Fuels

By Greg Kerr , Communications Advisor, TSSA
It was late for Sam but he had to get the numbers straight. He was going over the accounts for his fusion restaurant, Chez Guz, trying to balance the books.
  The fuels contractor that came in last week wanted $500.
“He looked at my ovens and said something about the vents – bringing...
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Fuels are dangerous if not handled or maintained safely.
Poor maintenance of fuel-fired appliances, such as stoves, fryers and ovens in restaurants and bakeries, has led to an increasing number of grease fires and explosions resulting...
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On the last leg of TSSA's CO Safety House tour, the mobile one with its fully interactive setting, we made it to the National Home Show in Toronto, providing our key CO safety messages through lively interaction, augmented reality and video pop-ups on fuel-fired appliances. Toronto Fire Services (TFS) were there too – in full fire and CO safety mode. Check out the Safety Road Show experience in this video.

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In early 2016, Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA) developed an action plan to reduce the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) incidents in apartments and condominiums across Ontario.
Carbon monoxide incidents in apartment buildings and condominiums represent an elevated level of risk, because the source of the carbon monoxide originates outside of the individual residential units and beyond the tenants control; leaving equipment maintenance requirements to the building...
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TSSA Cracks Down on Unqualified Technician Endangering Homeowner  
 
TSSA's crackdown on unlicensed fuel technicians has netted one operating in the Whitby area.  
The Ontario Court of Justice in Whitby levied a fine of $10,000 against an individual posing as a licensed...
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