Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 (SOR/2015-26)

Marginal note:Designation of executive

• 8 (1) A railway company must designate an executive who is responsible for the operations and activities of the railway company to be accountable for the extent to which the requirements of the safety management system are met, including its effectiveness in achieving the highest level of safety in its railway operations.

• Marginal note:Notice to Minister

  (2) The railway company must provide the Minister with the name of the accountable executive as soon as possible after he or she has been designated.

• Marginal note:Declaration to the Minister

  (3) The railway company must ensure that, within 30 days after the day on which it designates an accountable executive, the accountable executive provides the Minister with a signed declaration accepting accountability for the extent to which the requirements of the safety management system have been met.

• Marginal note:Designation of managers

  (4) The railway company may, in its safety management system, permit the accountable executive to designate one or more persons to develop and implement one or more of the processes required by this Part. A designated person must occupy a management position within the railway company that includes responsibilities relevant to the process or processes and the authority to make decisions with respect to that process or those processes.

• Marginal note:Annual update

  (5) If the accountable executive designates a person under subsection (4), the accountable executive must ensure that the person reports to him or her, on an annual basis, with respect to

  • (a) any problems following the procedures or implementing the plans and methods, and the manner in which those problems have been or are being resolved or, if applicable, the reasons why they have not been or are not being resolved; and

  • (b) the effectiveness of the procedures, plans and methods in contributing to the improvement of the safety of the railway company’s operations.