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TSSA has updated its COVID-19 response and requirements, now that Ontario has entered into Stage 2 and Stage 3 recovery.
In many circumstances, TSSA has been offering grace periods for certain requirements. Now that Ontario has entered Stage 2 and Stage 3 recovery, TSSA expects its regulated clients to resume fulfilling their regulatory requirements. TSSA’s current considerations during COVID-19 can be found  here.
We continue to ask customers to contact us...
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Technical Standard and Safety Authority (TSSA) inspectors are among the province’s safety partners helping to keep Ontarians safe by communicating COVID-19 safety guidelines to workplaces.
The government safety guidelines provide direction to various sectors and feature recommended actions employers can begin to plan for as they prepare to adapt to the new reality during COVID-19, including:
Ways to ensure appropriate physical distancing, like eliminating pay-at-the-door...
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A detailed draft of the Operating Engineers Alternate Rules Path 2 Guidelines is now available on the Technical Standards and Safety Authority’s (TSSA’s) website.
The Path 2 Guidelines have been published by TSSA to provide plant owners and safety managers with support in the development of Risk and Safety Management Plans and specifies TSSA’s expectations regarding the contents of Risk and Safety Management Plans.
Review the Operating Engineers Safety...
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Nominations Open for Annual TSSA Safety Awards
Annual awards acknowledge leaders in public safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  ( Toronto, ON May 28, 2020 ) – Ontario’s public safety regulator, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is accepting nominations for its annual Safety Awards.
TSSA’s Safety Awards program celebrates individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution to public safety in Ontario in TSSA’s...
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The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) would like to thank the large number of stakeholders that took the time to provide their feedback on the clarity of the Alternate Rules to the Operating Engineers (OE) regulation. TSSA will share a high-level summary of the feedback and how it was considered in the final draft of the rules it submits to the Ontario Government for approval. The alternate rules will operate in parallel with the current regulation.
The development...
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