Objective-based industrial electrical code - Safety management system requirements

1.1
This Standard specifies requirements for developing and maintaining a safety management system (SMS) for the administration of the OBIEC.

1.2
This Standard covers specific processes and activities, related to the development of an SMS, for the following:

(a) design;
(b) selection of equipment;
(c) erection and verification; and
(d) operation and maintenance.

1.3
This Standard is intended for an authorized user who wants to

(a) establish an SMS to minimize safety risks associated with electrical installations, such as electrical shock and property damage due to fire;
(b) demonstrate the ability to consistently produce electrical installations that, at a minimum, meet the fundamental principles of electrical installation safety as specified in the OBIEC;
(c) implement, maintain, and continually improve the effectiveness of the SMS;
(d) demonstrate conformance to stated SMS policies; and
(e) seek SMS certification/registration with an external organization.

1.4
This Standard is not intended to replace, reduce, or conflict with the occupational health and safety requirements of the AHJ.

1.5
In CSA Standards, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard; and can is used to express possibility or capability.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.