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Lac-Megantic: TSB finds Company Had 'Weak Safety Culture'
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Lac-Megantic: TSB finds Company Had 'Weak Safety Culture'
Transportation Safety Board report made public more than a year after
deadly train accident in Quebec
CBC News Posted: Aug 19, 2014 6:00 AM ET
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2014 12:00 AM ET
CBC.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/
lac-m%C3%A9gantic-tsb-finds-company-had-weak-safety-culture-1.2739921
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http://tinyurl.com/myvz2bp
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The Transportation Safety Board's report into the deadly train derailment
in Lac-Mantic, Que., in 2013 is calling for additional safety measures to
prevent runaway trains, as well as more thorough audits of safety
management systems.
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While the report said "no one individual, a single action or a single
factor" caused the derailment, it left no doubt about problems with the
train's owner Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA).
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"The TSB found MMA was a company with a weak safety culture that did not
have a functioning safety management system to manage risks," the agency
said.
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The report says railway rules require hand brakes alone to be capable of
holding a train, yet air brakes were left on during the hand brake test
the night of the disaster.
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"Without enough force from hand brakes, the train began rolling forward
downhill toward Lac-Mantic, just over seven miles [about 11 km] away."
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Among the problems identified at MMA were gaps in training, employee
monitoring and maintenance practices.
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The report also found that Transport Canada did not audit MMA often and
thoroughly enough to ensure safety procedures were being followed.
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Lac-Mantic Mayor Colette Roy Laroche said she hopes todays findings will
make rail transport safer.
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The publication of todays report wont erase the horrors of the tragedy. I
hope that all the elements of this report will bring us some peace but
also help us to look forward to a safer future, she said.
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Roy Laroche called on the government to take swift action and instill
tighter rules.
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We believe that the [governments response] is not enough yet. We are
calling for adequate regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods,
including better supervision and monitoring, and a thorough review of
safety measures so all residents of Lac-Mantic and the region and all
Quebecers and Canadians can feel safe.
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The TSBs report highlighted that Transport Canada didnt monitor the
railway often and thoroughly enough -- something Roy Laroche said shed
like to see change immediately.
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Topics Discussed in This Article:
18 factors contributed to disaster
Transport Canada oversight lacking
Federal government responds
Action needed 'immediately'
Report follows earlier recommendations
Transportation Safety Board recommendations
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