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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.…
Water level detectors in all below-waterline compartments should be mandatory for large fishing vessels: TSB
April 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMore than 26 years after the fatal sinking of a leaking fishing vessel north of Nova Scotia, the federal government has still not mandated water level detectors on all large fishing vessels, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned this…
Transportation Safety Board calls on aviation firms to have “clearly defined” go-around policies
April 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCommercial aviation firms are at increased risk if they do not have a “clearly defined go-around policy” during approach and landing, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in a report released Thursday, the same day the agency announced a…
Transportation Safety Board calls for ‘clear standards limiting’ airplane approaches and landings in thunderstorms
April 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterUnless Canadian airports have systems that alert air crew to wind shear, aircraft “may be exposed to the risk of approach-and-landing accidents,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned in a recent investigation report. TSB released Tuesday an investigation report…
TSB reiterates recommendation to require all fishing vessels have anti-exposure worksuits or survival suits
March 24, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe federal agency responsible for investigating boating accidents reiterated this week a warning that many small fishing vessels are permitted to operate in cold waters without anti-exposure worksuits or survival suits. In March, 2016, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada…
Using air brakes alone increases risk of runaway trains: TSB
March 22, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThere has been an increase, since 2014, in the number of uncontrolled movements of rail cars, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned Wednesday. TSB released Wednesday a report into an incident in 2016 in which a tank car rolled…
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…