Transportation Safety Board Regulations — 5
Report to Board 5 (1) The operator of the rolling stock, the operator of the track and any crew member that have direct knowledge of a railway occurrence must report the following railway occurrences to the Board: (a) a person is killed or sustains a serious injury as a result of (i) getting on or off or being on board the rolling stock, or (ii) coming into direct contact with any part of the rolling stock or its contents; (b) the rolling stock or its contents (i) are involved in a collision or derailment, (ii) sustain damage that affects the safe operation of the rolling stock, (iii) cause or sustain a fire or explosion, or (iv) cause damage to the railway that poses a threat to the safe passage of rolling stock or to the safety of any person, property or the environment; (c) a risk of collision occurs between rolling stock; (d) an unprotected main track switch or subdivision track switch is left in an abnormal position; (e) a railway signal displays a less restrictive indication than that required for the intended movement of rolling stock; (f) rolling stock occupies a main track or subdivision track, or track work takes place, in contravention of the Rules or any regulations made under the Railway Safety Act ; (g) rolling stock passes a signal indicating stop in contravention of the Rules or any regulations made under the Railway Safety Act ; (h) there is an unplanned and uncontrolled movement of rolling stock; (i) a crew member whose duties are directly related to the safe operation of the rolling stock is unable to perform their duties as a result of a physical incapacitation which poses a threat to the safety of persons, property or the environment; or (j) there is an accidental release on board or from a rolling stock which results in any of the events listed in subsection 8.4(2) of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations . Information in report (2) The report must contain the following information: (a) the train’s number, direction, tonnage, length and authorized speed; (b) the number of loaded cars and empty cars on each train and cut of cars; (c) the names of the operator of the rolling stock and the operator of the track; (d) the date and time of the occurrence; (e) the number of crew members, passengers and other persons involved in the occurrence and the number of those who were killed or sustained serious injuries as a result of the occurrence; (f) the number of rolling stock or intermodal platforms that are damaged or have derailed and their reporting marks; (g) for each rolling stock that is damaged or has derailed, whether the rolling stock is loaded, empty or contains residue; (h) for each damaged or derailed rolling stock a list of all the dangerous goods on board the rolling stock, including the shipping name or UN number of the dangerous goods; (i) if dangerous goods are released, (i) the shipping name or UN number of each dangerous good, (ii) the reporting marks of each rolling stock from which the dangerous goods were released, (iii) a brief description of each of the means of containment from which the dangerous goods were released, including the specification of the means of containment, (iv) a brief description of the condition of each of the means of containment from which the dangerous goods were released, (v) the quantity of the dangerous goods on board each rolling stock or in each means of containment prior to the occurrence, and (vi) the quantity of each dangerous good that is known or suspected to have been released; (j) the local weather conditions at the time of the occurrence and any climatic conditions such as snow, ice, wind, fog, dust and severe heat; (k) the location of the occurrence, including the mile, the subdivision and the track designation; (l) a description of the occurrence and the extent of any resulting damage to the environment and to the rolling stock, the railway and other property; (m) a description of any action taken or planned to protect persons, property and