Onnettomuustutkintakeskus

Safety Investigation Authority

Safety Investigation Authority

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The Safety Investigation Authority of Finland (SIAF[1] or SIA,[2] Finnish: Onnettomuustutkintakeskus, lit. Accident Investigation Center, shortened to OTKES; Swedish: Olycksutredningscentralen) is the accident investigation authority of Finland. It investigates all major accidents, and all aviation, maritime, and rail accidents and incidents.[3] SIAF is located within the Ministry of Justice,[3] and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.[4]

Head office of the Safety Investigation Authority of Finland

The SIAF was previously known in English as the Accident Investigation Board of Finland.[5]

Organization

The SIAF consists of five investigation branches: aviation, maritime, rail, other accidents, and exceptional events. The SIA has appointed a chief investigator to each.[6]

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These two tachographs were retrieved by the Safety Investigation Authority from the Konginkangas bus disaster in 2004

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    "Role and function". Accident Investigation Board Finland. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
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    "Accident Investigation Board Finland – In English". Accident Investigation Board Finland. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
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    "Annual Report 2009." Accident Investigation Board of Finland. Retrieved on 11 May 2013.
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    "Muut onnettomuudet - Onnettomuustutkintakeskus". www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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    "Exceptional events - Onnettomuustutkintakeskus". www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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