Compliance Standards

Compliance Standards

Elevating Devices: Compliance Standards

• Compliance Standards - Electric/Traction Elevators
• Compliance Standards - Hydraulic Elevators
• Compliance Standards - Escalator Contractors
• Compliance Standards - Escalator Owners and Operators

Passenger Ropeways and Conveyors (Ski Lifts): Compliance Standards

• Compliance Standards - Above Surface Passenger Ropeways
• Compliance Standards - Fibre or Rope Tows
• Compliance Standards - Surface Passenger Ropeways
• Compliance Standards - Conveyors

Fuels Safety: Compliance Standards & Audits

• Heating Contractor Audit Program
• Petroleum Contractor Audit Program
• Fuel Oil Distributor Audit Program
• Compliance Standards for Pipeline Owners
• Tanker Trucks Operator Compliance
• Propane Cylinder Exchanges Compliance
• Liquid Fuels Compliance Standard
• Propane Compliance Standard

What is a Compliance Standard?

A compliance standard is a list of high-risk non-compliances where if any are found on a periodic inspection, TSSA will issue orders and conduct a follow-up inspection to confirm corrections.

Orders may require immediate compliance (0 days = shutdown) or 14 days. Some exceptions may allow more time for practical reasons.

Safety tasks (low/medium risk) appear on the report, but no follow-up inspection is required unless the task becomes high-risk.

Regulated parties must resolve all orders and safety tasks within given timelines.

Why?

TSSA is transitioning to an Outcome-Based Regulator. Compliance standards help focus on high-risk non-compliances and allow regulated parties to manage lower-risk issues independently.

Benefits

Compliance standards focus efforts on reducing risk and encourage early correction of high-risk non-compliances before periodic inspections.