Passenger Rail Transportation Security Regulations — 5
Security inspections 5 (1) For the purposes of this section, car means a piece of railway equipment that is used for passenger rail transportation and includes a baggage car, a dining car, a sleeping car, a lounge car, an observation car, the locomotive and any freight car that can be subjected to a walk-through inspection. Process (2) A passenger company must establish and document a process with respect to security inspections, including (a) a procedure for conducting security inspections; (b) a method for determining whether security has been compromised; (c) a method for determining whether additional security inspections are necessary if, having regard to the circumstances, security could be compromised; (d) a method for addressing the situation, if security has been compromised, before the train enters into service; and (e) a method for preventing unauthorized interference with the train after the inspection and until passengers board the train. Inspection (3) In order to ensure that there are no security concerns related to passenger rail transportation, a passenger company must ensure that security inspections consist of both a ground-level visual inspection of the exterior of the train and an inspection of the interior of each car and are carried out in accordance with the process set out in subsection (2). Time of inspection (4) The passenger company must ensure that a security inspection is carried out before the train enters service for the day. In all cases, the inspection must be carried out before passengers board the train. Additional inspections (5) The passenger company must ensure that additional security inspections are carried out after the train enters service for the day, if it is determined, in accordance with the method referred to in paragraph (2)(c), that they are necessary. Protection of train (6) When the security inspection is carried out before passengers board the train, the passenger company must ensure that the train is protected from unauthorized interference from the start of the security inspection until passengers board the train. Signs of tampering, suspicious objects and other things (7) If signs of tampering or the presence of a suspicious object or any other thing that raises security concerns is discovered during the security inspection, the passenger company must determine whether security has been compromised. Compromise of security (8) If it is determined that security has been compromised, the passenger company must ensure the situation is resolved before allowing the train to enter into service. Records (9) The passenger company must keep a record of each security inspection and ensure that the record contains the following information: (a) the time and date of the inspection; (b) the information identifying the train that was inspected; (c) the name of the person who conducted the inspection; (d) the details of any signs of tampering, suspicious objects or other things that raise security concerns; and (e) the measures taken to resolve the situation, if the company determined that security was compromised. Retention period (10) The passenger company must retain the record for three years after the day on which the security inspection is conducted.