Electrical Safety Awareness Training in Saskatchewan: Online Course
Electrical Safety Awareness, $34.95 CAD
A 30 to 40 minute online course that covers the electrical safety concepts that Saskatchewan OHS Regulations, 2020, Part 30 (sections 30-1 to 30-18) expects Saskatchewan workers to understand: how shock and arc flash injure, limits of approach to overhead lines, de-energizing and lockout, GFCIs and cord safety, the CSA Z462 boundary and PPE model, and what only a qualified electrical worker may do.
- Instant access after checkout, self-paced, works on any device
- Developed by CRSP-certified safety professionals
- Printable certificate of completion with verification code
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Awareness level: pairs with your employer's site-specific procedure
What this course is (and is not)
It is awareness-level training: the shared knowledge every non-electrical worker, supervisor and contractor needs to recognize electrical hazards and stay outside the limits of approach. It covers the concepts in Saskatchewan OHS Regulations, 2020, Part 30 (sections 30-1 to 30-18) in plain language, with quizzes and a final assessment.
It is not an electrician or qualified-person designation, a CSA Z462 arc flash practitioner course, or a substitute for a site electrical safety program. Saskatchewan does not issue an electrical safety awareness licence, and this course does not authorize anyone to work on energized equipment. We do not claim the course meets or satisfies the regulation on its own; your employer pairs it with written procedures and supervision.
Buying for a crew? Corporate accounts let you assign seats and track completions. Need help writing the electrical safe work procedure or code of practice the regulation requires? Talk to a consultant.
What Saskatchewan Requires for Electrical Safety
The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 (RRS c S-15.1 Reg 10), Part 30, Additional Protection for Electrical Workers, sections 30-1 to 30-18, with section 10-6 (Locking out), in plain language.
In Saskatchewan, electrical safety is governed by Part 30 of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 (RRS c S-15.1 Reg 10), Additional Protection for Electrical Workers, sections 30-1 to 30-18, together with the lockout rules in section 10-6. The Regulations are made under The Saskatchewan Employment Act and enforced by the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety. Despite its title, several sections of Part 30 place duties on every employer whose workers come near energized conductors.
Who may do electrical work (section 30-2). An employer or contractor may permit only electrical workers to construct, install, alter, repair or maintain electrical equipment. A competent worker who is not an electrical worker may still operate powered mobile equipment and do non-electrical work on or near de-energized equipment, extend a portable power cable with approved connectors, change bulbs and tubes, replace an approved fuse up to 750 volts, and plug in small portable equipment under 750 volts.
Equipment and installations (sections 30-3 to 30-15). Electrical equipment must be approved and installed to the applicable code; covers, luminaires, extension cords, portable power cables, exposed metal parts, portable power plants, panels, high voltage switchgear and transformers, fire extinguishers and grounding before work are each addressed.
Proximity to exposed energized high voltage conductors (section 30-16). No equipment or powered mobile equipment may be used or operated, and no worker at ground potential may approach, closer to an exposed energized electrical conductor than the minimum distance set out in the Appendix table for its voltage. Only a qualified electrical worker may work closer, and there are specific provisions for vehicles on public roads and utility tree trimmers using rated insulating booms.
Low voltage conductors and emergencies (sections 30-17 and 30-18). Where work is done near exposed energized conductors operating at 31 to 750 volts, the employer must ensure accidental contact by any worker is prevented. Where an electrical worker may contact an exposed energized conductor, the employer must develop and implement an emergency program.
Locking out (section 10-6). Before maintenance, repair, testing or adjustment of a machine, the employer must ensure it is locked out under a written lock-out process.
The Regulations do not reference CSA Z462; the standard is widely used in Saskatchewan for arc flash boundaries and PPE. Enforcement is by the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety; prevention resources are published through WorkSafe Saskatchewan.
This summary is for awareness only and is not legal advice. Always read the current consolidated text on the official site linked above.
Who Needs Electrical Safety Training in Saskatchewan
Anyone who works near electrical equipment, uses powered tools and extension cords, or operates equipment near overhead or buried power lines, plus the supervisors who assign that work.
- Construction, crane and boom truck operators near lines
- Potash, uranium and other mining operations
- Oil and gas production and service companies
- Agriculture, grain handling and irrigation moves
- SaskPower, SaskTel and utility contractors
- Manufacturing, fabrication and equipment dealers
- Municipal public works, water and wastewater
- Warehousing with powered equipment and charging areas
Also relevant for joint health and safety committee members, new and young workers, and contractors bidding on Saskatchewan construction, industrial or utility-adjacent work who need documented awareness training before mobilizing.
Electrical Safety Training Saskatchewan FAQs
Is electrical safety awareness training mandatory in Saskatchewan?
Part 30 of the OHS Regulations, 2020 does not name a specific course for non-electrical workers. It requires the employer to keep workers and equipment outside the minimum distances from exposed energized conductors (section 30-16), to prevent accidental contact with conductors at 31 to 750 volts (section 30-17), and to limit electrical work to electrical workers (section 30-2). Employers meet those expectations by pairing general awareness training with site procedures. This course supplies the awareness half.
Does this course make me an electrical worker in Saskatchewan?
No. Section 30-2 restricts constructing, installing, altering, repairing and maintaining electrical equipment to electrical workers, a term section 30-1 defines by reference to The Electrical Licensing Act for regulated installation work and to qualification for other electrical equipment work. This is an awareness-level course for the people who work near electricity, not on it. On passing the final quiz you receive a printable certificate of completion with a verification code.
What can a non-electrical worker do with electrical equipment in Saskatchewan?
Section 30-2(2) allows a competent worker who is not an electrical worker to operate powered mobile equipment and do non-electrical work on or near de-energized equipment, extend a portable power cable using approved connectors, change light bulbs or tubes, insert or replace an approved fuse up to 750 volts, and connect small portable equipment under 750 volts to supply circuits. The course covers each of these safely.
How close can a machine get to a power line in Saskatchewan?
Section 30-16 prohibits using or operating equipment or powered mobile equipment, and prohibits a worker at ground potential from approaching, closer to an exposed energized electrical conductor than the minimum distance in the Appendix table for its voltage. Only a qualified electrical worker may work closer. The course explains the concept; the table sets the number.
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