Classes of Individuals

In this section,

“Canadian Electrical Code” means the CSA Standard C22.1, Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations declared in force, as amended or replaced from time to time, by the Electrical Code Regulation (AR 209/2006);
“disconnecting means” means a disconnecting means as defined in the Canadian Electrical Code;
“impressed current cathodic protection system” means an electrical system, as defined in section 43, that reduces the corrosion of a metal surface by making the metal surface into the cathode of an electrochemical cell by means of direct current supplied by a power source;
“installed” means a state of being physically connected to a power source;
“locked out and tagged out” means a state in which the power source has been securely de energized in accordance with industry practice;
“rectifier” means the component of an impressed current cathodic protection system that starts with the input terminal of the internal breaker and includes all wiring, connections and components up to and including the output terminals and the enclosure;
“VAC” means volts of alternating current.

Only the following classes of individuals may perform a restricted activity within the designated trade of electrician:

any individual who holds a trade certificate in the designated trade;
any individual who holds an endorsement in the designated trade;
any apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the designated trade;
any individual who has filed an application for issuance of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the designated trade if the application is subsisting and, during the time that the application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the designated trade is carried out under the supervision of an individual who holds a trade certificate or an endorsement in the designated trade;
any individual who has filed an application for approval by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation of an apprenticeship education agreement in the designated trade if the application is subsisting and, during the time that the application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the designated trade is carried out under the same conditions as those that apply to an apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the designated trade;
any individual who is registered in a student work training program in the designated trade;
any individual who is registered in an education or training program that is recognized by the Administrator under section 12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a program that, on successful completion, will result in a document recognized by order of the Board under section 14(2)(c) of the Act as being the equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the designated trade if, during the time that the individual is registered in the program, the work of the individual in the designated trade is carried out under a mentor and the same supervision and ratio requirements as those that apply to an apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the designated trade;
any individual who is performing the restricted activity in accordance with an authorization granted by the Administrator under section 13 of this Regulation;
any individual who is performing the restricted activity in accordance with section 14(2) or (3) of this Regulation;
any individual who is performing the restricted activity in respect of any property that the individual
- owns,
- has possession of or control over, and
- intends only for personal and not‑for‑profit use by the individual;
any individual who is performing the restricted activity in respect of a farming and ranching operation, as described in section 1.1(1) and (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Code (AR 191/2021), if the individual
- is not paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work, or
- is paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work and, in respect of the farming and ranching operation, is a person referred to in section 1(cc)(i)(B)(I), (II), (III) or (IV) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act;
any individual who is performing a restricted activity within the designated trade that is the same as a restricted activity within another designated trade or branch of a designated trade and for which the same training is provided in both the designated trade and the other designated trade or branch of a designated trade if
- the individual holds a trade certificate or, if applicable, an endorsement in the other designated trade or branch of a designated trade, or
- the individual
  - is an apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the other designated trade or branch of a designated trade, and
  - has completed the training in respect of the restricted activity;
any individual who is performing the following restricted activities in respect of the installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair on impressed current cathodic protection systems if the individual holds a trade certificate in the designated trade of cathodic protection technician:
- with respect to a rectifier that is installed,
  - taking output readings and making output adjustments,
  - connecting and disconnecting the output terminations of the rectifier,
  - troubleshooting,
  - installing and removing current interrupters,
  - measuring input voltage
    - if the rectifier has a disconnecting means installed in compliance with the Canadian Electrical Code, up to a maximum of 600 VAC, and
    - in any other case, up to a maximum of 240 VAC, and
    - performing commissioning;
  - with respect to a rectifier that is locked out and tagged out, replacing rectifier components and performing decommissioning checks.

For greater certainty, only the classes of individuals set out in subsection (2)(a) to (l) may install or uninstall the power source wiring to a rectifier.