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Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 58
Scope and frequency 58 (1) A local railway company must conduct an audit of its safety management system every three years to evaluate (a) the extent to which the requirements related to each process have been implemented; and (b) the extent to which the procedures and methods developed by the local railway company are effective in improving the level of safety of its railway operations. Audit plan (2) The local railway company must include, in its safety management system, an audit plan that (a) defines the scope of each audit; (b) indicates the evaluation criteria to be applied; (c) specifies the method to be used in conducting each evaluation; and (d) sets out the schedule for evaluating each process.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 59
Audit report 59 (1) A local railway company must prepare an audit report that includes the findings of the audit. Accountable executive (2) The accountable executive must sign the audit report to attest to his or her acceptance of the report.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 60
Action plan 60 (1) A local railway company must prepare an action plan setting out the action to be taken to address each finding in the audit report that it identifies as a deficiency in its safety management system. Approval of action plan (2) The accountable executive must sign the action plan to acknowledge that he or she approves it.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 61
Review, analysis and evaluation 61 (1) A local railway company must keep a record of the factors taken into account in, and the results of, (a) the annual review of its safety policy; (b) each analysis conducted under section 47 ; and (c) each evaluation conducted under subsection 52 (2). Date (2) The record referred to in subsection (1) must include the date on which the review, analysis or evaluation was undertaken.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 62
Communication 62 For each instance in which a local railway company communicates with its employees in accordance with this Division, the local railway company must keep a record of the date and subject matter of the communication and the manner in which it was carried out.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 63
Specified documents 63 A local railway company must keep the following records: (a) the documentation relating to each risk assessment conducted under section 49 ; (b) the written description and written explanation referred to in section 55 ; (c) the annual report referred to in subsection 57 (3); (d) the audit plan referred to in subsection 58 (2); (e) the signed audit report referred to in section 59 ; and (f) the approved action plan referred to in section 60 .
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 64
Duration 64 A local railway company must keep the records referred to in sections 61 to 63 for six years after the day on which they are created.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 65
Filing with the Minister 65 A local railway company must, at the request of the Minister, file with the Minister (a) an up-to-date copy of the index referred to in subsection 41 (1); (b) the targets and initiatives referred to in subsection 54 (1) for the current calendar year; (c) the written description and written explanation referred to in section 55 ; (d) the latest annual report referred to in subsection 57 (3); and (e) the latest signed audit report referred to in section 59 .
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 66
Notification and filing 66 A local railway company that proposes to make a change referred to in paragraph 49 (1)(b) or (c) must, before making the change, notify the Minister of the change and must, at the request of the Minister, file with the Minister the documentation relating to the risk assessment that it conducted with respect to the change.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 67
Local railway company — non-main track 67 This Division applies to a local railway company that operates railway equipment exclusively on non-main track.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 68
Processes 68 A local railway company must develop and implement a safety management system that includes (a) a process with respect to a safety policy; (b) a process for ensuring compliance with regulations, rules and other instruments; (c) a process for identifying safety concerns; (d) a risk assessment process; and (e) a process for implementing and evaluating remedial action.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 69
Index 69 (1) A local railway company must keep an up-to-date index of all the processes referred to in section 68 that it has implemented. Content of index (2) The index must indicate the date of the last revision of the local railway company’s safety policy and must indicate, for each process, (a) the procedures and methods required by this Division that are associated with the process, and the date of their last revision; and (b) the position in the local railway company that has responsibility for the development and implementation of the process, procedures and methods.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 70
Procedures and methods 70 Every procedure and method required by this Division must be in writing and must indicate the date of its last revision.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 71
Safety policy 71 (1) A local railway company must include, in its safety management system, a written safety policy that reflects the local railway company’s commitment to promoting railway safety. The policy must be approved and signed by an executive who is responsible for the operations and activities of the local railway company. Annual review (2) The local railway company must ensure that its safety policy is reviewed annually. Communication (3) The local railway company must communicate its safety policy, and any changes to the policy, to its employees.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 72
List of instruments 72 (1) A local railway company must include, in its safety management system, a list of the following instruments relating to railway safety: (a) any regulations made under the Act that apply to the local railway company and that are in force; (b) any rules approved or established by the Minister under section 19 of the Act that apply to the local railway company and that are in force; (c) any exemptions granted under section 22 or 22.1 of the Act that apply to the local railway company and that are in effect; (d) any notices sent to the local railway company under section 31 of the Act that contain an order and that are in effect; and (e) any documents in effect by which the Minister has ordered the local railway company to do or to not do something, including a ministerial order issued under section 32 of the Act and an emergency directive sent under section 33 of the Act. Date and subject matter (2) The list of instruments must include (a) in the case of a rule, the date on which it was approved or established; and (b) in the case of an exemption, a notice, or a document referred to in paragraph (1)(e), the date and subject matter. Update (3) The local railway company must keep the list of instruments up to date and must indicate the date of its last revision.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 73
Procedures 73 A local railway company must include, in its safety management system, a procedure for (a) reviewing and updating the list of instruments referred to in subsection 72 (1); and (b) verifying compliance with (i) the requirements of the regulations, rules, and notices and documents containing an order, that are referred to in the list of instruments, and (ii) the terms of the exemptions referred to in the list of instruments.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 74
Analyses 74 A local railway company must, on a continual basis, conduct analyses of its railway operations to identify safety concerns, including any trends, any emerging trends or any repetitive situations. The analyses must, at a minimum, be based on (a) any reports of accidents; (b) any internal documentation relating to accidents; (c) any reports of injuries; (d) the results of any inspections conducted by the local railway company or by a railway safety inspector; (e) any reports of contraventions or safety hazards that are received by the local railway company from its employees; (f) any complaints relating to safety that are received by the local railway company; (g) any data that is accessible to the local railway company from safety monitoring technologies; and (h) the findings of any audit reports.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 75
Procedure 75 A local railway company must include, in its safety management system, a procedure for conducting the analyses referred to in section 74 .
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 76
Risk assessment 76 (1) A local railway company must conduct a risk assessment in the following circumstances: (a) when it identifies a safety concern in its railway operations as a result of the analyses conducted under section 74 ; (b) when it proposes to begin transporting dangerous goods, or to begin transporting dangerous goods different from those it already transports; or (c) when a proposed change to its railway operations, including a change set out below, may affect the safety of the public or personnel or the protection of property or the environment: (i) the introduction or elimination of a technology, or a change to a technology, (ii) an increase in the volume of dangerous goods it transports, (iii) a change to the route on which dangerous goods are transported, or (iv) a change affecting personnel, including an increase or decrease in the number of employees or a change in their responsibilities or duties. Components (2) The risk assessment must (a) describe the circumstances that triggered the requirement to conduct the risk assessment; (b) identify and describe the risks associated with those circumstances; (c) identify the factors taken into account in the risk assessment, including the persons who may be affected and whether property or the environment is affected; (d) indicate, for each risk, the likelihood that the risk will occur and the severity of its consequences; (e) identify the risks that require remedial action; and (f) identify the remedial action for each of those risks.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 77
Communication 77 A local railway company must communicate the risks identified as requiring remedial action, and the remedial action to be implemented, to the employees of the local railway company who are affected by any of the circumstances referred to in subsection 76 (1).
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 78
Procedure and method 78 A local railway company must include, in its safety management system, (a) a procedure for identifying the risks that require remedial action, taking into account, for each risk, the likelihood that the risk will occur and the severity of its consequences; and (b) a method for evaluating the level of risk, taking into account the likelihood that a risk will occur and the severity of its consequences.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 79
Remedial action — implementation 79 (1) A local railway company must implement remedial action with respect to the risks that it has identified in its risk assessment as requiring remedial action. Remedial action — evaluation (2) The local railway company must evaluate the effectiveness of the remedial action in reducing or eliminating the risks.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 80
Procedures 80 A local railway company must include, in its safety management system, (a) a procedure for selecting the remedial action to be implemented; and (b) a procedure for implementing the remedial action and evaluating its effectiveness.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 81
Review, analysis and evaluation 81 (1) A local railway company must keep a record of the factors taken into account in, and the results of, (a) the annual review of its safety policy; (b) each analysis conducted under section 74 ; and (c) each evaluation conducted under subsection 79 (2). Date (2) The record referred to in subsection (1) must include the date on which the review, analysis or evaluation was undertaken.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 82
Communication 82 For each instance in which a local railway company communicates with its employees in accordance with this Division, the local railway company must keep a record of the date and subject matter of the communication and the manner in which it was carried out.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 83
Risk assessment 83 A local railway company must keep the documentation relating to each risk assessment conducted under section 76 .
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 84
Duration 84 A local railway company must keep the records referred to in sections 81 to 83 for three years after the day on which they are created.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 85
Filing with the Minister 85 A local railway company must, at the request of the Minister, file with the Minister an up-to-date copy of the index referred to in subsection 69 (1).
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 86
Notification and filing 86 A local railway company that proposes to make a change referred to in paragraph 76 (1)(b) or (c) must, before making the change, notify the Minister of the change and must, at the request of the Minister, file with the Minister the documentation relating to the risk assessment that it conducted with respect to the change.
Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 — 90
April 1, 2015 90 These Regulations come into force on April 1, 2015.
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations
Whereas, pursuant to section 66.1 of the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act a , the Minister of Health has caused a copy of the proposed Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations to be laid before each House of Parliament, substantially in the annexed form;
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations
Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to section 66 of the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act a , makes the annexed Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations .
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act . ( Loi ) common-law partner , in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year. ( conjoint de fait ) scientific research means the following types of systematic investigation or research that are carried out in a field of science or technology by means of controlled activities: (a) basic research, when the controlled activities are conducted for the advancement of scientific knowledge without a specific practical application; (b) applied research, when the controlled activities are conducted for the advancement of scientific knowledge with a specific practical application; and (c) experimental development, when the controlled activities are conducted to achieve scientific or technological advancement for the purpose of creating new — or improving existing — materials, products, processes or devices. ( recherche scientifique )
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations
Act means the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act . ( Loi )
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations
common-law partner , in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year. ( conjoint de fait )
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — (a)
scientific research means the following types of systematic investigation or research that are carried out in a field of science or technology by means of controlled activities: (a) basic research, when the controlled activities are conducted for the advancement of scientific knowledge without a specific practical application; (b) applied research, when the controlled activities are conducted for the advancement of scientific knowledge with a specific practical application; and (c) experimental development, when the controlled activities are conducted to achieve scientific or technological advancement for the purpose of creating new — or improving existing — materials, products, processes or devices. ( recherche scientifique )
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — 2
Period during which licence in effect — factors 2 (1) When determining the period during which a licence is in effect, the Minister must take the following factors into consideration: (a) the history of the applicant’s compliance, during the previous 10 years, with the provisions of the Act and the regulations, the Department of Health Act , the Human Pathogens Importation Regulations , the Health of Animals Act and the Health of Animals Regulations ; (b) the risks associated with the controlled activities authorized by the licence; and (c) any other factor that is relevant to the protection of the health, safety or security of the public. Maximum period (2) The maximum period during which a licence may be in effect is the following: (a) five years, if the licence authorizes controlled activities in respect of (i) a human pathogen that falls into Risk Group 2, (ii) a prion that falls into Risk Group 3, or (iii) a toxin that is not prescribed under section 10; (b) three years, if the licence authorizes controlled activities in respect of a human pathogen that falls into Risk Group 3 — other than a prion — or a toxin that is prescribed under section 10; or (c) one year, if the licence authorizes controlled activities in respect of a human pathogen that falls into Risk Group 4. Renewal (3) The Minister may renew a licence on application of the licence holder, for further periods set out in subsection (2), if the requirements in subsections 18(1) to (1.2) of the Act are met. 2026, c. 3, s. 446
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — 3
Condition on issuance — risk management plan 3 If the applicant for a licence is a person who intends to carry out scientific research, the Minister must, before issuing the licence, determine that the person has developed a plan that sets out administrative measures for managing and controlling biosafety and biosecurity risks during the period in which the licence is in effect.
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — 5
Notification to licence holder and biological safety officer 5 A person who is conducting controlled activities authorized by a licence must notify the licence holder and the biological safety officer, in writing, whenever they intend to do any of the following: (a) increase the virulence or pathogenicity of a human pathogen; (b) increase the communicability of a human pathogen; (c) increase the resistance of a human pathogen to preventive or therapeutic treatments; or (d) increase the toxicity of a toxin.
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — 6
Notice to Minister before making change 6 (1) A licence holder must — if their licence authorizes controlled activities in respect of a human pathogen that falls into Risk Group 3 or Risk Group 4 or in respect of a prescribed toxin — notify the Minister before they make any change to the physical structure of the facility, to any equipment or to the standard operating procedures that could affect biocontainment. Notice to Minister after name change (2) A licence holder must notify the Minister, in writing, within a reasonable time after they make any change to their name. Notice to the Minister — risk reduction (3) If a human pathogen for which controlled activities are authorized by a licence is modified to the extent that it poses a lower risk to the health of individuals or to public health, the licence holder must, without delay, notify the Minister. 2026, c. 3, s. 448
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — 7
Section 32 of Act 7 A licence holder must, when informing the Minister under section 32 of the Act of a decision to prohibit the holder of a security clearance from having access to the facility to which the licence applies, include their reasons for the decision.
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — 8
Qualifications 8 A biological safety officer must have the following qualifications: (a) knowledge of microbiology appropriate to the risks associated with the controlled activities authorized by the licence, attained through a combination of education, training and experience; (b) knowledge of the provisions of the Act and the regulations and any applicable federal or provincial legislation; and (c) knowledge of the applicable biosafety and biosecurity policies, standards and practices appropriate to the risks associated with the controlled activities authorized by the licence.
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — 9
Functions 9 (1) A biological safety officer has the following functions: (a) verify the accuracy and completeness of licence applications; (b) communicate with the Minister on behalf of the licence holder; (c) promote and monitor compliance with the provisions of the Act and the regulations, with the licence and with the applicable biosafety and biosecurity standards by, among other things, (i) arranging for and documenting appropriate training related to applicable biosafety and biosecurity policies, standards and practices for all persons who conduct controlled activities authorized by the licence, (ii) informing the Minister, without delay, of all occurrences of inadvertent possession that they are informed of under paragraph 4 (1)(f), (iii) informing the Minister, without delay, of every situation that they are informed of under subsection 4 (2), (iv) conducting periodic inspections and biosafety audits and reporting the findings to the licence holder, and (v) informing the licence holder in writing of any non-compliance by a person conducting controlled activities authorized by the licence that is not being corrected by that person after they have been made aware of it; (d) assist in the development and maintenance of the licence holder’s biosafety manual and standard operating procedures related to biosafety and biosecurity; and (e) assist with internal investigations of incidents described in subsection 12(1) or (2), or section 13 or 14, of the Act or of any incident that results in a failure of or compromise to biocontainment. Power to require records to be provided (2) A biological safety officer may require any person who conducts controlled activities authorized by the licence to provide them with any records that are necessary to assist them in carrying out their functions.
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations — 10
Registry and List 10 (1) The following human pathogens and toxins are prescribed for the purposes of the Act: (a) human pathogens that fall into Risk Group 3 or Risk Group 4 and that are on the common control list entitled List of Human and Animal Pathogens and Toxins for Export Control , published by the Australia Group, as amended from time to time, except for (i) Duvenhage virus, Rabies virus and other members of the Lyssavirus genus, (ii) Vesicular stomatitis virus, and (iii) Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; and (b) toxins that (i) are on that List and listed in the registry, and (ii) are present in a part of a facility in a quantity that is equal to or greater than the minimum quantity at which, in the opinion of the Minister, they pose a moderate to high risk to the health, safety or security of the public due to a reasonable risk of intentional use as a biological weapon. (2) [Repealed, 2026, c. 3, s. 449] 2026, c. 3, s. 449