ElectricalSafetyESA
WHO WE ARE: The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) regulates and promotes electrical safety in Ontario. We're working towards our vision of an Ontario where people can live, work and play safe from electrical harm.
OUR MISSION: To improve electrical safety for the well-being of the people of Ontario.
Hire a Licensed Electrical Contractor and get a permit
Safe Electrical Work at Home
Safe EV Charger Installation
Powerline Safety at Home
Data-Driven. Bold. Unconventional. 20+ Awards for ESA’s Safety Campaigns
For Pete’s Sake, Get an Electrical Permit
For Pete’s Sake, Get an Electrical Permit
Powerlines can kill you. Stay 10 metres from downed lines.
No job is worth dying for | Stay 3m from overhead powerlines
Don’t die for outdoor work | Stay 3m from overhead powerlines
Stay 3 metres away from overhead powerlines to avoid a real GAME OVER.
Don’t die for a landscaping job | Stay 3m from overhead powerlines
No job is worth dying for | Stay 3 metres away from overhead lines
Moving equipment is not worth dying for | Look out for powerlines
Don’t die for pruned tress | Stay 3 metres from overhead
Stay 3 metres away from overhead powerlines to avoid a real GAME OVER
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You have too much to lose. Hire only Licensed Electrical Contractors.
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No job is worth dying for | Avoid overhead powerlines
No landscaping job is worth dying for | Avoid overhead powerlines
Clean eavestroughs are not worth dying for | Look out for powerlines
Pruned trees are not worth dying for | Look out for powerlines
Moving equipment is not worth dying for | Look out for powerlines