I do not really know about the rest of Canada but in British Columbia we are required by law to report any electrical hazards .
Division 4 -- Incident Reports and Investigations
Reporting incidents
36 (1) As soon as practicable after an incident occurs, the person in charge of the regulated product or regulated work, the owner of the regulated product and any other person specified by regulation are responsible for reporting the incident, in accordance with the regulations, to the appropriate safety manager.
(2) A person must not remove, disturb or interfere with anything in, on or about the place where the incident occurred except for the following:
(a) as is necessary to rescue a person, to prevent personal injury or death or to protect property;
(b) in accordance with the regulations;
(c) in accordance with the directions of a safety officer or safety manager.
Investigating incidents
37 (1) Whether or not the incident was reported, a safety officer may investigate an incident.
(2) A provincial safety manager may appoint persons to assist in the investigation of an incident.
(3) A person appointed under subsection (2), for the purposes of assisting in the investigation,
(a) has all the powers of a safety officer under section 18 (1) (c) to (n) and (2), and
(b) must report on the investigation to the provincial safety manager who appointed the person
[This message has been edited by dougwells (edited 11-16-2003).]
