Repeat Offender fined $30,000+ for Altering Venting without TSSA Authorization

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Improperly Done Work Resulted in Homeowner Fainting from Carbon Monoxide Leak

March 28, 2023 – The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) recently successfully prosecuted Zlatko Antonov of Jolanta Plumbing & Mechanical Inc. for altering exhaust venting on a natural gas boiler without holding a TSSA gas technician certificate. The improperly done work resulted in a carbon monoxide (CO) leak and injury to a homeowner. 

Three days after Antonov performed the work at a Toronto residence, the homeowner fainted, and 911 was called. When the first responders arrived and detected a high CO reading, the home was evacuated, and the homeowner was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

Antonov has never held a TSSA certificate and had a prior conviction for working without a certificate. Given the severe danger posed by Antonov's unauthorized work and his previous conviction, the Ontario Court of Justice ordered Antonov to pay a $30,000 fine, plus a victim surcharge, within 180 days.

"A fine of this magnitude sends a clear message to Antonov and those participating in the underground market that performing fuels work without a TSSA certificate is a serious violation of Ontario's public safety laws and will not be tolerated," said Sam Sadeghi, Director of TSSA's Fuels Safety Program.

[Porcupinepuffer]

This sends a clear message you don't need to worry about going to jail for almost killing someone by doing a job illegally, and for the second time. But our instructors in school scare us that we can go to jail if we make a big enough mistake.

[tenletters]

This sends a clear message you don't need to worry about going to jail for almost killing someone by doing a job illegally, and for the second time. But our instructors in school scare us that we can go to jail if we make a big enough mistake.

This is Canada. We only send people to jail for the serious crimes such as protesting or using an incorrect pronoun. Silly things such as causing death or bodily harm do not deserve prison.

[rmuntz]

This sends a clear message you don't need to worry about going to jail for almost killing someone by doing a job illegally, and for the second time. But our instructors in school scare us that we can go to jail if we make a big enough mistake.

This is Canada. We only send people to jail for the serious crimes such as protesting or using an incorrect pronoun. Silly things such as causing death or bodily harm do not deserve prison.

Exactly, prison and public shaming for non-conformance to the regime.