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TSB recommendation for backup safety defences for rail signal indications ‘outstanding for over 10 years’
November 16, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated Tuesday a recommendation that Transport Canada and the rail industry “implement additional backup safety defences” in order to ensure train crew members recognize and follow block signals that govern train movements. On Nov.…
Two hurt in mid-flight as Porter Airlines plane evades suspected drone
November 14, 2016 Colin Perkel - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Two crew members of a Porter Airlines flight en route from Ottawa to Toronto were slightly injured Monday when a plane was forced to take evasive action to avoid a mid-flight collision with what is suspected to have…
‘No progress’ since 2010 of mandating safety management systems to “broader range” of aviation, marine companies: TSB
November 1, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSome firms in Canada’s marine and aviation sectors are allowed to operate with no formal safety management processes, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned Monday. “Safety management systems have not yet been mandated in all sectors of the transportation…
Transportation Safety Board of Canada warns risk of runway incursions ‘too high’
October 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated Monday its contention that the risk of collisions on runways involving airplanes is too high. TSB – a separate agency from Transport Canada that investigates incidents in aviation, marine, rail and pipelines –…
TSB reiterates call for expanded requirements for the use of cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders following Kelowna accident
October 18, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has reiterated its call for expanded requirements for the use of cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders following the Kelowna, B.C. accident that claimed the life of former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice…
TSB calls for implementation of voice and video recorders on locomotives in Canada
September 20, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is calling for the implementation of voice and video recorders on locomotives in Canada. The call follows the release of the TSB’s report on its safety study, Expanding the use of locomotive voice…
Broken rail led to 2015 train derailment and propane release in northwestern Ontario: TSB
August 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe complete failure of an already-cracked rail led to the January 2015 derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) freight train carrying dangerous goods near Nipigon, Ont., the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said in an investigation report released…
Toronto freight train derailment on ‘major link’ between Port of Montreal, Central Canada
August 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterA collision between two trains Sunday, about 2 kilometres northwest of the Ontario legislature building, on a freight track serving as a “major link” between Western Canada and the Port of Montreal, is under investigation. The Transportation Safety Board of…
Transportation Safety Board warns against ‘single layer of defence’ in managing aviation risk
August 18, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSome aviation firms “are not effectively managing their safety risks,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned Wednesday as it released a report into an incident near Montreal that injured a pilot and three passengers in a Beechcraft King Air…
Better collision warning systems needed at Canadian airports: Transportation Safety Board
August 17, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated this week its call for better procedures and warning systems to reduce the risk of collisions between airplanes and vehicles on the ground at airports. There is more than one runway incursion every…
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…
Transportation Safety Board investigating 12 marine incidents in Canada, attributes some deaths to lack of risk assessments
August 11, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThree weeks after it expressed concerns about the “safety culture” in Canada’s fishing community, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada noted Thursday it is investigating 12 marine incidents. TSB reported on Twitter it was investigating the occurrences “from coast to…