Regulated Safety Services

Operating Engineers

Advisory Council

In support of its strategic objectives to improve safety outcomes and recognizing the need for strategic oversight and management of safety regulations and issues, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) actively solicits the advice and input of the key stakeholders from the Operating Engineers industry through an advisory council.

The purpose of the Operating Engineers advisory council is to provide a forum through which TSSA can consult with industry relative to its safety strategies, and receive valuable input and advice to help guide TSSA's decision making and operations.

For more information on the origins, structure and benefits of the council, click on the link below.

Operating Engineers Advisory Council Brochure

Membership

The Operating Engineers Advisory Council is comprised of 10 representatives from the operating engineers community. The following TSSA staff support Operating Engineers Advisory Council activities:

John W.B. Coulter is TSSA's Point Person for the Operating Engineers Advisory Council. A Point Person is fully authorized by TSSA to insure completion of TSSA's commitments to Advisory Council activities. Point People all have specific expertise related to the advisory council sector or are functionally qualified to support advisory council activities. Point People act as TSSA's primary contact related to advisory council activities and are responsible delivering on TSSA's commitments with respect to advisory council activities.

John W.B. Coulter may be contacted at:
Tel: 416 734-3420
Email: jcoulter@tssa.org
TSSA's Council Coordinator supports all Advisory Councils through scheduling of meetings, preparation of agendas and meeting minutes and maintenance of all other Council records. The Council Coordinator acts as TSSA's primary administration contact and is responsible for the effectiveness of TSSA's support of Advisory Council initiatives.
Sam Selvaggio may be contacted at:
Tel: 416-734-3413
Email: sselvaggio@tssa.org
The President and CEO of TSSA attends Council meetings, as the role of the advisory councils is to advise her with respect to sector activities.
Advisory councils are attended by other TSSA staff, as required, to report progress on specific initiatives or to discuss specific issues.

The members of the Operating Engineers Advisory Council and their sector affiliation are as follows:

Members Sector Affiliation
Greg Johnstone (Chair) Dofasco Inc.
Doug MacDonald Sunoco Inc.
Bengt Sormon The Trane Company
Ron Morancy Confederation College
Colin Andrews Ontario Power Generation
John Gordon TransAlta
Ralf Klopf
Institute of Power Engineers

Daniel Rosenfeld
International Union of Operating Engineers

Bryan Heppell
Canadian Boiler Society

Industry Advisory Council Members may be contacted here.

Topics of Discussion
The Operating Engineers Advisory Council will be discussing the following topics:

Turbine Overspeed Trips
Thermal Oil Plants

Meeting Schedule
The Operating Engineers Advisory Council meets in the spring and fall of each year.

Executive Summaries

To view an exeutive summary of the council meeting's minutes please click on the link below.

April 2008 Meeting

November 2007 Meeting

March 2007 Meeting

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