Compliance Standards for Elevators & Escalators Launching on March 1, 2023
TSSA is hosting a live webinar on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, from 11 a.m. to noon (Eastern Time) to provide attendees with information about the new Compliance Standards for elevators and escalators.
Effective March 1, 2023, elevators (hydraulic and electric/traction) and escalators will be subject to TSSA’s new Compliance Standards:
Compliance Standards define high-risk items for specific devices. They are formatted like a checklist and are intended to drive consistency in TSSA periodic inspections, making it easier for regulated parties to understand their responsibilities. TSSA will only conduct follow-up inspections on high-risk orders found on a periodic inspection.
By focusing the efforts of TSSA and regulated parties on addressing high-risk non-compliances promptly, Compliance Standards for elevators and escalators are designed to help improve the safety of these devices across Ontario.
Join the Compliance Standards Webinar
Webinar attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn about:
- How Compliance Standards on high-risk items were developed
- Items that will be examined during periodic inspections
- Checklists that will be used by TSSA inspectors starting March 1, 2023
- The difference between high-risk, medium-risk and low-risk non-compliances
- New inspection reports
- The process that will be followed if a non-compliance is noted on a periodic inspection report
Moderator:
Roger Neate, Director, Elevating & Amusement Devices Safety Program
Speakers:
- Dean McLellan, Regional Supervisor, Elevating & Amusement Devices, Inspection
- Sandra Cooke, Manager, Compliance, Legal
Register here to save your spot now.
Mark your calendars for the 2023 TSSA Amusement Ride Training Seminar.
The seminar provides in-class, hands-on training on ride inspection, codes and standards, employee safety and ride manufacturing. Attendees will receive 16 hours of continuing education credits (CEU) from the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials.
The seminar will take place on April 4 and 5, 2023. Details on registration for the seminar's location will be made available. Stay tuned for more updates.
TSSA Launches Online Operating Engineers Alternate Rules Path 1 Self-Assessment Tool to Help Plant Owners Make Informed Safety Decisions
TSSA is pleased to offer plant owners a new tool they can use to self assess their plant’s risk rating so they can make informed decisions about staffing levels required to mitigate risk.
The tool was created to help plant owners who are considering applying for authorization to operate under Path 1 of the Operating Engineers Alternate Rules. Introduced in November 2020, Alternate Rules are applicable to specific requirements in the Operating Engineers Regulation, including plant staffing, certification time, and electronic logbook requirements. They provide a risk-based approach to achieving safety compliance at Ontario’s plants and exist in parallel with the Operating Engineers Regulation.
Launched in February 2021, Path 1 rates plants based on a risk calculation that considers multiple variables, including a plant’s configuration, occupancy and type of exposure; the type of technology operating within a plant; as well as a plant’s power rating. A risk rating is assigned to a plant and used to determine staffing requirements (subject to the Chief Officer’s right to adjust the plant staffing requirements as necessary).
TSSA’s digital self-assessment tool provides plant owners with the option to go online and input their plant data to get an estimate of the risk rating of their plant under Path 1. Plant owners use the online tool to enter information about their plant equipment, and then the information is calculated using TSSA’s risk formula to produce an estimated plant risk rating. Plant owners can use this information for planning purposes. They are still required to follow the formal Path 1 application process.
To complete the form, users will need access to the equipment information at the plant. Once the form is completed, the results will be displayed at the top of the web page and the page is printable. Users are encouraged to keep a record of the results because none of the information entered is retained, nor is it retrievable once the web page is exited.
For more information about Path 1, please consult the Path 1 Guidelines or refer to the FAQs on Alternate Rules for Plants and Plant Registration.
Plant owners can use TSSA’s Self Assessment Tool to obtain an estimate of their plant’s risk score. Please note that use of the tool does not constitute a formal application to TSSA. For more information, please consult the Path 1 Summary of Plant Rating Calculations document.