Railway safety inspectors have the power to act when they find a safety threat during inspections. This power is found under subsection 31(1) of the Railway Safety Act (RSA).
A threat means a hazard or condition that could reasonably be expected to develop into a situation that could cause injuries to a person, or damage could be caused to property or the environment.
A Notice is used to inform a railway company or a person that a threat was found and explains the reasons for it. The Notice is then sent to the company, or person, who becomes responsible to act and mitigate the threat.
Below is a list of Notices that have been issued since April 1, 2020.
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| Date | Region | Location | Railway Company or Person | Hazard or Condition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 2021-08-19 |
Prairie and Northern | Flin Flon Subdivision | Hudson Bay Railway (HBR) | The frequency of track unit collisions and similar incidents creates a situation that could cause injury or damage. |
| View | 2020-05-05 |
Prairie and Northern | Aberdeen Subdivision | Canadian National Railway (CN) | CN’s locomotive Distributed Power (DP) software allows a remote-controlled locomotive to operate independently from a train consist when operating procedures are not correctly followed. Currently, there are no safeguards in place to detect, prevent, or notify a locomotive engineer of an unintended DP locomotive operation if a task is missed in CN’s DP locomotive set out procedure. There is a risk that the unintentional operation of an unattended DP locomotive could result in a collision and/or a derailment, causing injuries and damage to the equipment or the environment. |