Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA)
Public SafetyOntario, Canada501-1000 Employees
The Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA) operates in Ontario as a not-for-profit, self-funded safety regulator focused on public safety. It oversees the safety of amusement devices, elevating devices, ski lifts, boilers and pressure vessels, operating engineers, and fuels, delivering services such as inspections, licensing, certification, engineering design review, and investigations. Through public education, safety management guidance, and enforcement activities, it aims to reduce harm and promote safe operation across the province. Based in Toronto with a regional footprint across Ontario, TSSA employs a workforce described as mid-sized and emphasizes lifelong learning and community collaboration. Its customers include facilities operators, condominium boards, and organizations in industries requiring compliance with its standards, including collaboration partners like ORFA and the Condominium Authority of Ontario to address sector-specific safety needs. A recent development is a collaborative safety guidance on industrial refrigeration plant safety in ice arenas, issued with ORFA and the Ministry of Labour.