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How Canada fares on rail risk five years after Lac-Mégantic
July 5, 2018 by Greg MeckbachThere is room for improvement in managing railway risk, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in a release marking the fifth anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, tragedy. For years, TSB has been calling for more ways to stop trains,…
What have we learned from Lac-Megantic train derailment?
July 3, 2018 by Greg MeckbachNearly five years after a fatal accident in which a runaway freight train caught fire in Lac-Mégantic Quebec, the frequency of uncontrolled train movements is on the rise, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned Wednesday. “In 2017, there were…
Locomotive recorder legislation law takes aim at railway risk managers
May 29, 2018 by Greg MeckbachA new federal law passed Thursday is intended to mandate the videotaping of locomotive crews in order to let railway risk managers help prevent accidents. Bill C-49, The Transportation Modernization Act, was signed Thursday into law by Governor General Julie…
Political deadlock ties up train safety measures
May 15, 2018 by Greg MeckbachA controversial proposal touted as a way to help railways manage risk has put the Canada’s transport minister at odds with the Senate. If passed into law, Bill C-49 would make voice and video recorders mandatory in locomotives in Canada.…
Risk management still a concern post-Lac Mégantic
January 22, 2018 by Greg MeckbachRisk management continues to be an issue for major Canadian railways, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said Wednesday in an investigation report into a freight train collision in Alberta. The report came just days before a jury acquitted…
TSB calls on aviation regulator to ‘reduce the risk of impairment’ of flight crew
November 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada’s aviation industry should have a “comprehensive substance abuse program” that includes drug and alcohol testing of workers in safety-sensitive positions, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada recommended in a recent accident report. In 2015, two commercial pilots were killed…
TSB recommends vessel operators’ safety management systems be audited by external parties
September 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterVessel operators’ safety management systems should include standard operating procedures for low visibility conditions, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in an investigation report released Thursday. On June 29, 2016, a Halifax-based sightseeing vessel with 39 people on board…
TSB calls for mandatory stall warning devices in commercial de Havilland DHC-2 airplanes
September 11, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Thursday it is recommending that stall warning systems be mandated for all de Havilland DHC-2 single-engine Beaver airplanes, a recommendation the Federal Aviation Administration made in 2008 after six tourists died in a floatplane…
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,…
TSB urges fishing industry to recognize ‘interdependency among safety issues’
August 11, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe frequency of fatal accidents involving Canadian fishing vessels is too high and crew members will continue to be at risk until “the complex relationship and interdependency among safety issues is recognized and addressed,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada…
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…
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…