Increase Public Safety and stop the recognition of inadequate trained 'electricians'. Sign the petition today!

Recently the BC Safety Authority announced that they were undermining the Canadian Electrical Apprenticeship and Electrical Red Seal Endorsement system by allowing inadequately trained ASTTBC individuals to conduct limited regulated work.

This is a gross violation of Public Trust and is likely to lead to increased dangers to the public AND the ASTTBC individuals participating in this practice.The actions of ASTTBC have never been about 'Public Protection' and in fact are nothing more than Empire Building.

Review the official response from the Electrical Inspectors Association of BC www.senwi.ca/Misc/EIALettertoPremier.pdf and then sign the permit.

Sign the Petition Today: http://www.protectredsealtrades.ca/actions.asp

For more information about the Red Seal program visit http://www.protectredsealtrades.ca/

New players in the electrical business, but is the public safe?

ASTTBC now has approval to provide 'semi-skilled' labour to perform limited fields of work, like testing, servicing and repairing of electrical, electronic and biomedical equipment.

Per this Tyee article,  this move has the electrical professionals fearful of public safety and welfare.

ASTTBC continues to move into industries that are already well served by others certification.  This leads to competing certifications and confusion in the industries and needless bureaucracy to manage duel systems.

It became clear to this inspector well over a year ago, that ASTTBC does not appear to have ever been about public safety, and instead appears to be about building an empire.

But at who's expense and risk?