The TSB is guided by various industry standards, as well as policies created within the TSB to help ensure that investigations are conducted in a systematic, thorough, and unbiased manner.
Acts and regulations
The following acts, regulations, and by-laws are relevant to the work performed by the TSB:
- Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act
- Access to Information Act
- Privacy Act
- Railway Safety Act
International conventions
- Convention on International Civil Aviation (managed by the International Civil Aviation Organization)
- International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) (managed by the International Maritime Organization)
TSB policies
- Policy on representations on confidential draft reports
- Policy on occurrence classification
- Policy on the publication of occurrence data
- Policy on visits to occurrence sites by Board Members
- Policy on the handling of on-board recordings
- Policy on the retention and disposal of physical items
- Policy on safety communication products
- Policy on interaction with stakeholders
- Policy on the protection and use of witness statements