Guide for Developing, Implementing and Enhancing
Railway Safety Management Systems
December 2010
Description: The 2010 edition of the Guide,
along with its two annexes: Annex 1 - Best
Practices, and Annex 2 - Best Practices for
Small Railways were drafted through the
collaborative efforts of the Railway Safety Act
review SMS Working Group. The Working Group,
which included representatives of Transport
Canada, railway companies, railway unions,
provinces and the Railway Association of Canada,
was formed in 2008 to respond to recommendations
17, 18 and 24 of the 2007 Railway Safety Act
Review, concerning the implementation of SMS.
Fatigue Management Plans: Requirements and
Assessment Guidelines
September 2010
Description: This document provides detailed
recommendations for developing fatigue
management plans, and includes guidelines for
assessing the quality of those plans.
No. 12: Blue Flag Guide for Mechanical Employees
(pdf 54kb)
(Effective April 1, 2010 )
Canadian Railway Medical Rules Handbook (pdf
1mb)
Revised: December 2011
Description: This handbook was designed to
provide Canadian railway companies and medical
service providers with the information necessary
to implement the Railway Medical Rules for
Positions Critical to Safe Railway Operations
(Railway Medical Rules and Railway Rules
Governing Safety Critical Positions).
Qs & A's on the Conversion of Railway Radio
Communication to Narrowband Technology. (pdf
34kb)
Version: June 2009
Description: The following Q&A is designed to
address general concerns about the transition to
narrowband.
Guide to Railway Charges for Crossing
Maintenance and Construction (pdf 188kb)
Version: July 2008
Description: This Guide to Railways Charges for
Crossing Maintenance and Construction, formerly
known as "Schedule A Directives", is effective
as of July 1, 2008. It provides a third-party
assessment of rail costs. This guide may be used
by Canadian federally-regulated railways when
charging for work performed at crossings,
crossing warning systems, or for any other
crossing-related work either agreed to by the
parties or authorized by an order of the Agency.
The rates contained in that document are
developed from Class I railway accounting data
and might not be suitable for regional and
shortline railways
No. 13: Recommended Practices for Manual
Protection of Highway/Railway Grade Crossings (pdf
378kb)
MC-3: Steam Locomotive Inspection, Maintenance,
and Operating Standards (pdf 502kb)
No. 2: Settlement of Car Hire Between Canadian
Railways (pdf 6kb)
No. 3: General Instructions for Handling
Perishable Traffic (pdf 16kb)
No. 4: Suggested Overhead Charges on Direct
Labour (pdf 7kb)
Description: Suggested Overhead Charges on
Direct Labour
No. 5: Procedures Governing the Application for
Authority to Use Privately Owned Specialty
Covered Hopper Cars on Canadian Lines (pdf 7kb)
No. 6: Passenger Train Handling - Safety &
Emergency Procedures (pdf 37kb)
No. 9: Canadian Radio Frequency Assignment (pdf
8kb)
No. 10: Guidelines for the Submission of Radio
Authorization Requests to the Railway
Association of Canada (pdf 48kb)
No. 11: Safe Securement of Railway Equipment (pdf
28kb)
DG-1: Instructions for the Safe Handling of
Railway Cars Loaded with Dangerous Goods Delayed
in Transit on Railway Property (pdf 78kb)
DG-2: Instructions for the Transfer Of Dangerous
Goods in Bulk on Railway Property (pdf 97kb)
DG-3: Recommended Practices for the Handling of
Rail Incidents Involving Dangerous Goods (pdf
34kb)
DG-4: Guidelines for handling non-compliant cars
containing Dangerous Goods (loads and residues)
(pdf 46kb)
