posted on August 18, 2008

Globe and Mail: Propane company twice violated safety codes, regulator reveals

By: JOSH WINGROVE AND JAMIE KOMARNICKI
Published: August 14, 2008
Source: Globe and Mail

Sunrise Propane was found violating provincial safety codes twice in the past two years at the site levelled this week by multiple explosions, but the company was neither shut down nor fined by Ontario's fuel safety regulator.

The revelations came as details - some later found to be outdated or flawed - about Sunrise and the propane industry continued to trickle out of the regulator, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority. The TSSA said yesterday it investigated Sunrise in 2006 and 2007 and found "minor infractions."

The action taken was to increase the frequency of inspections to annually from the usual schedule of every three years.

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