To me it doesn't make sense that it's ok until someone gets hurt, then at that point people can go to jail. Either it's legal or it's not.
I guess because your in an industrial situation it's different.
I also can't beleive your co-workers sign "the book" that says they accept the hazards.
I work for a big electrical contractor that does commercial work, 100 plus employees.
We are not allowed to work live period. Only for trouble shooting and we have to jump through hoops to do it. I know it (working live) happens in our company on a weekly mabey even daily basis, mostly by the older generation who have done it for years.
We deal with the MOL and WSIB often as well. When I called them yesterday I pretended that I was a maintenance worker who was asked by my employer to do electrical work. I also told them that I took a night school course on electrical. They told me I am not allowed to do ANY electrical work and if I got caught myself and my boss would be charged.
Cheers
Last edited by Eddy Current; 02/19/10 01:21 AM.
