/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Technical Standards Safety Authority To Unveil Carbon Monoxide Safety House/

TORONTO, Nov. 3, 2017 /CNW/ - The Technical Standards Safety Authority (TSSA) will unveil its full scale model Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety House designed to engage participants in a visually impactful, interactive experience with various sources of CO found in the home.

Through an Augmented Reality Experience, the CO Safety House will educate participants on the CO risks associated with common fuel-burning appliances in the home and how to prevent those risks.

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week runs from November 1 to 7, and this year TSSA has once again partnered with the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management in ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the risks and the preventative steps to protect against CO exposure and poisonings.

The CO Safety House will be showcased at upcoming Home Shows throughout Ontario in early 2018 to reach as many people as possible.

Date:	Monday, November 6, 2017
Time:	8:30 AM
Who:	David Scriven, Acting President and CEO, TSSA
	Glen Padassery, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
	Ross Nichols, Fire Marshal and Chief, Emergency Management
	Guy Castagne, Acting Statutory Director, Fuels Safety, TSSA
Location:	Toronto Fire Services Station 332
	260 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 1X6
Media note:	Following remarks, dignitaries will be available for interviews and media will be invited to tour the CO Safety House and participate in the Augmented Reality Experience

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SOURCE Office of the Fire Marshal - Public Education

Steve Robinson, TSSA, Telephone: [phone], Cell: 416-262-0082, E-mail: [email protected]; Tony Pacheco, Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Telephone: [phone], E-mail: [email protected]

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