A Canadian National Railway crude oil train derailed in Manitoba, Canada over the weekend. Thirty-seven cars derailed on a rancher’s […]
Category: TSB (Canada) Alerts
December 13, 2018: Canada’s TSB Reveals Cause of Fatal 2017 Derailment in British Columbia
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released the findings of its investigation into the fatal derailment near Woss, British […]
October 24, 2018: Host of errors blamed in Vancouver Island logging train derailment that claimed 3 lives
On April 20, 2017, three maintenance crew members were killed and two more were injured when a logging train derailed […]
August 29, 2018: Minister of Transport Issues Protective Direction No. 39
Marc Garneau, Canadian Minister of Transport, issued Protective Direction No. 39 on August 28, 2018. This Protective Direction will accelerate […]
September 4, 2018: Government of Canada announces funding to improve rail safety in Alberta
On August 27, 2018, Honorable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, announced that $3.3 million will be given to support […]
May 17, 2017: Union Claims Cameras on Trains Violates Workers’ Privacy
A recent amendment to the Railway Safety Act mandates the installation of locomotive video and voice recorders and not everyone […]
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 […]
August 14, 2014: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Plans News Conference Next Week on Lac-Megantic Derailment
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is holding a news conference on August 19 to release its investigation report from […]
