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Acts, regulations, policies, and international conventions

The TSB is guided by various industry standards, as well as policies created within the TSB to help ensure that investigations are conducted in a systematic, thorough, and unbiased manner.

Acts and regulations

The following acts, regulations, and by-laws are relevant to the work performed by the TSB:

  • Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act
    • Transportation Safety Board Regulations
    • Transportation Safety Board By-laws
  • Access to Information Act
  • Privacy Act
  • Railway Safety Act

TSB policies

  • Policy on representations on confidential draft reports
  • Policy on the dissemination of information to families, loved ones, and survivors
  • Policy on occurrence classification
  • Policy on the publication of occurrence data
  • Policy on visits to occurrence sites by Board Members
  • Policy on the handling of on-board recordings
  • Policy on the retention and disposal of physical items
  • Policy on safety communication products
  • Policy on interaction with stakeholders
  • Policy on the protection and use of witness statements

International conventions

  • Convention on International Civil Aviation (managed by the International Civil Aviation Organization)
  • International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) (managed by the International Maritime Organization)

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