SECTION 6.7  EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEMS

Subsection 6.7.1.  General

6.7.1.1.  (1)  Except as provided in Sentence (2), and Articles 6.7.1.2. to 6.7.1.5., emergency power systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained in conformance with CSA-C282, “Emergency Electrical Power Supply for Buildings”.

(2)  An emergency electrical power supply system for emergency equipment in hospitals shall be inspected, tested and maintained in conformance with CSA-Z32, “Electrical Safety and Essential Electrical Systems in Health Care Facilities”.

(3)  If an emergency power system or any part thereof is shut down

(a)   the fire department and building occupants shall be notified in accordance with Article 1.1.1.1., and
(b)   the supervisory staff shall be notified.

Instructions for switching and starting

6.7.1.2.  Where an emergency power system is installed, instructions shall be provided for switching on essential loads and for starting the generator when this is not done automatically.

Inspection and testing

6.7.1.3.  Despite the requirements of Subsection 1.1.2., written records shall be maintained as required in CSA-C282, “Emergency Electrical Power Supply for Buildings”.

Fuel supply

6.7.1.4.  The amount of fuel stored and connected to the emergency power system shall be sufficient to operate the engine for at least 2 h.

6.7.1.5.  (1)  Liquid fuel storage tanks shall be drained and refilled with fresh fuel at intervals not greater than 12 months.

(2)  The requirements of Sentence (1) may be achieved by replenishment as the result of the normal test program required in Article 6.7.1.1.