July 13, 2026 Share this issuePost on XLinkedInEmail This issue arrives at a busy moment for the industry on both sides of the border. In Canada, Ontario's TSSA has levied its first-ever administrative penalties under its elevating devices program, a fatal escalator fall in Toronto is drawing
Issue #3 · July 1, 2026 Share this issuePost on XLinkedInEmail This issue covers a fatal escalator fall at a Toronto mall that has prompted questions about jurisdictional responsibility, a deepening shortage of qualified elevator and escalator mechanics across the United States, and a pair of Canadian stories touching on vertical-
Counterweight Analysis By Counterweight A certified mechanic in Vancouver, Toronto and Boston does broadly the same work — but the paperwork that keeps them licensed looks almost nothing alike. Here’s how staying certified compares across the three. British Columbia. Technical Safety BC licenses elevating-devices mechanics directly, and a certificate
Issue #2 · June 14, 2026 Share this issuePost on XLinkedInEmail This issue leads with an original Counterweight breakdown: how elevator mechanic recertification actually differs across British Columbia, Ontario and the United States — and why your ticket may not cross the border with you. Then: Schindler’s growing robot fleet, the
Issue #1 · May 31, 2026 Share this issuePost on XLinkedInEmail Welcome to the first issue of Counterweight. We've cast a slightly wider net this time to capture the biggest stories of recent weeks — going forward, each issue arrives every two weeks. This launch issue spans the stories defining