Transportation Safety Board of Canada

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB, French Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada ( BST) ) official long- term Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (French Bureau canadien d' enquête sur les accidents de transport et de la sécurité des transports ) is the authority of the Canadian government, which is responsible for transportation safety in Canada. It investigates accidents and makes recommendations for three modes of transport ( = " modes " ) and a transport system: aviation, railways, waterways and pipelines. Their recommendations are not binding; affected by the recommendation authorities are obliged to issue a written opinion within 90 days of receipt.

The TSB reports to the President of the Canadian Privy Council and the Parliament of Canada.

History of TSB

The TSB was created by the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, which was adopted on 29 March 1990. This law was a response to a number of serious accidents; the Canadian government saw a need for an independent, non -modal cross- examination authority. The headquarters of the Authority shall be in Gatineau (Quebec province). The TSB is - like, for example, the Federal Court - largely independent of other government organizations.

The first major case in which the TSB was active, was the crash of Swissair Flight 111 on September 2, 1998. A McDonnell Douglas MD -11 crashed on this day after an electrical fire in the Atlantic, and all 229 people on board died. The TSB laid on 27 March 2003 at the latest, the creation cost 57 million Canadian dollars.

The TSB has five members (as of August 2012):

  • Wendy A. Tadros
  • Kathy Fox
  • John Clarkson
  • Joseph Hincke

Are functions of the TSB

  • Independent investigations lead (this may include public hearings take place ) to learn from incidents ( " occurrences " ) and accidents and to identify cause- effect relationships;
  • Recognize and identify safety deficiencies and imperfections;
  • Make recommendations on how to reduce or eliminate them;
  • Report publicly on investigations and findings.

The TSB assists other similar authorities (eg, the National Transportation Safety Board in the U.S. ) for inspections.

Others

Before 1990 there were in Canada, the Canadian Aviation Safety Board.

In Germany there is no intermodal authority as the TSB. There are

  • The Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
  • The Federal Supervisory Authority for Air Navigation
  • The Federal Office for Goods Transport
  • The Federal Highway Research Institute
  • The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, the Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty and other

Canada is the second largest country in the world; the country has nearly 10 million km ² of land. It is sparsely populated ( 3.4 inhabitants per km ²). Therefore transport and traffic are very important for Canada. The climate in Canada ( long cold winters and short hot summers ) places high demands on the traffic and transport.

The TSB are reported annually in approximately four million flight hours in commercial aviation Approximately 250 aviation accidents and 800 flight incidents.

President

  • Benoît Bouchard 1996-2001
  • Camille Thériault 2001-2002
  • Charles H. Simpson 2002-2005 ( acting )
  • Wendy Tadros 2005-2006 provisionally, officially since 2006
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