Posts Categorized As: Transportation

Blog Post #1295 – Collision Highlights Issues

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2015)

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) Has highlighted two of its watchlist issues – following Railway signal indications and onboard video and voice recorders – in the wake of the release of its report on a train collision in May 2013.

Blog Post #1292 – Report Identifies Key Risks

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2015)

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) As highlighted safety issues that it says posed the greatest wrist Canada’s marine, rail and air transportation sectors.

Blog Post#1286 – Union Challenges New Ratios

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (October 2014)

The union representing more than 7000 Air Canada flight attendants is challenging a decision from the federal government to exempt the airline from maintaining the current ratio of one flight attendant for every 40 passenger seats.

Blog Post #1271 – Transit Firm Mulls Random Testing

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July 2017)

Metrolinx, the company that runs the GO Transit commuter system throughout the Greater Toronto area, as well as the Union Pearson Express (UP) trains from downtown Toronto to Toronto Pearson International Airport, is considering whether it should adopt random alcohol and drug testing for some of its employees.

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