Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has launched the Brightest Spark competition that aims to test electrical apprentices’ knowledge on electrical safety.
The competition’s primary objective is to curb the recent spate of severe electrical safety incidents in New South Wales before it becomes too late.
MEA NSW state manager Jody McGann explains that the Brightest Spark competition would allow electrical apprentices across the state to test their knowledge in electrical safety, and hopefully reduce the risk of electrical safety incidents in the workplace.
According to Ms McGann, NSW has had a number of electrical safety incidents in the past year involving apprentices, all of which could have been easily avoided by employing proper or stricter safety precautions and protocol in the workplace.
She believes that educating electrical apprentices early on the right safety procedures to employ when at work would address the problem. Bad habits in relation to electrical safety during apprenticeships are simply carried forward through to the workforce once apprentices graduate, and passed on to the next generation of apprentices.
She hopes that participation in the Brightest Spark competition will help break the trend of practising bad electrical safety habits, and motivate apprentices state-wide to not only become more aware of electrical safety by testing their safety know-how, but also more cautious and knowledgeable when working with electrics.
Ms McGann adds that the Brightest Spark competition is open to all electrical apprentices in New South Wales in their respective apprentice year category, and would run until the end of August.
The Brightest Spark competition will be conducted in quiz format on Master Electricians’ Facebook page, so sharing the competition and spreading the word on electrical safety would greatly help to curb the number of electrical safety incidents the state has recently experienced.
Master Electricians’ Brightest Spark competition will give out exclusive prizes for the winner of each category, with an additional prize going out to their bosses too as an added incentive.
