Rail Safety Toolkit for Canadian Educators
Rail safety is a shared responsibility and we need educators’ help to ensure that children in communities across the country stay safe around tracks and trains. By working together, we can ensure young Canadians are more aware of the hazards around railway property—and save lives in the process.
How Can We Help?
Why Does it Matter?
Help to Spread the Rail Safety Message
Teach Students the Rail-Safety Basics
Incorporate these key messages into your lesson plans.
How to Stay Safe Around Railway Tracks & Trains
Trains are faster than you think. You won’t necessarily hear or feel one coming if you’re walking along the tracks. And by the time you do, it might be too late.
These are put up to help you cross the tracks safely. When you choose to cross somewhere else you’re putting your life on the line.
There are many railway signs and warning devices, such as lights, bells and gates, to tell you when a train is coming or where and when you should cross. Following their directions will keep you safe.
The best way to avoid being hit by a train is to stay out of its path. That means paying attention (put your phone down and if you’re wearing headphones leave #OneEarOut!) when you’re near tracks and trains so that you can hear and see the warnings. At crossings, keep a distance of at least 5m from the tracks so that you’re out of harm’s way when a train passes. At stations, stand well behind the platform’s edge or safety line.
