Swedish Accident Investigation Authority

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| formed = 1 July 1978{{cite web |url=http://www.havkom.se/om-shk/historik |publisher=Swedish Accident Investigation Authority |title=Historik |trans-title=History |access-date=29 November 2016 |language=Swedish}}

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| headquarters = Sveavägen 151, Stockholm, Sweden

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| chief1_name = Hans Ytterberg

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The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority ({{langx|sv|Statens haverikommission}}, SHK), formerly the Swedish Accident Investigation Board in English, 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.[http://www.havkom.se/en/om-shk Swedish Accident Investigation Board website] Its headquarters are in Stockholm."[http://www.havkom.se/Contact_Us Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406215218/http://www.havkom.se/Contact_Us |date=2012-04-06 }}." Swedish Accident Investigation Authority. Retrieved on 4 May 2013. "Visitors: Sveavägen 151" - [http://kartor.eniro.se/m/npryK Map]

Directors General

Directors General:

  • 1978-07-01 – 1987-06-30: Göran Steen
  • 1987-07-01 – 1997-05-29: Olof Forssberg
  • 1997-05-30 – 1997-06-08: S-E Sigfridsson (acting)
  • 1997-06-09 – 2002-01-06: Ann-Louise Eksborg
  • 2002-01-07 – 2004-01-31: Lena Svenaeus
  • 2004-02-01 – 2004-05-31: Carin Hellner (acting)
  • 2004-04-01 – 2011-04-17: Åsa Kastman Heuman
  • 2011-04-18 – 2020-05-01: Hans Ytterberg
  • 2020-05-01 – present: John Ahlberk

Notable investigations

See also

References