July 25, 2018 – TSB Reports on Fatigue in the Transportation Sector

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Fatigue in Transportation Forum

DECISIONS

  • Judicial Review – Penalty for Negligence – Friesen v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 FC 723
    Helicopter pilot fined $1,000 for negligence and “likely to endanger the life or property of any person” for sliding helicopter between skaters – Decision confirmed on Appeal – Application for Judicial Review dismissed with costs – Appeal Panel was reasonable to have found SFO Certificate would have been reasonable additional step which Applicant failed to take before performing stunt
  • Judicial Review – Security Clearance – Ramos v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 FC 696
    Cleaner at airport denied renewal of security clearance due to sexual assault charges – Applicant did not provide further information on charges when prompted, nor did any evidence or submissions produced at hearing demonstrated Decision to refuse to reconsider was unreasonable – Dismissed
  • Appeal – Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) – Decision No. 940/18, 2018 ONWSIAT 1332
    Airplane cleaner denied NIHL entitlement – Employee did not meet the criterion of OPM Document 16-01-04 to establish NIHL claim – Appeal denied

CIRB DECISIONS

  • Application for Certification AAS Canada Inc., Order No.: 11296-U
    IAMAW – all employees of AAS Canada lnc. at Lester B. Pearson International Airport Toronto in the Province of Ontario, excluding supervisors and persons above the rank of supervisor.

CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS

  • Application – Sky One Holdings, LLC c.o.b. as PrivairaOrder No. 2018-A-126
    Exemption from section 103.3 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended
     

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