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If your home was built between the mid-1960s and late 1970s, you may have aluminum wiring. Some insurers will not provide or renew insurance coverage on homes without an ESA inspection. You may need to...

Trevor Tremblay: It is very easy to determine if you have knob and tube. If your basement is unfinished, essentially just go downstairs, look up. Hey, there it is. You'll see the white tubes, you'll see...

Trevor Tremblay, Technical Advisor at Electrical Safety Authority, highlights some of the trends he’s seeing within the field and addresses your questions about emerging challenges. Knob and tube wiring...

...associated with electric saunas 25-19-FL Electrician Suffers Serious Burns from Arc Flash 25-18-FL Aluminum wiring in residential installations 25-17-FL Potential electrical fire hazards when utilizing electric welders to thaw frozen water pipes 25-16-FL Replacement of existing kitchen counter split receptacle with Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) type receptacle 25-15-FL Use of temporary portable generators 25-14-FL Potential electrical hazards associated with the replacement of metallic water meters or water supply lines 25-13-FL Electronic ballast inrush current causing switch failures 25-12-FL Polarity identification for photovoltaic dc system conductors 25-11-FL Installation of communication wiring around electrical equipment 25-10-FL Electrical Shock Hazards associated with older fuse panels 25-09-FL Damage to underground conductors during excavation-customer owned services 25-08-FL Electric In-Floor Heating System Installations 25-07-FL Hazards due to misuse of extension cords 25-06-FL Residential fires linked to electrical wiring and equipment 25-05-FL Knob and tube wiring in residential installations 25-04-FL Luminaires retrofitted with T8 fluorescent tubes 25-03-FL Electrical hazards found at sports fields 25-02-FL Communication grounding hardware and conductors to meter base enclosures 25-01-FL Hazards in electrical rooms put people and property at risk

Trevor Tremblay: Well, there's definitely a few challenges with the battery energy storage. Because of the increased interest in these systems, there are some sellers out there that aren't supplying fully...

We analyze data from the Ontario Electrical Safety Report (OESR) to anticipate, identify and target the leading causes of electrical related harms in Ontario. Learn about Electrical Safety Authority (ESA’s...