Canadian Electrical Code

<h2 id="objective-based-code">Objective based code</h2>
<p>In response to industry demand, CSA has developed Part IV of the Canadian Electrical Code, consisting of two standards CSA C22.4 No. 1 "Objective-based industrial electrical code" and CSA C22.4 No. 2 "Objective-based industrial electrical code - Safety management system requirements". These standards are intended for use only by authorized industrial users and would not apply, for example, to residential construction. These standards do not prescribe specific solutions for every case but instead give guidance to the user on achievement of the safety objectives of IEC 60364. Since it is less prescriptive, the OBIEC allows industrial users to use new technology not yet represented in the CE Code Part II.  Use of this OBIEC is restricted to industrial and institutional users who have a safety management program in place and the engineering resources to implement the regulations. It is intended that users of the OBIEC will maintain safety while using methods that will reduce the installation cost of large industrial plants, for example, in the petrochemical business.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Rick Gilmour (ed), Canadian Electrical Code Part 1, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations CSA Standard C22.1-06, Canadian Standards Association, Mississauga, Ontario 2006, ISBN 1-55436-023-4
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<li id="fn:2"><p>Ledes, tube (March 24, 2025). "Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) Guide 2025". Ledestube.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link) <a href="https://www.ledestube.com/canadian-electrical-code-cec-the-ultimate-guide/" target="_blank">https://www.ledestube.com/canadian-electrical-code-cec-the-ultimate-guide/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"Electrical Business". Industry News. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2022. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110710164800/http://www.ebmag.com/Industry-News/Objective-based-industrial-electrical-code-receives-approval.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110710164800/http://www.ebmag.com/Industry-News/Objective-based-industrial-electrical-code-receives-approval.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Objective Based Industrial Electrical Code Overview" (PDF). Canadian Standards Organization. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2022. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110727135928/http://www.obiec.org/PDF/Doc%20A%20Overview.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110727135928/http://www.obiec.org/PDF/Doc%20A%20Overview.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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