Technical Standards And Safety Authority
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Ontario safety inspectors end 11-week strike, accept collective agreementThe strike's end marks the group's first collective agreement since joining OPSEU and unionizing in early 2021.CanadaOct 9, 2022
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TSSA safety inspectors reach tentative agreement, union saysIn a statement posted to its website on Friday, the TSSA said a ratification vote will take place, and, if it passes, the inspector strike will come to an end.CanadaOct 7, 2022
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OPSEU/SEFPO says 170 safety inspectors walked off the job on ThursdayThe union representing safety inspectors at the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) says 170 of its members walked off the job as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday.CanadaJul 21, 2022
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1 dead, 5 firefighters hospitalized from suspected CO poisoning in Hamilton TownshipEmergency crews responded to a medical call for a person without vital signs on a property on Evertsen Road in Hamilton Township just north of Bewdley.CanadaFeb 15, 2022
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Community safety program THINK SAFE launched in PeterboroughThe campaign will run for three weeks, raising awareness about a range of safety issues and actions that individuals and families can undertake.EducationNov 4, 2019
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Ontario plans elevator availability law; report makes 19 recommendationsThe planned legislation is in response to a report to be released Thursday that aims to define and enhance elevator reliability.CanadaJan 25, 2018
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Elevator companies warn Ontario bill could have ‘dire consequences’ if enactedCanada's major elevator companies, which have come under scrutiny for breakdowns and delayed repairs, are warning that proposed Ontario legislation aimed at enhancing reliability of the devices in the country's largest market could have dire consequences if enacted.CanadaOct 18, 2017
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Elevator incidents, injuries on the rise in CanadaThe TSSA data shows the number of incidents more than doubled between 2011 and 2016, rising at an average rate of about 14 per cent a year.CanadaMay 14, 2017
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Ontario-mandated research focusing on elevator problems, solutionsThe province, which recently promised legislation to deal with the situation, is hoping to get at the causes of elevator outages or otherwise poor service and, most importantly, to find the best solutions.CanadaApr 27, 2017
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More consumers complain of watery fuel, poor oversightConsumers say regulators have to step up their investigations after more complaints that a Toronto gas station sold water-laden fuel.ConsumerMay 1, 2014
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