posted on August 16, 2008

The Star: Inspectors open up Sunrise file

In a growing climate of reproach, group outlines its three years' scrutiny of propane blast site

AARON VINCENT ELKAIM/TORONTO STAR
A cleanup crew working for a private contractor comb the grass for
evidence of asbestos at Ancaster Park, a couple of blocks east
of Sunday's massive Murray Rd. propane explosion in
Downsview, on Aug. 13, 2008.

By: Daniel Girard,Robert Benzie
Published: August 14, 2008
Source: The Star

It's responsible for inspecting myriad things that touch our lives – from elevators and ski lifts to fuel storage, boilers in office buildings, amusement park rides and even the stuffing in pillows and teddy bears.

But it was a deadly propane explosion that thrust the Technical Standards and Safety Authority into the public spotlight.

Last night, the private, not-for-profit agency responded to the serious questioning of its effectiveness at protecting Ontarians by releasing first details on three years' worth of inspections at Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases – the plant that exploded in a spectacular fireball Sunday.

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