The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is recommending that Transport Canada work with the aviation industry and employee representatives to develop and implement requirements for a comprehensive substance abuse program to reduce the risk of impairment of persons while engaged in safety-sensitive functions. The details are in the investigation report (A15P0081) released into the fatal … Read more
In its investigation report (R16D0076), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that a lack of compliance with hand-signalling procedures and insufficient signalling equipment contributed to the August 2016 collision between a Canadian National Railway track unit and a tractor-trailer near Saint-Norbert, Quebec. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its investigation report (R15T0173) into the July 2015 uncontrolled movement of 91 cars which subsequently collided with and caused the derailment of an inbound train in the Canadian National Railway MacMillan Yard in Toronto, Ont. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada … Read more
In its investigation report, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that low altitude and the speed at which a private helicopter was flown caused it to crash into the Restigouche River after colliding with transmission cables in September 2016 near Flatlands, New Brunswick. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053. The Transportation Safety Board … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada deployed an investigator to Saint-Lazare, Quebec, to examine aircraft wreckage following an occurrence involving a small aircraft. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada deployed a team of investigators to the site of a Canadian National train derailment near Huxley, Alberta. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is conducting an investigation into the collision between a drone and a passenger aircraft that took place on approach to the Jean Lesage International Airport in Québec City on October 12, 2017. Call 819-994-8053.
In its investigation report (A16W0126), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada indicates that the absence of a company policy on landing with a specified minimum quantity of fuel was a key factor in a survey helicopter’s loss of power and collision with trees near Whitecourt, Alberta, in 2016. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
In its investigation report (M16C0036), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that the capsizing and sinking of the Ocean Uannaq tug off Montreal, Quebec in 2016 was due to a lack of formalized operating procedures and inadequate assessment of the safety risks associated with complex marine operations. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada deployed a team of investigators to Belledune, N.B., where the bulk carrier SBI Carioca ran aground this morning. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. Call 819-994-8053.
