How we keep our people, our customers, and the grid safe
Safety is the first decision on every project, built into engineering, planning, fabrication, field execution, and handover, and measured with the same discipline as schedule and cost.
Safety culture, shaped
shift by shift
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Commitment
Continuous improvement of our safety management system, with senior leadership accountable for safety outcomes alongside schedule, quality, and cost.
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Participation
Every employee — field or office — has full stop-work authority and is expected to use it. Safety reporting, hazard observation, and toolbox talks are tracked, not optional.
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Integration
Safety is engineered into the work — site planning, electrical design, fabrication, mobilization, and energization — not added at the end as compliance paperwork.
Certifications that stand up
in audits and fieldwork
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COR™ certified
Certificate of Recognition (COR™) — Spark is certified in Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, and Manitoba, with annual internal and external audits of our health and safety management system.
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ISO 9001 & 45001
ISO 9001 quality and ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management certifications across our Renewables and High Voltage divisions.
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Third-party prequal
Spark is prequalified through ISNetworld, Complyworks, and Avetta, the standard contractor screening platforms used by utility, industrial, and mission-critical owners.
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NETA-accredited testing
Spark Testing is a NETA-accredited subsidiary delivering ATS and MTS-aligned acceptance and maintenance testing — work that demands strict adherence to safe-work procedures.
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Electrical safety standards
Field work aligned to CSA Z462, NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584 arc-flash, NERC PRC-005, and the AHJ-specific standards in each province and state where we operate.
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Environmental compliance
Site-level environmental controls integrated with safety planning — spill prevention, waste handling, and habitat protections aligned to or exceeding government legislation.
Certified training verified
before mobilization
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Trained internally, certified externally
15,000+ training hours annually, delivered through SparkU (our internal LMS) and accredited external vendors. Spark’s Health and Safety Certification Program builds competency from new hire through journeyman, with role-specific paths for engineering, field, panel shop, and renewables crews.
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Verified before mobilization
Mandatory competency verification before crews mobilize to high-risk scopes — HV substation work, BESS commissioning, wind work, and live energized environments. Specialist tracks like the Renewables Accreditation Program (RAP) and Technician Development Program (TDP) build the depth required for solar, BESS, wind, and EV charging work.
24/7 safety platform
for field crews
Spark runs a centralized digital safety management system that every crew can reach from the field. Crews log inspections, hazard observations and near-miss reports, job hazard analyses and work permits, lockout-tagout and switching documentation, incident reports, and daily toolbox talks. Reporting is part of how the work happens, not a separate workflow, and the data is audit-ready for owners and regulators on demand.
Crew training and certification:
Measured against the work,
not against marketing.
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The numbers we measure
Total Recordable Incident Rate consistently below North American electrical contracting industry averages. Zero serious injuries recorded across multiple consecutive multi-year projects — including AltaLink Capital Replacement and Upgrade work and renewables long-term service agreements.
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Workforce and customer-validated
Every Spark employee holds full stop-work authority and is expected to use it when conditions change. On AltaLink’s CRU portfolio, Spark consistently ranks at the top across all contractor KPI categories — including safety incidents, TRIR, and environmental record.
Accessible workplaces
and communications
Spark Power’s Multi-Year Accessibility Plan, developed by Spark’s Accessibility Advisory Committee, outlines how we prevent and remove barriers and meet current and future AODA requirements. The plan is available in alternative formats on request.
