Newfoundland and Labrador Electrical Contractor Registration Prep

What you'll learn

• Describe how electrical work is regulated in Newfoundland and Labrador under the Public Safety Act and the Electrical Regulations, and the roles of the Chief Electrical Inspector, Government Service Centres, the Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division, the utilities, WorkplaceNL and the OHS Division.
• Explain the construction electrician certificate of qualification, the compulsory trade rules and the Red Seal exam, and identify who may do electrical work.
• Distinguish the unrestricted, restricted and residential classes of the Electrical Contractor's Registration Certificate and the qualifications for each.
• Apply for, renew and keep an electrical contractor registration, including the fees, the qualifying person and the duty to report changes.
• Explain how section 4(4) of the Electrical Regulations adopts the Canadian Electrical Code as amended, and how to confirm the edition in force.
• Apply the rules on electrical permits, plans, posting, maintenance permits and the published permit fees.
• Describe the ordinary inspection route, re-inspection fees, connection authorizations and the contractor representative program.
• Plan the set-up of an electrical contracting business, including legal form, registrations, WorkplaceNL, insurance and bonds.
• Apply the Mechanics' Lien Act's holdback, substantial performance, registration and enforcement deadlines, and explain the status of prompt payment in the province.
• Apply Newfoundland and Labrador occupational health and safety and workers compensation law to an electrical contracting business, including committees, reporting and electrical hazard control.
• Meet a registered contractor's continuing duties, and explain suspension, cancellation, disqualification and offences.
• Use a structured readiness review, a question-to-document map and a first-job checklist to prepare a new contracting business for its first permit.