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Why Canada’s railway safety authority is concerned about winter tires on a bus
August 23, 2018 by Greg MeckbachFiguring out which tires should be used in winter is a risk management challenge for many school bus operators, a federal safety organization warned Wednesday. “If school bus operators do not have access to independent and objective assessments of winter…
Tug vessels that collided had no formal safety management systems: TSB
August 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA May, 2016 collision between two logging tugs near Nanaimo, British Columbia demonstrates that some marine firms are “not effectively managing their safety risks,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in a report released Thursday. On May 24, 2016,…
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…
Lack of safety management systems found in “numerous” marine, aviation accident investigations: TSB
July 24, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterFifteen years after four passengers drowned in an accident aboard an amphibious sightseeing vehicle across the Ottawa River from the nation’s capital, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned Thursday that there has “been only limited progress” on expanding the…
Death rate on Canadian fishing vessels a ‘disturbing statistic,’ warns Transportation Safety Board
July 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe number of aviation accidents reported to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada during the year ending March 31 was nearly 20% lower than the 10-year average, but still “not enough has been done” to reduce the risk of collisions…
Fatal plane crash report highlights concern about night visual flight rules: TSB
July 17, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThere is an increased risk of aviation accidents if pilots flying at night are not required “to maintain instrument flying proficiency,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in a recently-released report. On Nov. 9, 2015, a Cessna 182 crashed…
TSB reiterates call for federal regulator to audit safety management systems of Canada’s railways ‘in sufficient depth and frequency’
July 11, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterDespite efforts by Transport Canada to audit safety management systems of federally-regulated railways, the risk associated with weak railway safety management systems is sufficient to warrant continued involvement from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the board suggested Tuesday. In…
TSB recommendation stemming from 1998 airplane crash ‘still active’
July 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA 17-year-old years recommendation to improve the quality of decision-making on the part of Canadian pilots has not been advanced far enough to reduce aviation risk, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada recently suggested. On May 18, 1998, a single-engine…
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…
More use of aircraft voice and data recorders would ‘help identify hazards:’ TSB chair
June 22, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada is calling on the federal government to make cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders mandatory on more aircraft and to allow use of the data in safety management systems. “In Canada, only multi-engine,…
TSB calls for ‘explicit risk management processes’ for commercial passenger vessel operators
June 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated Wednesday a 13-year-old recommendation that the federal government mandate safety management systems for small passenger enterprises. TSB released Wednesday an investigation report into the fatal capsizing Oct. 25, 2015 of the Leviathan II…
TSB attributes Calgary freight train derailment in part to “likely” fatigue of engineer who had been awake for 23 hours
June 5, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThere is an increased risk of tired railway engineers reporting for duty if a rail operator’s “fatigue management procedures do not provide opportunities for potentially fatigued employees to remove themselves from eligibility for duty without fear of discipline,” the Transportation…