Watchlist
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Policy makers, regulatory agencies, and transport sector participants need to take faster action to deal with these long standing and serious transport safety concerns. The Watchlist draws the attention of regulators, operators, Government and people involved in transport-related concerns of high social, economic or environmental risk and systemic transport safety risks.
The current Watchlist was published on 21 March 2024. The next publication will be early October 2026.
Strategies to promote safety in New Zealand’s recreational boating sector focus on encouraging self-reliance and skipper responsibility through safety awareness and education.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has inquired into accidents where people working in the rail corridor have died, been seriously injured, or have had their lives put at risk.
Previous Transport Accident Investigation Commission inquiries highlighted safety improvements for road vehicles at level crossings.
Across the aviation, rail, and maritime transport modes, tracking and locating technologies offer ways to improve people’s chances of avoiding or surviving an accident or incident and ensuring they can be found.
Peer organisations of TAIC have their own version of the Safety Watch List containing articles that seek to enhance transport safety within their own territorial boundaries.