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Railway Safety Act
New risk management measure mandatory for all Canadian railways
February 12, 2019 Lauren Krugel - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – Canada’s transport minister has ordered the use of handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes following a deadly derailment earlier this week in the Rocky Mountains. Marc Garneau said in a statement late Friday that the order…
Federal rail safety bill would set ‘strict criteria’ on how locomotive voice and video recorder data could be used: Garneau
June 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada’s transport minister says federal legislation mandating locomotive voice and video recorders would, if passed into law, give the rail industry “opportunities to mitigate risks” but an opposition MP recently warned such a law could violate employees right to privacy.…
Amendment to Ontario’s Forest Fires Prevention Act takes aim at railway liability
May 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA recent amendment to Ontario’s Forest Fires Prevention Act now stipulates that railway corporations are liable for damages related to fires originating within 15 metres of the centre line of their tracks, while members of the Ontario Securities Commission are…
Mandatory locomotive recorder bill ‘addresses a key safety issue,’ says Transportation Safety Board
May 16, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAmendments to the federal Railway Safety Act mandating recording devices, if passed into law, could provide “essential information” to Transportation Safety Board of Canada staff investigating rail accidents and could help prevent such accidents in the future, TSB suggested Tuesday.…