Regulated Safety Services

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 Upholstered and Stuffed Articles industry through an advisory council.

The purpose of the Upholstered and Stuffed Articles 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.

Upholstered and Stuffed Articles Advisory Council Brochure

Membership
The Upholstered and Stuffed Articles Advisory Council is comprised of representatives from the upholstered and stuffed articles industry.

• Dara Vorkapic is TSSA's Point Person for the Upholstered & Stuffed Articles 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.
  
  Dara Vorkapic can be contacted at
  Tel: 416 734-3460
  Email: dvorkapic@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 Upholstered & Stuffed Articles Advisory Council and their sector affiliation are as follows:

Members Sector Affiliation Lloyd Hall (Chair) National Engineering Manager, Simmons Canada Inc. John Frew V.P. of Logistics / Business Development, Hartz Mountain Rolland Zwicky V.P. of Administration and Warehouse, Bentley Group Laurie Halford Manager, United Feather and Down Inc. Don Strain Government Relations / Consumer Services Manager, Mattel/Fisher Price Canada Gail Galea V.P. and General Merchandise Manager, Wal-Mart Canada Corporation Steve Baumgartner Winward Silks of Canada Inc.

Industry Advisory Council Members may be contacted here.

Topics of Discussion

The Upholstered & Stuffed Articles Advisory Council will be discussing the following topics:

• Footwear Industry Representation
• Upholstered & Stuffed Articles Program Awareness
  

Executive Summaries

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


January 2008 Meeting

February 2007 Meeting

July 2006 Meeting