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A follower of this blog suggested that a useful topic would be the creation of effective Request for Proposals (RFPs). Seeing that we have also had multiple requests this past year for direction in preparing RFPs, I thought we would address it. At a high level, there is an extremely useful online program that can […]...More
We were excited to see Gabby De Sousa and Samantha Pauze from our Elevator Maintenance Department featured in a recent Elevator World magazine article! After participating in an inaugural Ontario program which encouraged women to pursue a career as an Elevating Devices Mechanic (EDM), Gabby and Sam joined the Elevator One team as apprentices and […]...More
The Reliable Elevator Act continues to make the news as various groups show their support for the goal of more reliable elevator service. The private members bill, introduced by MPP Han Dong on March 22, 2017, passed second reading unanimously on April 13, 2017. More recently there has even been talk of including this bill […]...More
A Bit of History, Most Ontario elevator Owner/Operators are not aware that there was a fairly significant change in the way their elevator inspections were scheduled starting in the Fall of 2015. The Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA), who oversees all commercial elevators in Ontario, implemented Risk Based Scheduling (RBS) for Periodic Inspections. This […]...More
In the 3 years that Elevator One Inc. has been involved in the wind tower service lift industry in Ontario, Canada we have learned many things and have worked with some great individuals and organizations. While installing and maintaining 100’s of service lifts in wind towers, we have made some interesting observations: The entire wind […]...More
Keeping a wind tower service lift in compliance with Ontario’s regulations can sometimes be challenging. Understanding and navigating what TSSA requires is not always a simple task especially for those who are un familiar with the TSSA. However a quality Elevator Contractor with wind tower service lift experience should be able to help with the […]...More
Short Answer: A maintenance control program (MCP) is needed because the TSSA (the Technical Standards and Safety Authority) has legislated that every building owner, who has one or more elevating devices in their building, must have an MCP in place by April 1, 2014. Failure to do so will result in TSSA’s regular enforcement actions […]...More
The Technical Standard Safety Authority (TSSA), who oversees all elevating devices in Ontario, has again rated Elevator One as one of the top maintenance service providers in the province of Ontario. TSSA provides a detailed rating of all elevator contractors as they compare to the industry average. These stats are only provided directly to each […]...More
The unionised mechanics in the Ontario Elevator market have been on strike since the beginning of May 2013. Outside of biased articles on either side of the dispute, I have not read much that would seem balanced and helpful for the group most affected – the clients. I would like to do my best to […]...More
In the Province of Ontario, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is responsible for regulating the safety of elevating devices under the Technical Standards & Safety Act 2000. Part of their due diligence is periodic inspections of all regulated elevating devices based on a “risk-based” cycle. When a TSSA Elevator Inspector finishes their inspection […]...More
