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TSB reiterates warning about risk of unstable runway approaches
March 13, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada has reiterated its call for commercial aviation operators to have a flight data monitoring program in order to assess the risk posed by unstable approaches. TSB released March 9 an investigation report into an…
Transport Canada urged to ‘identify appropriate mitigating strategies’ to reduce severity of derailments involving dangerous goods
February 17, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe federal transport department should study the factors involved in severity of train derailments involving dangerous goods, Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Thursday. TSB – a separate organization from Transport Canada that investigates rail, aviation, marine and pipeline incidents…
Canadian railways need ‘physical fail-safe capabilities’ to reduce collision risk: TSB
January 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated Wednesday its recommendation for “additional physical defenses” on railways in case crews fail to obey signals. On Sept. 6, 2015, a Canadian Pacific freight train enroute from Revelstoke, B.C. to Saskatchewan hit a…
Canada needs new regulations for commercial fishing vessels of all sizes: TSB
January 19, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterIf fishing vessel operators conduct regular safety meetings, they can review on-board hazards and remind crew of safety precautions, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in an investigation report released Thursday. TSB – a separate organization from Transport Canada…
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…
Transportation Safety Board reiterates warning of risk of unstable aircraft approaches
January 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterUnstable approaches of airplanes before landing at airports was a factor in two investigation reports released this week by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. TSB – which is independent of Transport Canada – released Tuesday an investigation report into…
Canadian Coast Guard safely rescues crew members from grounded tanker
January 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has reported that six crew members have been safety rescued after a tanker ran aground off Nova Scotia on Sunday. In a series of tweets, CCG reported that the vessel Arca 1 ran aground off…
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…
Runway end safe areas should meet international standards: TSB
November 29, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterTransportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated this week its warning of a lack of runway end safety areas in Canada that meet international standards. In December, 2007, TSB recommended that Transport Canada require all runways, with a length of greater…
TSB reiterates call for voice and video recorders on board all locomotives in Canada
November 23, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada needs a law requiring on-board cab voice and video recordings in locomotives, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested Tuesday. “On-board voice and video recorders on locomotives would help advance railway safety,” TSB stated in a tweet, reiterating an…
TSB finds ‘absence of thermal protection’ in flammable liquid tank car contributed to fire after Saskatchewan freight train derailment
November 18, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterTransportation Safety Board of Canada is warning of a “continued risk” of flammable liquid spills, when tank cars derail, if new standards recommended in 2014 are not “fully implemented in a timely manner.”TSB released Wednesday a report into an investigation…