Swedish Accident Investigation Authority Explained

Swedish Accident Investigation Authority
Native Name:Statens haverikommission
Formed:1 July 1978[1]
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Headquarters:Sveavägen 151, Stockholm, Sweden
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Chief1 Name:Hans Ytterberg
Chief1 Position:Director General
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Parent Department:Ministry of Defence
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The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority (Swedish: Statens haverikommission, or SHK, in English formerly the Swedish Accident Investigation Board) is a Swedish government agency tasked with investigating all types of serious civil or military accidents that can occur on land, on the sea or in the air. Incidents are also to be investigated if there was a serious risk of an accident.[2] Its headquarters are in Stockholm.[3]

Directors General

Directors General:[1]

Notable investigations

See also

References

  1. Web site: Historik . Swedish Accident Investigation Authority . History . 29 November 2016 . Swedish.
  2. http://www.havkom.se/en/om-shk Swedish Accident Investigation Board website
  3. "Contact Us ." Swedish Accident Investigation Authority. Retrieved on 4 May 2013. "Visitors: Sveavägen 151" - Map