• ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO
• ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUTHORITY
• ELECTRICAL & UTILITIES SAFETY ASSOCIATION
• INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION ASSOCIATION
• INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS

According to the coalition, working live is responsible for 50% of all occupational injuries and deaths due to contact with electrical equipment. This campaign was created to encourage clients not to ask their electrician(s) to work live.

The coalition recognizes that those who work on high-voltage power and utility lines must work live, which is why they’re more interested in reaching industrial, commercial and residential settings where electricians are asked to work live rather than undertake the service work with a planned shut-down or locking out/tagging out (LOTO), and without other protective procedures in place.

A key item of the campaign is the Authorization Form. Developed by coalition partners, it asks clients, general contractors or consulting engineers to acknowledge the serious implications of asking an electrician to work live, and reconsider the request. The form clearly outlines the responsibilities and liabilities that will be assumed by each party should an agreement to work live be made. The intent is to create awareness among those who would ask electricians to work live; to let them know the severity of the possible consequences, and get them thinking of other, safer alternatives.

CLICK HERE to visit the Electrical Safety Coalition of Ontario, where you'll find additional information and collateral materials, including the Authorization Form.