The Canadian mandate for agency approval comes primarily from the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) rule 2-024:
"Electrical equipment used in electrical installations within the jurisdiction of the inspection department shall be approved and shall be of a kind or type and rating approved for the specific purpose for which it is to be employed". This is supported by a long definition of "approved" in Section 0 of the CEC. That definition basically says that the equipment needs to have been certified as conforming to "the appropriate CSA standards" by an "acceptable certification agency". While they do not offer a definition of "acceptable certification agency", they do offer a definition for "accredited certification organization" that points to the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). Under Class 2 circuits in section 16, there is an exception that is frequently used. Rule 16-222 says that most equipment powered from a Class 2 circuit does not need to be approved (it says more than that - read it before assuming you don't need approval). So in a nutshell: Yes approval to the applicable CSA standards, by an SCC-accredited certification organization, is legally required, unless the installation meets rule 16-222. By the way, underneath the CEC are the provincial electrical codes which are legally enforced. For example, in B.C. we have the BC Electrical Safety Act, which is a legal act that gives teeth to the BC Electrical Code which in turn calls out the CEC. Something like that. This pattern is duplicated in each province and territory, so the whole country is covered. You need to know this, because the provinces and territories (total of 13 bodies) may each make subtly different interpretations of what constitutes "electrical equipment used in electrical installations within the jurisdiction of the inspection department". The same is true, after a fashion, in the US, but there are thousands of jurisdictions, not just 13. Regards, Jim Eichner > Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer Statpower Technologies Corporation [email protected] http://www.statpower.com Any opinions expressed are those of my invisible friend, who really exists, but is powered from a Class 2 circuit so he can be wired with No. 80AWG held to your baseboard by masking tape. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Pickard/Hypercom/US [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 12:51 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Safety Listing Required in Canada ? > > > Hello to all, > > This is focused to the knowledgeable folks in Canada and to others > that > might know the answer(s) to this query. > > In the USA, there exists the federal approval/listing requirements > found in > 29CFR Part 1910 Subpart S. > > Does anyone know if there is a similar set of rules requiring safety > Listing/Certification in Canada? If so, please identify them, how we > can > obtain them, and are they available on the web? > > If there is an absence of this type of regulation, is safety > Listing/Certification actually required in Canada? > > Best regards, > Ron Pickard > [email protected] > > > > --------- > This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. > To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the > quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], or > [email protected] (the list administrators). > --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
