Audit of Safety Management Practices at CN (phase 2) (PDF)

Final Report: Audit of Safety Management Practices at CN (Phase 2 of Transport Canada Action Plan to Address CN Safety Issues)Updated: June 12, 2006Table of Contents PageExecutive Summary …………………………………………………………………… 11. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………… 41.1 Background..………………………………………………………………………….. 41.2 Objectives……………………………………………………………………………... 41.3 Scope………………………………………………………………………………….. 51.4 Audit Conduct…………………………………………………………………………. 61.5 Format of Report………………………………………………………………………. 82. Summary of Audit Findings ………………………………………………………… 92.1 Safety Management Practices………………………………………………………… 92.2 Status of CN Corrective Actions to Phase 1 Targeted Inspection Activity…………… 133. Findings by CN Process Examined ………………………………………………… 15APPENDICESA. Railway Safety Management System RegulationsEXECUTIVE SUMMARYFollowing high-profile derailments in August 2005, Transport Canada’s (TC) Rail Safety Directorate developed a two-phased Action Plan to assess overall compliance and safety issues of Canadian National Railway (CN). Phase 1 of the Action Plan comprised an analysis of relevant data to examine safety trends and issues at CN, and, targeted safety inspections of CN operations betweenAugust 22 and September 16, 2005 to determine the railway’s level of compliance with applicable safety requirements.A Draft Phase 1 Report dated November 26, 2005 was prepared and submitted to CN. Comments from the company were received on December 16, ...