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Dash 8 crew erroneously thought convective activity was not a factor in Mont-Joli approach incident: TSB
August 16, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA combination wind shear and turbulence was one factor in a 2016 incident in Quebec in which a pilot had “temporary difficulty” controlling a Dash 8 below 2,000 feet, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in a recent investigation…
TSB calls for ‘oversight for all commercial fishing operations’ in Canada
June 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAn investigation into the sinking of a fishing vessel on Lake Superior “highlights several factors as to risk” in Canada’s commercial fishing industry, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in a recent report. TSB released Wednesday a report into…
TSB reiterates call for ‘more robust tank cars’ on freight trains hauling flammable liquids
May 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada is reiterating its call for railways to ship flammable liquids in “more robust tank cars” after an accident near Edmonton that resulted in the spill of more than 80,000 litres of flammable styrene monomer.…
Water level detectors in all below-waterline compartments should be mandatory for large fishing vessels: TSB
April 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMore than 26 years after the fatal sinking of a leaking fishing vessel north of Nova Scotia, the federal government has still not mandated water level detectors on all large fishing vessels, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned this…
Transportation Safety Board calls on aviation firms to have “clearly defined” go-around policies
April 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCommercial aviation firms are at increased risk if they do not have a “clearly defined go-around policy” during approach and landing, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in a report released Thursday, the same day the agency announced a…
Transportation Safety Board calls for ‘clear standards limiting’ airplane approaches and landings in thunderstorms
April 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterUnless Canadian airports have systems that alert air crew to wind shear, aircraft “may be exposed to the risk of approach-and-landing accidents,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned in a recent investigation report. TSB released Tuesday an investigation report…
Using air brakes alone increases risk of runaway trains: TSB
March 22, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThere has been an increase, since 2014, in the number of uncontrolled movements of rail cars, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned Wednesday. TSB released Wednesday a report into an incident in 2016 in which a tank car rolled…
Transportation Safety Board calls for ‘reasonable degree of survivability’ in design standards of aircraft emergency locator transmitters
January 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated Tuesday its recommendation from October, 2016 that Transport Canada establish “rigorous crash survivability requirements” for aircraft emergency locator transmitters. TSB released Jan. 17 an investigation report into a fatal helicopter crash that occurred…
TSB continues call for Canada-wide standards for locomotive data recorders
January 13, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada is reiterating a call it made 14 years ago for the federal government to put standards in place for data recorders in train locomotives. TSB is a separate organization from Transport Canada that investigates…
Actual operation of fishing vessel involved in fatal B.C. accident ‘differed from the assumed loading conditions:’ Transportation Safety Board
December 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSix weeks after it warned of a “systemic problem” of “vessel modifications and their impact on stability” in the Canadian commercial fishing industry, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that the operating practices of one commercial fishing boat that…
Aerial firefighting firm training pilots on turbulence risks around wildfire after fatal crash: TSB
August 12, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterA water bomber that crashed in Alberta was too low to recover from an incipient spin caused by severe turbulence formed from a “fire whirl,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in an investigation report released Thursday. On May…