Ontario’s ESA has signed safety MOU with KESCO

MISSISSAUGA — Ontario’s Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) and the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation (KESCO) have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation in the area of electrical safety.

The MOU will help establish a framework to encourage collaboration in the areas of electrical safety systems with the intention of boosting safety efforts in both countries, said a Dec. 10 statement. The ESA and KESCO will share information and participate in training opportunities and seminars, to help identify and reduce the leading causes of electrical safety risk.

The ESA and KESCO will work together in several areas including:

• Exchange of electrical safety acts, regulations, policies and standards;
• Exchange of information regarding electrical accident statistics, technical developments and training, including new technologies such as renewable energy and energy storage;
• Reciprocal visits of experts for technical cooperation;
• Consulting on electrical safety inspection methodology, such as the ESA’s new risk-based oversight program; and
• Participating in training and seminars, such as continuing-education programs and technical training for internal and external audiences.

“Cooperating with other leading experts in the field of electrical safety, like KESCO, broadens our knowledge and brings a different perspective,” said David Collie, president and CEO of the ESA, in the statement. “We are pleased to participate in opportunities to promote shared knowledge and best practices to help reduce electrical-related harms and encourage electrical safety.”