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Four people died following an explosion in a silo that holds treated biosolids at a wastewater treatment plant near the southwest England city of Bristol, police said Thursday.

Based on the comments received, TSSA is making four minor changes to the BPV CAD to improve its clarity. These changes include clarifying two references to publication names, removing a redundancy, and adding an explanatory note for clarity (e.g. this note is not a part of the CAD text but it provides additional information and guidance).

This organizational transformation has us focused on improving public safety in Ontario, building stronger partnerships and reducing unnecessary administrative burden

John Marshall from Fuels Division is retiring on November 27, 2020. Sam Sadeghi will be John's replacement.

You have 30 days to comment on adopting the National Code requirements for BPV in Ontario

Note the change of start dates for Path 2, Path 1 and the lowering of qualifying time for all classes of OE certificate requirements

TSSA has updated its COVID-19 response and requirements, now that Ontario has entered into Stage 2 and Stage 3 recovery. In many circumstances, TSSA has been offering grace periods for certain requirements. Now that Ontario has entered Stage 2 and Stage 3 recovery, TSSA expects its regulated clients to resume fulfilling their regulatory requirements. TSSA’s current considerations during COVID-19 can be found here. We continue to ask customers to contact us if they are facing COVID-19 related barriers and unsure of how to proceed. TSSA head office remains closed to the public but employees are available by phone or email to serve our valued stakeholders. Please send all general correspondence electronically to customerservices@tssa.org. For urgent matters, credit card payments or flexible payment options, please call 1-877-682-TSSA (8772).

The National Institute of Power Engineers is genuinely concerned about the manner and speed by which the TSSA is moving forward with a process which: a) is not aligned with the vision of NPSAC, ACI and SOPEEC or the Labour Mobility act 2008 b) is not endorsed by the majority of stakeholders as evidenced through the public consultation, and by the TSSA Operating Engineers Advisory Council (OEAC).

If you received a cancellation notice, due to COVID-19, please forward that to certandexams@tssa.org with your primary and alternate request for your preferred examination date, location and time. A new application form will not be required if you have submitted an application and pre-payment in the past. New applications will also be processed, in the order they are received, using the application forms posted at www.tssa.org.

The Power Workers Union wrote to the Honorable Lisa Thompson to intervene and stop the imminent changes made by the TSSA.