The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) regulates Passenger ropeways and conveyors (ski lifts) in accordance with the
- Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000
- Ontario Regulation 209/01: Elevating Devices
- Elevating Device Code Adoption Document Amendment (ED-CAD)
- CSA Z98 Passenger ropeways and passenger conveyors
all other applicable regulations and codes.
- As the regulator, TSSA reviews and registers elevating device Design Submissions.
- Provides engineering services, issues licenses, licenses contractors and mechanics.
- Conducts inspections, and performs incident investigations.
Regulated Ski Devices
These devices are regulated under Ontario Regulation 209/01: Elevating Devices s 1. (5).
The following classes of Passenger ropeway and conveyors (ski lifts) are designated for the purposes of this Regulation and the code adoption document:
8. Passenger ropeways, being,
i. above-surface ropeways, whether circulating passenger ropeways such as chair lifts or gondola lifts or reversible
passenger ropeways such as aerial tramways, such as
Fixed and detachable grip Chair lifts.
Gondola lifts.
Reversible passenger ropeways (aerial tramways)
ii. surface ropeways such as bar lifts or ropeways made of fibre or wire, such as
T-bar, J-Bar, platter ropeways
Rope tows.
iii. ropeways for secondary carriers such as tube tows, such as
Tube tows.
iv. or conveyors.
Conveyors, magic carpets – recreational.
12. Special elevating devices.