The amount of dangerous goods (DG) transported by rail within Canada has increased by an average of approximately 25% since 2004, with a 42.5% increase in transported fuels and chemicals between 2011 and 2017. Further, movement of DG by rail is forecasted to continue increasing. Sustainable growth in the transport of dangerous goods (TDG) by rail will require acceptable safety levels. This study provides insight into key occurrence types for TDG and their causes, to better focus on risk control strategies, including measurement and control of leading and lagging safety indicators. This work also reviews current safety performance and Canadian railway incident occurrence databases. The results of the analyses suggested that the performance against lagging indicators currently being reported is adequate, including derailments and collisions (main and nonmain track), serious injuries (including fatalities), DG leakers, and releases. Furthermore, a list of the rail accidents with the greatest number of fatalities was used to calculate a crude estimate of societal risk associated with rail transportation. According to UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recommendations, this analysis indicated that the estimated rail transport risks would be considered acceptable when assessed at a milepost scale. However, there are opportunities for further enhancing safety reporting, management, and performance.

自2004年以来，加拿大境内通过铁路运输的危险品（DG）数量平均增加了约25％，2011年至2017年之间，运输的燃料和化学品的数量增长了42.5％。继续增加。铁路运输危险货物（TDG）的可持续增长将需要可接受的安全等级。这项研究深入了解了TDG的关键发生类型及其原因，以便更好地关注风险控制策略，包括对领先和落后安全指标的测量和控制。这项工作还审查了当前的安全绩效和加拿大铁路事故发生数据库。分析结果表明，针对目前报告的落后指标的表现是足够的，包括出轨和碰撞（主要和非主要轨道），严重伤害（包括死亡），DG泄漏和泄漏。此外，使用了死亡人数最多的铁路事故清单来计算与铁路运输相关的社会风险的粗略估计。根据英国健康与安全执行官（HSE）的建议，该分析表明，以里程碑规模进行评估时，估计的铁路运输风险被认为是可以接受的。但是，仍有机会进一步增强安全报告，管理和性能。根据英国健康与安全执行官（HSE）的建议，该分析表明，以里程碑规模进行评估时，估计的铁路运输风险被认为是可以接受的。但是，仍有机会进一步增强安全报告，管理和性能。根据英国健康与安全执行官（HSE）的建议，该分析表明，以里程碑规模进行评估时，估计的铁路运输风险被认为是可以接受的。但是，仍有机会进一步增强安全报告，管理和性能。