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Technical Standards and Safety Authority
AbbreviationTSSA
Formation1996 (1996)
TypeRegulator
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Region served
Ontario
Michael Beard
Staff
330 (2009)
Websitewww.tssa.org

The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) administers and enforces technical standards in the province of Ontario in Canada.[1][2]

It is a non-profit organization that has been given powers to enforce and create public safety rules in such areas as elevators, ski lifts, upholstery, amusement rides, fuels, boilers, pressure vessels and operating engineers in order to protect lives and the environment.

See also

Canadian Standards Association

Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan

Alberta Boilers Safety Association

References

  1. TSSA homepage