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10 Canadian Occupational Safety www.cos-mag.com PEOPLE&PLACES Robert Mace appointed to board of the Electrical Safety Authority Robert Mace, president and CEO of Thunder Bay Hydro, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Elec- trical Safety Authority (ESA) by Ontario Minister of Consumer Services Tracy MacCharles. "I'm pleased to welcome Rob to the ESA board," said Charlie Cipolla, chair of the board. "It will be great to have his perspective from northern Ontario. I look forward to his contributions to our efforts to improve electrical safety across Ontario and to the strong oversight of ESA." Mace has been president and CEO of Thunder Bay Hydro since 2003 and has more than 20 years of experience in the electric utility sector. He is chair of the MEARIE Group, an insurance company serving electricity distributors, and was previously chair of the Electricity Distributors Association. "I look forward to working with my fellow ESA directors," said Mace. "Ensuring the health and safety of the public is a top priority for us at Thunder Bay Hydro and I will bring that commitment to my work with ESA." In 2010, ESA launched a fi ve-year harm reduction strat- egy, targeting a 30 per cent reduction of electrical fatalities by 2015. The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) is an administrative authority acting on behalf of the government of Ontario with specifi c responsibilities under the Electricity Act and the Safety and Consumer Statutes Administration Act. ESA's activities include: identifying and targeting leading causes of electrical risk; promoting awareness, education and training on electrical safety; ensuring compliance with regulations; investigating fatalities, injuries and fi re losses associated with electricity; and engaging with a broad range of stake- holders to improve safety. Charter welcomes 100th member The BC Safety Charter has hit a major milestone by welcoming its 100th member. EARA Technol- ogies became the latest organization to become a member when president and CEO Grenville Loch signed the charter. Signing the charter was a natural step for EARA because safety is part of the company's cultural DNA, according to Loch. "As executives and leaders, we have to live, breathe and walk these values in order to affect this positive change. I expect to make it through each day and the journey home to be with my family. I expect nothing less for those that work under my leadership," he said. The charter represents the commitment from industry and organizational leaders to create a workplace culture based on the principle that the effective management of health and safety is essential to long-term profi tability and sustainability. CEOs and senior executives set corporate goals and priorities. By signing the charter, members reinforce to their senior executives and workers that worker health and safety are core corporate values that must be recognized as integral parts of the planning process. The charter has come a long way since it was launched in 2011 and is well ahead of its targets as it moves towards its four-year goal of having 150 members. At press time, the BC Safety Charter had 106 signatories. Game show celebrates 6 years of safety education The most popular youth game show in Newfoundland and Labrador has launched its sixth season. SAFE Work NL's – Who Wants to Save a Life? is a TV-style trivia game show for junior and senior high school students, with scholarships and prizes available for the schools and students. The game show, run by the Workplace Health, Safety and Com- pensation Commission (WHSCC), creates an engaging, educational expe- rience related to workplace health and safety. It aims to prevent workplace accidents among young workers. "The show has proven to be an effective educational tool for raising awareness about workplace safety amongst our province's youth," said the commission's CEO Leslie Galway. "Over the past fi ve years, the number of young workers injured on the job has decreased 30 per cent. This reduc- tion in injuries is evidence that young workers are engaged in preventing injuries in the workplace." The game show is hosted by New- foundland and Labrador actor Rory Lambert. Since its initial season in 2008, more than 25,000 students have participated in the game show, from more than 100 schools. A school that wants to participate is paired with another school in its geographic region, and the winners advance through to the next level. The game show travels around the province during the regional quarter fi nal round, with one of the partici- pating schools typically hosting the event in its gymnasium during regu- lar school hours. 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