Ontario Compliance Support Program Garners National Recognition

TSSA Selected as Finalist for Best Safety Industry Provider in Canada’s Safest Employers Awards 2020

Ontario Compliance Support Program Garners National Recognition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Toronto, ON, October 19, 2020) – The Technical Stands and Safety Authority (TSSA) is pleased to announce that its Compliance Support Program has placed the organization among this year’s top picks for Best Safety Industry Provider in the 10th annual Canada’s Safest Employers Awards.

“The list of finalists represents the best and brightest in workplace health and safety and honours those who have stepped up at a time when it mattered most,” said Canada’s Safest Employers project director Jessica Duce.

Presented by Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) magazine, Canada’s Safest Employers Awards celebrate companies across the nation for their exceptional safety culture and wellness practices. The Best Safety Industry Provider category recognizes service providers in the safety industry that help their clients achieve their goals.

In October 2019, TSSA launched its Compliance Support Program to improve compliance rates for high-risk entities and high-risk devices in Ontario. Rather than enforcement-focused, the Compliance Support Program is support-focused and plays a pivotal role in TSSA’s transition to an outcome-based regulator that further relies on data to identify risks, and then focuses on education and harm-reduction strategies targeting the highest risk situations.

TSSA’s submission highlighted the unique value proposition of its Compliance Support Program, as well as the need for the service among TSSA’s regulated sectors and some early client successes.

Winners will be revealed during a virtual awards gala on October 22, almost a year to the day TSSA launched its Compliance Support Program. 

About TSSA

The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is one of Ontario’s public safety regulators mandated by the Government of Ontario to enforce provincial safety regulations and enhance public safety. Throughout Ontario, TSSA regulates the safety of amusement devices, boilers and pressure vessels, elevating devices, fuels, operating engineers, and ski lifts. Its range of safety services include public education and consumer information, certification, licensing and registration, engineering design review, inspections, investigations, safety management consultation, compliance support and enforcement and prosecution activities. The organization’s vision is to be a valued advocate and recognized authority in public safety.

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For more information, please contact:
Alexandra Campbell
Vice President, Communications and Stakeholder Relations
Technical Standards and Safety Authority
Telephone: 416-734-6227
Email:media@tssa.org
For more information on the Technical Standards and Safety Authority, please visit www.tssa.org.