Search ends for crashed float plane in Labrador
August 14, 2019 Holly McKenzie-Sutter - THE CANADIAN PRESSJOHN’S, N.L. – The lengthy search for a downed float plane and its three missing passengers has been suspended, and officers who took part in the rescue effort have left the Labrador lake where the plane crashed last month, the…
Why Canada’s railway safety authority is concerned about winter tires on a bus
August 23, 2018 by Greg MeckbachFiguring out which tires should be used in winter is a risk management challenge for many school bus operators, a federal safety organization warned Wednesday. “If school bus operators do not have access to independent and objective assessments of winter…
Death rate on Canadian fishing vessels a ‘disturbing statistic,’ warns Transportation Safety Board
July 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe number of aviation accidents reported to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada during the year ending March 31 was nearly 20% lower than the 10-year average, but still “not enough has been done” to reduce the risk of collisions…
Safety management systems should be mandatory for all tug and barge operators: Transportation Safety Board of Canada
May 15, 2017 by Greg MeckbachThe federal transport department does not have an adequate inspection program for tug barge operations even though such operations can be riskier than conventional cargo-carrying vessels, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in a recent report. “Tug and barge…
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…
Poor condition of wood holding lag screws leads to platform collapse: TSB
December 7, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe fastening system of a wooden platform connecting the gangway of a passenger vessel to a dock had not been inspected since it was first installed five years ago, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Wednesday in an information…
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 releases proceedings on transportation safety summit
August 25, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterFlow of risk-related information in an organization depends in part on “effective safety management processes,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada noted in a release Thursday. TSB, which investigate incidents involving aviation, marine, rail and pipelines, announced Thursday the release…
Ottawa should require small fishing boats to have radios that automatically alert search-and-rescue: Transportation Safety Board
August 5, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada is reiterating a recommendation made 16 years ago that the federal government mandate emergency position indicating radio beacons “or other appropriate equipment” for small fishing vessels operating off the coast of Canada. In a…