• The air bag on-off switch decision.
• What if you, or another user of your vehicle is, not in one of the listed risk groups?
• Should a pregnant woman get an on-off switch?
• How do I get an air bag on-off switch?

The air bag on-off switch decision.

• Do I need an on-off switch if I buy or rent a vehicle with depowered bags?
• Will on-off switches be necessary in the future?

Do I need an on-off switch if I buy or rent a vehicle with depowered bags?

• If I turn "off" an air bag for someone at risk, what precautions should I take for others?
• If I turn "off" an air bag, will the seat belt provide enough protection?

If I turn "off" an air bag for someone at risk, what precautions should
I take for others?

1. Policy objective

1.1 This policy provides clarification on the process of detention order review by the Marine Technical Review Board (MTRB) as set out in the Vessel Detention Orders Review Regulations.

2. Policy statement

2.1 Applications for a review of a detention order submitted to the National Vice-Chair will be assigned to the Regional Vice-Chair for the region in which the application originated.

• How do air bag deaths occur?
• Do both children and adults face risk?

How do air bag deaths occur?

To perform well, an air bag must deploy quickly. The force is greatest in the first 8  cm after the air bag bursts through its cover and begins to inflate. Those 8  cm are the "risk zone." The force decreases as the air bag inflates farther.

• What is the safest way to ride in front of an air bag?
• How do I best protect children?
• What should teenagers and adults do to be safest on the passenger side?
• How do I stay safe when I am driving?
• Will following these safety tips guarantee that I will be safe in a crash?
• Are air bags the reason back seats are safer for children?

What is the safest way to ride in front o

• Who should consider deactivating their air bags?
• What is an on-off switch?
• What steps can you take to reduce air bag risk without installing an on-off switch?

Air bags are proven and effective safety devices. Between 1990 and 2000 inclusive, air bags saved about 300 lives in Canada. The number of lives saved increases each year, as air bags become more common in vehicles on our roads.

• Children less than 9 kg
• Children from about 9 to 18 kg
• Children more than 18 kg
• Children who meet following criteria

• Publications related to child safety

Safety and Security Group
Transport Canada

Labour Branch
Human Resources Development Canada

1 Policy objective

1.1 The objective of this policy is to provide clarification of the term "rigidly connected" as used in the Collision Regulations.

1.2 This will help ensure a common understanding and consistency in the application of the Collision Regulations in the case of a pushing vessel and a vessel being pushed ahead that are "rigidly connected" in a composite unit.