Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has delivered public safety services on behalf of the government of Ontario in four key sectors: boilers and pressure vessels, and operating engineers; elevating devices, amusement devices and ski lifts; fuels; and, upholstered and stuffed articles. TSSA is a not-for-profit, self-funded organization dedicated to enhancing public safety. With headquarters in Toronto, TSSA employs approximately 380 staff, 70 percent of whom work in operations. Governed by a 13-member board of directors, TSSA is accountable to the Ontario government, the residents of Ontario and its other stakeholders. TSSA funds its operations by charging its industry customers a fee for the services it provides.
Compared to other regions of the country, the upper Midwest is one of the pacesetters nationwide for reducing energy use. As a result, according to new calculations, the states clustered around the Great Lakes will be relatively well-positioned to meet the carbon standards now being developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state governments.
Testing, Product Certification, Field Evaluation, Explosive Atmosphere Services, Energy Efficiency, CE Marking, Global Markets Access, Technical Assistance
QPS is a nationally and internationally accredited independent third-party testing, certification and field evaluation body headquartered in Toronto, Canada, where our main state-of-the-art laboratory is located. We also have a full-service office and testing facility in the USA (Cleveland, OH), and a number of service centres in various locations in Canada and the USA We offer testing and certification services to US and Canadian standards and codes, as well as a variety of specialized services to European and International safety standards, such as CE marking, ATEX, CB Scheme Certificates, IECEx Scheme Certificates, etc.