Scenario: SaFE

The Safety for Everyone (SaFE) program at Canadian Rails (CR) encourages peer-on-peer safety. SaFE observers provide positive and constructive feedback to peers during a shift. At-risk behaviours are discussed in confidence and corrected on the spot. General observations are noted by the SaFE observer and shared with supervisors for future analysis. Several weeks ago, CR experienced a train crash in which several employees were injured. Many employees are emotional and shocked that this occurred, as CR has extensive health and safety policies and practices to ensure public safety, and SaFE is only one of many health and safety initiatives. There have also been a high number of injuries of employees working in the Canadian Rails shipyards. Among them, it was found that a rail worker had received burns to his arms from chemicals leaking from a shipment of boxes. In addition, the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigation into the CR train crash found that some rail crew members in safety-critical positions regularly smoked cannabis between shifts.

1Please refer to Scenario SaFE. CR was charged with several safety offences, as they did not take all reasonable steps to avoid the train crash. What legal defence was required, which they could not prove?

Select one:

a. due process

b. reasonable cause

c. due diligence

d. shared defence

Question 44

2. Please refer to Scenario SaFE. What primary legal body regulates occupational health and safety at CR?

Select one:

a. provincial and regional health and safety legislation

b. federal health and safety legislation

c. Bill C45

d. Workers' Compensation Act