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Ontario Electrical Safety Awards 2025: Nomination Window is Now Open

Do You Know a Leader in Electrical Safety?

It takes just one individual or organization to make a difference.

ESA is excited to announce that we are officially accepting nominations for the 16^th Annual Ontario Electrical Safety Awards!

At ESA, we know we can’t fulfill our vision of an Ontario where people can live, work and play safe from electrical harm on our own. Instead, we rely on and appreciate the contributions of our safety partners and stakeholders.

It takes just one individual or organization to make a difference. Whether accomplished through strong leadership, innovative electrical safety initiatives or programs that accelerate the health and wellness of the industry, it is important to celebrate those who are committed to improving the safety landscape in Ontario. 

In fact, those contributions are more important now than ever before as Ontario moves towards the electrification of our province.

On this page:

• The Award Categories
• Reasons for Entering the Awards
• Eligibility Requirements
• How to Submit a Nomination Form
• Entry Deadline
• Previous Winners: The 2024 Award Recipients
• Winner Spotlight: Ottawa Community Housing
• Mark Your Calendars: The 2025 Ontario Electrical Awards Reception

The Award Categories

The 2025 Ontario Electrical Safety Awards will recognize exceptional contributions to safety in the areas that present the greatest harm to Ontarians:

Powerline Safety

Entrants in this category should highlight initiative(s) focused on the prevention of electrical injuries and fatalities due to powerline contacts.

Worker Safety

Entrants in this category should highlight initiative(s) focused on the prevention of serious electrical injuries and electrocutions on the job.

Consumer and Home Safety

Entrants in this category should highlight initiative(s) focused on the prevention of electrical injuries and fatalities at home and in the community.

Reasons for Entering the Awards

Nominating an individual or organization for their commitment to improving safety builds a culture of safety and encourages others to contribute to the safety landscape.

Winning an Electrical Safety Award also gives individuals and organizations an opportunity to:

Gain industry and government recognition as a leader in electrical safety in the province.

Empower employees and staff to champion a company’s safety values and culture.

Demonstrate proven safety leadership to current and prospective customers.

Increase brand awareness as a safety leader through the use of a customized winner e-logo.

Receive recognition in the Ontario Electrical Safety Awards media release and promotional materials.

Promote your status as an award winner in next year’s Ontario Electrical Safety Awards nomination package.

Celebrate your accomplishment with a winner certificate and engraved crystal award.

Eligibility Requirements

Any individual or organization that has worked to advance electrical safety in Ontario in one of the three award categories (Powerline Safety, Worker Safety, and Consumer and Home Safety) can be nominated for an Ontario Electrical Safety Award.

• An organization can include businesses, associations or government entities.
• Nominated individuals and/organizations do not have to be residents of Ontario. However, their efforts must have provided material and significant electrical safety benefits in the province.
• Joint nominations for two or more individuals or organizations working in partnership on a common initiative are eligible.

For a complete description of Eligibility and Selection criteria for the awards, please review the Nomination Form.

Previous Winners: The 2024 Award Recipients

The 2024 Ontario Electrical Safety Award recipients hailed from across the province and demonstrated meaningful leadership and achievements in electrical safety.

Powerline Safety: Bluewater Power, Hydro One & London Hydro

Bluewater Power, Hydro One and London Hydro were recognized for successfully transporting enormous beer tanks, each over 33 metres long and 6.62 metres wide, from Sarnia Harbour to the Labatt Brewery in London, Ontario. This large-scale project employed best practices in safely hoisting, cutting and reconnecting powerlines, minimizing power disruptions along the route and keeping the public in affected areas well-informed through letters and auto-dialer messages.

Worker Safety: PUC Services Inc.

PUC Services Inc. was recognized for its commitment to educating distracted drivers about the importance of staying cautious near road work zones to ensure the safety of road workers. Through their Road Safety Video campaign, PUC Services Inc. featured testimonials from actual road workers, highlighting real-life dangers and the need for driver attentiveness. The campaign also featured messages from the City of Sault Ste. Marie, the local Construction Association, Fire Service, Paramedic Service and Police Service.

Consumer and Home Safety: Elexicon Energy

Elexicon Energy was recognized for its contributions to the Children’s Safety Village in Belleville and the Kids Safety Village of Durham Region. Understanding that children learn best through discussion and play, Elexicon Energy empowered children to explore electrical equipment in a safe environment, learn about powerline and home electrical safety, and gain the knowledge needed to avoid unsafe situations in the real world.

Winner Spotlight: Ottawa Community Housing

In 2024, Ottawa Community Housing was the recipient of ESA’s Public Safety Officer Special Recognition Award. They were recognized for initiating a cultural shift in how electrical safety is approached in the rental housing industry. They did so by improving workplace safety and creating electrically safe spaces for over 32,000 tenants. In 2023, they achieved zero open defects on two separate occasions, reducing the average defect correction time from 240.9 days to 12.4 days, along with lowering the monthly defect count from 10,000 to fewer than 100. Notably, they proactively incorporated ESA’s Continuous Safety Services inspection program into their annual home assessments.