical maintenance is performed on a building or premises, the application for the operating permit must include the name, class and certificate of qualification number of the field safety representative who will perform or supervise the regulated work under the permit.

Operating permit not required

15   An operating permit under this regulation is not required for a utility that is regulated under an enactment of Canada.

Duties of a utility representative named on an operating permit

16   (1) In this section, "utility representative" means individual specified in an application for an operating permit for a utility as the applicant's utility representative.

(2) A utility representative must provide the name, class and certificate of qualification number of at least one field safety representative who will perform or supervise all electrical work under the permit.

When a homeowner may perform electrical work under a permit

17   (1) Subject to this section, a homeowner may perform electrical work in their fully detached dwelling under an installation permit.

(2) An installation permit may be issued to a homeowner only if

(a) electricity is not fed or supplied from the fully detached dwelling to a separately owned or occupied property, and

(b) the electrical work involves only installations in which the current and voltage do not exceed current of 200 amps and voltage of 150 volts to ground, single phase power.

(3) An installation permit issued under subsection (2) does not authorize the issue of a permit to install the connection from a manufactured home or recreational vehicle to the power supply of a manufactured home park or recreational vehicle park.

(4) A homeowner who performs electrical work under an installation permit must request that the work be inspected by a safety officer

(a) if the work or a phase of the work is completed, promptly on that completion, or

(b) if no other inspection has been made within 180 days from the start of the permit, immediately before the expiry of the 180 day period.

(5) If an inspection is required after a request under subsection (4), the inspection must be made after completion of the electrical work and before

(a) the concealment of any portion of the rough wiring, and

(b) the connection of power to the electrical supply system.

(6) A homeowner may perform the electrical work in the homeowner's fully detached dwelling under an installation permit issued to a licensed electrical contractor for that work if

(a) the contractor who holds the permit supervises the work, and

(b) the homeowner only performs work referred to in subsection (2).

When permit is not required for electrical work

18   (1) No permit is required if the only electrical work performed is testing.

(2) An individual may replace the following regulated products without a permit, up to a maximum rating of 150 V to ground, with electrical equipment of a similar type or rating:

(a) receptacles;

(b) cord attachment plugs;

(c) snap switches;

(d) ballasts;

(e) dimmer switches;

(f) fan speed controllers;

(g) thermostats;

(h) overcurrent devices.

(3) An individual may replace, without a permit, a lamp of up to 347 V to ground with a lamp of a similar type or rating.

(4) An individual may replace, without a permit, a fuse of up to 750 V with a fuse of a similar type or rating.

(5) If a licensed electrical contractor or a manufacturer's technical representative performs repairs involving the components of existing installed and certified regulated electrical equipment, no permit is required if

(a) there are no modifications or additions to the electrical installation,

(b) neither the electrical rating nor the characteristics of the equipment is altered, and

(c) the replacement components are of a type which do not invalidate the original certification mark.

(6) If a licensed electrical contractor or a manufacturer's technical representative performs maintenance on, or a repair of, a class 2 security alarm system, or replaces parts of a class 2 security alarm system, no permit is required if the conditions set out in subsection (5) (b) and (c) are met.

(7) For the purposes of subsection (6), "class 2 security alarm system" means a security alarm system that is powered by a class 2 circuit.

[am. B.C. Regs. 327/2005, Sch. 1, s. 4; 50/2017, s. 1.]

Inspection of electrical work

19   (1) If a person holds an electrical installation permit, the field safety representative named on the permit must request an inspection at least once in every 180 day period.

(2) If no inspection request under subsection (1) has been submitted within a 180 day period, the holder of the permit must have the permit amended to allow for the extra time before performing any regulated work.

(3) On the completion of each phase of electrical work under an installation permit, the field safety representative named on the permit must request an inspection.

(4) A person must not do any of the following unless the regulated work has been inspected or the inspection has been waived:

(a) conceal any portion of the rough wiring;

(b) connect power to the electrical supply system;

(c) if the inspection is required for other than the last phase, work on the next phase of the electrical work.

(5) If an inspection is required for regulated work, other than the regulated work in the last phase, a person must not do regulated work on the next phase of electrical work.

(6) After receiving a request under subsection (1) or (3), the regulatory authority may require

(a) an inspection, or

(b) a declaration that the work performed under the permit complies with the Act and the regulations.

Division 2 — Regulated Product Standards and Certification

Canadian Electrical Code adopted as B.C. Electrical Code

20   The Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, Twenty-fifth Edition, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, Canadian Standards Association Standard C22.1:21, amended as set out in the Schedule to this regulation and including any errata, is adopted by reference as the B.C. Electrical Code.

[en. B.C. Reg. 179/2022, s. 4.]

Repealed

20.1   Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 1, s. 2.]

Certification or approval mark required for electrical equipment

21   (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a person must not use electrical equipment in British Columbia, or offer for sale, sell, display or otherwise dispose of electrical equipment for use in British Columbia, unless the electrical equipment displays a label or mark as follows:

(a) a certification mark;

(b) a label or mark of a certification agency that is acceptable to the appropriate provincial safety manager to certify electrical equipment for a specific installation;

(c) an approval mark issued under section 10 of the Act;

(d) in the case of used manufactured homes, used factory-built structures and used recreational vehicles, a label supplied by the appropriate provincial safety manager.

(2) An approval mark under subsection (1) (c) signifies compliance with requirements in respect of fire and electrical shock hazards only.

(3) Electrical equipment that does not require approval under the B.C. Electrical Code does not require a label or mark.

(4) Electrical equipment that has not been approved under subsection (1) may

(a) be displayed for not more than 14 days if the regulatory authority gives written permission to do so, or

(b) be used by a utility in its capacity as a utility if a professional engineer has certified that the use of the equipment is safe.

[am. B.C. Reg. 327/2005, Sch. 1, s. 6.]

Division 3 — Combustible Wood Dust Hazards

Definitions

22   In this Division:

"acceptable industry standard" means any of the following:

(a) NFPA 499, "Recommended Practice for the Classification of Combustible Dusts and of Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas)";

(b) Part 10-2 of IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) 60079-10-2 Explosive Atmospheres;

(c) a standard, acceptable to a safety manager, for classifying CDH locations;

"CDH location" means combustible dust hazardous location;

"CDH location management plan" means a plan prepared in accordance with section 24, and includes any revisions to the plan made under section 25;

"combustible dust" has the same meaning as in section 18 of the B.C. Electrical Code;

"hazardous location" has the same meaning as in section 0 of the B.C. Electrical Code, as it applies to combustible dust;

"NFPA" means National Fire Protection Association;

"qualified professional" means an individual described in section 23;

"wood processing facility" means a sawmill, planer mill or other facility that

(a) cuts, planes or otherwise mills raw lumber,

(b) is capable of producing Zone 20 or Zone 21 CDH locations, and

(c) first began cutting, planing or otherwise milling raw lumber before February 29, 2016;

"Zone 20" has the same meaning as in section 18 of the B.C. Electrical Code;

"Zone 21" has the same meaning as in section 18 of the B.C. Electrical Code.

[en. B.C. Reg. 50/2017, s. 2; am. B.C. Reg. 183/2019, App. 2, s. 2.]

Who are qualified professionals

23   (1) An individual who acts independently of any other person is a qualified professional for the purpose of this Division if the individual has, in the opinion of a safety manager, professional qualifications, or a combination of skills and experience, relevant to all of the following:

(a) the operation of a wood processing facility, including knowledge of potential failure modes within the meaning of NFPA 664, "Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities" that may cause a CDH location to form;

(b) the application of acceptable industry standards for the purpose of classifying CDH locations;

(c) the proper installation and operation of electrical equipment present on the premises of a wood processing facility;

(d) the application of the B.C. Electrical Code, the British Columbia Fire Code, the B.C. Natural Gas and Propane Code and other relevant regulations.

(2) An individual who is a member of a group is a qualified professional for the purpose of this Division if

(a) the group members collectively have, in the opinion of a safety manager, the professional qualifications or combination of skills and experience described in subsection (1), and

(b) the individual exercises the functions of a qualified professional under this Division only while acting together with other members of the group.

[en. B.C. Reg. 50/2017, s. 2.]

CDH location management plan

24   (1) An owner of a wood processing facility must retain a qualified professional to

(a) assess the wood processing facility for the purpose of identifying and classifying, in accordance with an acceptable industry standard, CDH locations within the wood processing facility, and

(b) prepare the records referred to in this section.

(2) Following an assessment, a qualified professional must prepare a written report that does all of the following:

(a) details the results of the assessment and the process used to conduct the assessment, including confirming that the assessment was conducted using an acceptable industry standard;

(b) confirms that the results of the assessment are documented in records located at the wood processing facility;

(c) contains all further information, if any, required by a safety manager.

(3) Following an assessment, a qualified professional must prepare a written CDH location management plan that does all of the following:

(a) either

(i) satisfies a safety manager that electrical equipment in CDH locations in the wood processing facility complies with the B.C. Electrical Code, or

(ii) includes a dust management plan made in accordance with subsection (4);

(b) details a process for the regular evaluation of

(i) the currency of the assessment conducted under subsection (1), and

(ii) the effectiveness of combustible dust management practices used in the wood processing facility and, if applicable, the dust management plan;

(c) contains all further information, if any, required by a safety manager.

(4) A dust management plan must do all of the following:

(a) set out the details of the processes that will be used to manage the combustible dust hazard;

(b) provide procedures for monitoring the implementation of the plan;

(c) provide procedures for recording and keeping the results of the monitoring referred to in paragraph (b), in sufficient detail and in a manner that a safety officer or safety manager, on inspection, will be satisfied that the plan is being implemented as intended.

[en. B.C. Reg. 50/2017, s. 2.]

Revision of CDH location management plan

25   (1) An owner of a wood processing facility must ensure that a CDH location management plan is revised, by a qualified professional, as follows:

(a) in accordance with the directions of a safety officer or safety manager, within the time required by the safety officer or safety manager;

(b) if electrical equipment within a CDH location is changed in a manner that affects the level of safety to be achieved by complying with the plan;

(c) if changes are made to

(i) combustible dust management practices used in the wood processing facility, or

(ii) processes detailed in a dust management plan used to manage combustible dust hazards;

(d) if changes are made to the type of raw lumber being processed in the wood processing facility;

(e) if significant changes are made to how raw lumber is processed in the wood processing facility, including any changes to the equipment used in processing or the introduction of a new type of processing.

(2) Within 30 days of revising a CDH location management plan for a reason described in subsection (1) (b), (d) or (e), an owner of a wood processing facility must submit to a safety manager a declaration stating

(a) that the plan has been revised by a qualified professional, and

(b) the reason for the revision.

(3) An owner of a wood processing facility must submit to a safety manager any further information the safety manager requires after receiving a declaration under subsection (2).

[en. B.C. Reg. 50/2017, s. 2.]

Continuing duties

26   (1) An owner of a wood processing facility must do both of the following with respect to the records referred to in section 24:

(a) keep a copy of the records within the facility;

(b) keep a copy of the records for at least 5 years from the date on which they were made.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the original record and each revision to the record are to be treated as separate records.

(3) An owner of a wood processing facility must ensure the operation of the wood processing facility is in compliance with the CDH location management plan that applies to the facility.

(4) The following persons must promptly notify, in writing, a safety manager or safety officer if a CDH location management plan that applies to a wood processing facility is not being complied with, or if circumstances in the facility have changed in a manner that affects the adequacy of the plan to achieve safety:

(a) the owner of the facility;

(b) the qualified professional who prepared the plan;

(c) a field safety representative named on a permit for electrical equipment located within a CDH location identified in the plan.

(5) Annually, or more often if required by a safety manager, an owner of a wood processing facility must submit to a safety manager, in the form and manner required by the safety manager, a declaration stating

(a) that the owner's wood processing facility is being operated in compliance with the CDH location management plan that applies to the facility, and

(b) all further information, if any, required by the safety manager.

(6) An owner of a wood processing facility must promptly notify a safety manager, in writing and accompanied by proof acceptable to the safety manager, of any of the following circumstances:

(a) if all electrical equipment in CDH locations in the wood processing facility complies with the B.C. Electrical Code;

(b) if electrical equipment in a CDH location that did not comply with the B.C. Electrical Code is permanently removed from the CDH location or replaced with equipment that complies with the B.C. Electrical Code;

(c) if a CDH location identified in a CDH location management plan that applies to the facility no longer exists.

(7) No later than 30 days after the occurrence of either of the following events, an owner of a wood processing facility must notify a safety manager, in writing and accompanied by proof acceptable to the safety manager, of the event:

(a) if ownership of the wood processing facility is transferred to another person;

(b) if the wood processing facility ceases to operate for a period of more than 30 days.

[en. B.C. Reg. 50/2017, s. 2.]

When requirements under this Division cease to apply

27   The requirements of sections 25 and 26 cease to apply with respect to a wood processing facility when all electrical equipment in all CDH locations identified in a CDH location management plan that applies to the facility complies with the B.C. Electrical Code.

[en. B.C. Reg. 50/2017, s. 2.]

Schedule

[en. B.C. Reg. 222/2015, s. 2; am. B.C. Regs. 183/2019, App. 2, ss. 3 and 4; 179/2022, s. 5.]

Amendments for the Purposes of Adopting the
Canadian Electrical Code as the B.C. Electrical Code

1 For the purposes of section 20 of this regulation, the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, Twenty-fifth Edition, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, Canadian Standards Association Standard C22.1:21, is adopted as if it were amended as follows:

(a) in section 0 by deleting the definition of "Electrical contractor" and substituting the following:

"Electrical contractor" means a licensed electrical contractor, as defined in the Electrical Safety Regulation;

"National Building Code of Canada", "National Building Code of Canada or local building legislation" or words of similar effect, except in Appendix C, mean the British Columbia Building Code and local building bylaws;

"National Fire Code of Canada" means the British Columbia Fire Code; ;

(b) to (f) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 183/2019, App. 2, s. 4 (b).]

(g) in section 66 by repealing subrules 7 and 8 of rule 66-456.

[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Safety Standards Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 39, ss. 8 and 88.]