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| Title | Description | Type | Approved | Published |
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| Guideline on Submitting a Proposed Rule or a Revision to a Rule under the Railway Safety Act | The purpose of this Guideline is: • To promote the spirit of collaboration and to confirm the willingness of the parties to work in an open cooperative fashion with the intent to improve the rule-making process. • To outline the processes that the various parties have agreed to follow when requesting or formulating rules. • To clarify the process to be followed when a railway company formulates and files proposed rules with the Minister, whether in response to an Order from the Minister or on its own initiative, for the Minister's consideration and possible approval; and, • To clarify the information and documentation that a railway company should provide to substantiate their proposal and assist the Minister in determining whether the proposal would be conducive to safe railway operations by the railway company. |
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| Standards Respecting Railway Clearance | This Standard is intended to ensure the respect of railway clearance and shall apply on all tracks owned or operated on by a railway company. | Standard | ||
| Engineering Standards for “Walk Light” Grade Crossing Warning | These engineering standards provide the design requirements for Walk Light grade crossing warning systems to be used at restricted grade crossings. | Standard | ||
| Railway Signal & Traffic Control Systems Standards | These standards are intended to ensure that railway signal and traffic control systems are installed, modified and maintained in a safe manner. These standards apply to railway companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Minister of Transport pursuant to the Railway Safety Act (RSA). | Standard | ||
| Standards Respecting Pipeline Crossings Under Railways | These standards are intended to ensure that pipeline crossings under Railways are installed, renewed and maintained in a safe manner. These standards apply to Railway Companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Minister of Transport pursuant to the Railway Safety Act. | Standard | ||
| Rules for the Installation, Inspection & Testing of Air Reservoirs (Other than on Locomotives) | These rules prescribe the standards for installation, inspection, testing and reporting of stationary and portable air reservoirs except those on locomotives. In effect: December 5, 1994 |
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| Railway Passenger Car Inspection & Safety Rules | These rules prescribe the minimum safety standards for passenger cars in trains at speeds not exceeding 125 mph (200 km/h). In effect: November 8, 2001 |
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| Railway Rules Governing Safety Critical Positions | These rules define “Safety Critical Positions” and prescribe records to be kept by companies in regard to safety critical positions. In effect: September 14, 2000 |
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| Rail Safety Bulletins Bulletin: 2012-001 | Second Train Event Warning Sign | Bulletin | ||
| Rail Safety Bulletins 2013 | Bridges and Culverts – Mitigating Risk During and After Severe Weather | Bulletin |