TSSA Press Releases

A Message from Bonnie Rose, President & CEO, TSSA
At the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), we are improving our operations, launching new programs and simplifying our fee structure, as we transition to an outcome-based regulator. This organizational transformation has us focused on improving public safety in Ontario, building stronger partnerships and reducing unnecessary administrative burden. These changes have been and will continue to be informed...
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Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week November 1 – 7, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Toronto, ON, November 2, 2020) – As November 1-7, 2020 marks Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week safety experts are urging people to be extremely vigilant with fuel-burning appliances to prevent deadly exposure to Carbon Monoxide (CO) – an invisible, odourless, poisonous gas that can seriously harm or even kill.
As residents and communities have been asked to modify their lifestyle...
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Markham District Energy (MDE) and Farrukh Siddiqi of Ontario Power Generation (OPG) recognized for their safety leadership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Toronto, ON, October 22, 2020) – The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) presented its annual Legacy Safety Awards to Markham District Energy and Farrukh Siddiqi of Ontario Power Generation (OPG) during its virtual Annual General Meeting today. The award winners are featured in the TSSA’s 2020 Safety......
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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...
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TSSA’s Operating Engineers Alternate Rules have been approved by the Minister of Government and Consumer Services to supplement the existing Operating Engineers Regulation 219/01. The Operating Engineers regulation remains in place and the Alternate Rules do not replace it. TSSA worked closely with the Government of Ontario to ensure that reducing the burden on business while maintaining public safety has remained the goal of the Alternate Rules.
The newly approved...
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