Yes. The new regulations came into force on April 1 and laid out in much more detail the requirements of a safety management system, including the elements that class 1 federal railways need to comply with. They include things like accountability. As was mentioned earlier, for the first time the railway company is required to identify an accountable executive responsible for anything related to safety management systems who the department could communicate with. Companies are required to have a safety policy in place and to demonstrate to Transport Canada that the policy has been developed and has been communicated to employees. As well, they have to ensure that mechanisms, processes, and procedures are in place to ensure compliance with rules, regulations, and the Railway Safety Act.
They are required to analyze what is happening in their company with regard to occurrences, so for any elements related to the slowing of trains, they have to look at the reasons some of the steps were taken. They need to do an analysis and demonstrate that they are managing those types of railway occurrences
They are also required to do risk assessments. Every time the railway company makes changes to its operations, it is required to conduct a risk assessment and, upon the request of the department, it is required to submit that risk assessment to the department.