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NORTHERN EUROPE PROFILE: ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD OF FINLAND
Rail Agency, VR-Group Ltd, the Ministry of
Transport and Communications, the Central
Organisation for Traffic Safety in Finland
(Liikenneturva), the Road Administration
and the Police started a campaign for level
crossing safety. In the campaign, they
emphasise the dangers for car drivers and
other road users about level crossings.
Also, AIBF tries to inform people about
the behaviour on level crossings and
about the dangers included. We have widely
distributed both the shortened version of the
Safety Study on Level Crossing Accidents
and the DVD “Be careful on Level
Crossing”, for example, to all driving
schools, communities and road districts in
Finland. We have also investigated all fatal
level crossing accidents involving road
Figure 8: Seriously injured and fatalities in Finland in 1991–2007.
vehicles since the beginning of 2007.
We have arranged a meeting for all parties
tables in English) and the shortened years, but the total amount of level crossing involved to discuss about the actions to
versions (in Finnish, Swedish and accidents was less than in previous years increase safety on one particular section of
English), can be found on the Internet (Figures 8 and 9). railway line.
home pages of AIBF at the address
www.onnettomuustutkinta.fi ‘‘The Safety Study The Accident Investigation Board of Finland
commenced in December
is an independent accident investigation
body, founded 1996. In Finland the Accident
Development of level crossing safety
2005 and it was published
Investigation Board is located within the
The Safety Study commenced in December
2005 and it was published in June 2007. It
in June 2007’’
Ministry of Justice. In Finland the Accident
Investigation Board investigates all major
is too early to estimate the influence of it to
accidents regardless of their nature as well
the level crossing safety. 2007 was however Campaigns to improve level
as all aviation, maritime and rail accidents
and their incidents.
quite black in level crossing safety in crossing safety
Finland. Seven fatal accidents (10 fatalities) In Spring 2007, the Finnish Rail
occurred in 2007, more than many previous Administration together with the Finnish
biography
Esko Värttiö
Esko Värttiö is the Chief Rail Accident
Investigator at the Accident Investigation
Board of Finland. Esko Värttiö is a Mechanical
Engineer and has been at the Accident
Investigation Board since 1996. Mr. Värttiö first
worked as a Rail Accident Investigator and
since February 1999, as a Chief Rail Accident
Investigator. Before coming to Accident
Investigation Board, he worked for 15 years at
Finnish State Railways. He started there as an
Assistant of Loco Mechanic and after
graduation he worked there as a Technical
Designer of Passenger Cars, Freight Wagons
and Brakes of Wagons. During the last years
there he was a Coach and Wagon Specialist,
who made the qualification approval
inspections and acceptance inspections of
Figure 9: Level crossing accidents in different kind of level crossings in Finland in 1991–2007.
the cars.
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