Administrative Information
Chapter 1
the work was done on the notice of unsealing or on the Demande d’alimentation et déclaration de travaux form, or must convey this information by phone. 1.2.1.3 Deadline The master electrician must submit via the Web or by fax the notice of unsealing or the completed Demande d’alimentation et déclaration de travaux form within 48 hours of starting the work. For work on weekends or holidays, the document must be sent to Hydro-Québec as soon as its offices open or within the 48-hour limit. The same deadlines apply to a notice of unsealing given over the telephone.
1.2.2 Authorization 1.2.2.1 New installation The master electrician is not authorized to connect a service entrance to the distribution service loop or line. 1.2.2.2 Requirements for connection Only Hydro-Québec can connect a service entrance to the line. For the connection to be made, the master electrician must do the following: a) Demande d’alimentation et déclaration de travaux form Send Hydro-Québec a completed copy of the above form or, for exclusions under the Building Act or the Code, a document certifying that the installation is safe and complies with good engineering practice. b) Identification of premises Clearly display on the front of the building or structure the civic number, project reference number or other identification accepted by the Hydro-Québec representative. c) Identification of components Identify service boxes, transformer boxes, meter sockets and distribution panels as stipulated in Section 5.9. d) Sealing Install a mechanism for installing a seal on components that are on the supply side of metering equipment and allow access to energized conductors and devices. These components include service boxes, transformer boxes, meter boxes and meter sockets, as well as pullboxes, junction boxes, flat-rate connection boxes and splitter boxes that are on the supply side of metering equipment. 13