Watchlist
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s (TSB) Watchlist identifies the key safety issues that need to be addressed to make Canada’s transportation system even safer.
These issues are supported by investigation reports, Board safety concerns and recommendations. Some of them have been on the Watchlist since 2010, and all of them require a concerted effort from the regulator and industry stakeholders to resolve.
Watchlist
Runway incursions
Runway incursions lead to an ongoing risk of aircraft colliding with other aircraft or vehicles.
Runway overruns
Runway overruns have been on the Watchlist since 2010, and continue to pose a risk to people, property, and the...
Commercial fishing safety
Despite years of attention, unsafe conditions continue to put thousands of Canadian commercial fish harvesters...
Not following signal indications
Train crews do not consistently recognize and follow railway signal indications.
Safety management
Some transportation operators in the air, marine, and rail sectors are not managing their safety risks effectively.
Fatigue management
Fatigue continues to pose a risk to safety in air, marine, and rail transportation because of its potential to impact...
Substance use: an emerging safety issue
Substance use in the marine and rail industries is an emerging safety issue on the Watchlist.
Regulatory surveillance
Transport Canada’s (TC) regulatory surveillance, which includes inspections to verify compliance and audits to...