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have a mechanic on staff.
Event organizers who rent
amusement rides are required
to ensure that the company
they are renting from has complied with its TSSA obligations.
This is of special note to municipalities, charities and others
who hold carnivals and fairs,
but does not affect the parent
who rents a blow-up castle for
his or her child’s private birthday party.
Although there are many
TSSA director’s guidelines, an
important one to be aware of is
guideline 531/09, which outlines
reporting requirements, notably
that every incident “resulting in
an adverse consequence to a person or property” must be
reported to the director. Different reporting requirements
apply, depending on the severity
of the incident. Even a minor
personal injury incident that
does not require medical atten-
With relatively few exceptions, owners of
amusement rides must be licensed to operate
the rides, have permits for each device and have
a mechanic on staff.
“
Lisa Belcourt, Ferguson Barristers LLP
tion must be reported. Where
the incident results in death, is
considered serious or the ride is
found to be an immediate hazard, the device must be stopped
and cannot be returned to service until an inspector’s permission is obtained.
A report to the director must
also be made if the device is
found to be in a condition
where its safe operation is
affected or where there is an
immediate hazard, even if it is
easily repaired.
As with any quasi-govern-
mental body, there is lots of
record-keeping at the TSSA and
I would suggest that you or your
investigator are likely to obtain
a plethora of information, either
through a request made pursu-
ant to the freedom of informa-
tion and privacy laws or by
court order.
Lisa Belcourt is a partner at Ferguson Barristers LLP. She practises personal injury litigation in
the northeast and central regions
of Ontario.
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