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| Title | Description | Type | Approved | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Equipment Reflectorization Rules | These rules prescribe the minimum standards governing the specifications; the application; the inspection and maintenance of retroreflective material on railway equipment. In effect: December 17, 2019 |
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| Work/Rest Rules for Railway Operating Employees (2011) | These Rules define the requirements related to the hours of work and rest periods for employees who are in positions designated critical to safe railway operations. In effect: February 23, 2011 Important Note: The new Duty and Rest Period Rules November 25, 2020, version will gradually come into effect starting on November 25, 2021. |
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| Grade Crossings Regulations: what you need to know | Under the Grade Crossings Regulations, railway companies, road authorities and private authorities share responsibility for managing the safety at federally-regulated grade crossings. | Guideline | ||
| Technical Bulletin to Railway Companies: Locomotives Equipped with Roll-Away Protection | The purpose of this bulletin is to describe federal requirements pertaining to locomotives equipped with a safety control system with roll-away protection, under theRailway Locomotive Inspection and Safety Rules(Locomotive Rules). | Bulletin | ||
| Technical Bulletin to Railway Companies: Captive Service Operations | The purpose of this bulletin is to describe the federal requirements pertaining to freight cars operating in captive service under the Railway Freight Car Inspection and Safety Rules (Freight Car Rules) and clarify the filing requirements for captive service operations under the Rules. | Bulletin | ||
| Potential brake valve failures on cars in long term storage | This bulletin is being released following the issuance of a Transportation Safety Board Rail Safety Advisory Letter on July 19, 2018. The letter relates to an incident on January 10, 2018, where the crew of a Canadian National (CN) unit coal train lost control of its speed on the Luscar Industrial Spur near Cadomin, Alberta, while proceeding southward down the steep mountain grade. | Bulletin | ||
| Safety Management Systems Industry Guide | This guide describes regulatory objectives and provides explanations, guidance and examples to help railway companies and local railway companies develop and implement their railway safety management systems (SMS) to meet the requirements of the Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 (Regulations). | Guideline | ||
| Guideline for Remote Control Locomotive Operation | This guideline promotes industry best practices and provides federally regulated railways, and those providing services to railways, with guidance on the continued safe use of remote controllocomotives (RCLs). | Guideline | ||
| Apply to stop train whistling at a public grade crossing | Train whistling is an important way to keep drivers, cyclists and pedestrians safe. The Canadian Rail Operating Rules require all trains to whistle whenever they approach a public grade crossing. In some cases, train whistles bother people who live nearby. Municipalities may wish to stop the whistling to provide local residents with relief from the noise. |
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| Guideline - Engineering Work Relating To Railway Works (Section 11 - Railway Safety Act) | The intent of this Guide is to provide clarification on the requirements of section 11 of the Railway Safety Act (RSA). The Guide clarifies what types of work could relate to railway works and what could be considered as engineering work in the context of the RSA. | Guideline |