A recent amendment to the Railway Safety Act mandates the installation of locomotive video and voice recorders and not everyone […]
Category: Transport Canada Alerts
May 16, 2017: Canada’s Railways Support Mandatory Installation of Locomotive Voice and Video Recorders
Voice and video recorders will soon be installed on locomotives in Canada. Despite the privacy concerns of railroad employees, TSB […]
February 16, 2017: TSB Calls for Strategies to Reduce Severity of Dangerous Goods Derailments
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is recommending Transport Canada develop strategies to reduce the severity of derailments that involve […]
February 1, 2017: WHMIS 2015 — New Hazardous Products Regulations Requirements for Canada
Canada has made some changes to the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) to align more closely with the Globally […]
July 26, 2016: Canada Speeds Up Deadline on DOT-111 Tank Cars
On July 25, 2016, The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced Canada will begin phasing out DOT-111 tank cars as […]
June 6, 2016: Transport Canada Issues Protective Direction 37
The Minister of Transport has issued Protective Direction 37, which will require retrofitted TC/DOT-111 tank cars to include top-fitting protection. […]
July 29, 2015: Transport Canada Approves New Rules For Securing Trains
Transport Canada has approved new rules regarding securement measures in an effort to prevent runaway trains. The new rules, which are in […]
June 30, 2015: Canada Makes Changes to Air Cargo Screening
Transport Canada has made changes to the air cargo screening process in an effort to make it more efficient. The new […]
June 22, 2015: Charges Laid In Connection With Lac-Mégantic Train Derailment
Transport Canada has laid criminal charges on six former Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MM&A) employees in connection with the […]
June 18, 2015: Canada’s Safe and Accountable Rail Act Has Received Royal Assent
Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Transport, announced today that the Safe and Accountable Rail Act has received Royal Assent. The […]
