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June 12, 2025
Essential Electrical Safety Training for National Electricity Month

June is National Electricity Month here in Canada, and it's the perfect time to focus on workplace electrical safety. Electricity powers literally everything we do at work—every machine, every light, every computer you're reading this on. But here's the sobering reality: hundreds of Canadian workers get seriously hurt every year…

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December 10, 2021

Top 5 Holiday Electrical Safety Tips

The Holiday season is a time for all Canadians to connect with their family and friends and celebrate the things we are all thankful for. It is also the time…
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October 1, 2018

CSA Z462 and Risk Assessment

Written by Terry Becker, P.Eng., CESCP, IEEE Senior Member CSA Z462 and Risk Assessment Introduction to Risk Assessment in CSA Z462 The CSA Z462 Workplace electrical safety Standard, both the…
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July 30, 2018

Don’t Be Shocked By Change

Keeping up-to-date with CSA Z462 By Terry Becker, P.Eng, IEEE Senior Member, CESCP This year heralded in the fourth edition of CSA Z462, Workplace Electrical Safety. It builds upon previous…
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May 15, 2018

May Is Electrical Safety Month – Arc Blast Pressure – 40 cal/cm2 Myth

MAY IS ELECTRICAL SAFETY MONTH ARC BLAST PRESSURE – 40 cal/cm2 MYTH By Terry Becker, P.Eng., IEEE Senior Member, CESCP I have been communicating this myth to clients and industry for over…
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April 17, 2018

CSA Z462 – Workplace Electrical Safety: 3rd to 4th Edition Differences & Updates

Written by Jessica Tucker, HSE Specialist In 2018, the Canadian Safety Association updated their Workplace electrical safety Standard. The 3rd Edition was released back in 2015, making this year’s updated Standard…
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February 22, 2018

The Shocking Truth

Terry Becker's ESPS is now part of Danatec Written by Jenson Quon Sitting across from Terry Becker, P.Eng., CESCP, IEEE Senior Member, I could feel the energy emanating from him…
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January 19, 2018

What is Arc Flash Training?

Written by Jim Pollard Original article was published in The Ontario Electrical Contractor magazine, volume 55, issue 4, Q4 2017 The term “arc flash training” has become part of our…
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January 19, 2018

Are you Ready for 2018?

Written by Jim Pollard Wait! Don't push that START button... yet. First, you need a plan. Do you know what will happen if you push that button before you're ready?…
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January 9, 2018

CSA Z462 2018 Are You Ready? What Should You Do?

Submitted by Terry Becker, P.Eng., CESCP, IEEE Senior Member The next Edition of the CSA Z462 Workplace electrical safety Standard will publish in January 2018. If you have read previous…
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