b'SPONSORED CONTENTCollaboration is key to our provinces recoveryIt was not long ago that if someone blew outBoth Aitken and Barry have been named to awith other union and non-union organizations the candles on a cake, no one would thinkprovincialadvisorypanel. Thepanel,whichto develop several consultation papers to assist twice about eating it. includes members from various sectors withinthe province with its response to regulations But the tremendous impact of the pandemic hasthe construction industry, was created prior toand oversight for the electrical trade.meant rethinking how we live, work and play. the pandemic by Monte McNaughton, Minis- We wanted to provide government with fact-ter of Labour, Training and Skills Development. based, data-driven information from industry For Ontarios construction industry, the chan- The long history of the ECAO and IBEWexperts to help them understand the complex-ges are significant. Increased health guidelines,partnership has taught me that to succeed youity and risks within the trade, said Aitken.screeningtechniquesforworkers,contracthave to work together and thats why we have tracing and how to respond to a COVID-19such highly trained electricians, a great safetyBoth Barry and Aitken believe their experi-investigation are just some examples of howrecord and the highest completion rates forence and ability to find workable solutions in job sites need to adapt. apprentices, said Barry. challenging circumstances will be an asset to the government as the construction industry Our industrys ability to work together in theseAsformidablenegotiatorswhomaybeonworks to help build back Ontarios economy.unprecedented circumstances is critical to theopposite sides of the bargaining table, AitkenWhen you work in the electrical trade, you future of our economy and the health and safetyand Barry are used to getting surprised lookscant make mistakes. Today, the stakes have of our workers and the public, said James Barry,when they meet with government as a team. never been higher for everyone and we all have Executive Secretary-Treasurer, IBEW CCO. to do our part to get this right, said Aitken.Even during our most trying times throughEvenbeforethepandemic,Graemeand this pandemic, we found a way to make ourIunderstoodthatwhenitcomestoissuesThe IBEW CCO represents 18,000 men and industry better by improving the safety of con- impactingourtrade,weneededtoworkwomen working in the electrical sector. The struction sites. James and I both understandtogether, said Barry. ECAOrepresentsmorethan550electrical that the way through this is how we, as anThey also knew that building consensus withincontractors in Ontario.industry,collaborate,saidGraemeAitken,the entire industry was the best way to achieveLearn more at poweringcommunities.caExecutive Director of the Electrical Contract- results when it comes to dealing with govern- TheabovewasprovidedtoQPBriefingas ors Association of Ontario (ECAO). ment. Last year, the IBEW and ECAO workedsponsored content.FIELD LABELING OFELECTRICAL & MEDICAL EQUIPMENTIntertek is pleased to offer field labelling and inspections for electrical equipment to SPE-1000 and medical electrical equipment to SPE-3000. The ETL mark on our special inspection label tells inspectors, or AHJs, that the product complies with nationally accepted standards and includes a unique serial number that is recorded in your report.TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL INSPECTION IN ONTARIO1-905-678-7820icenter@intertek.comintertek.com/inspectionswww.ecao.org16'