French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau

BEA-TT has been headquartered in La Défense, seen in this image. Its current head office is the Grande Arche (centre) while it had been previously based in the Tour Pascal B [fr] (to the far left of the Grande Arche) and Tour Voltaire [fr]

The French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau[1] (Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Accidents de Transport Terrestre, abbreviated BEA-TT) is an agency of the French government formed in 2004 and charged with the investigation into accidents involving all forms of land transport, including railways, urban guided transportation systems (metros, trams), cable-hauled transport systems, road transport (heavy goods vehicles, and public transport by coach and bus), and canals and other navigable inland waterways.[2]

History

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Prior to the formation of the BEA-TT, the government minister with responsibility for transportation would set up ad hoc investigation commissions, for example after the 1988 Paris-Gare de Lyon rail accident and 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire. These commissions were supported by the Conseil Général des Ponts et Chaussées (CGPC, "Civil Engineering General Council").[2]

The CGPC's experience, particularly following the Mont Blanc tunnel fire, showed there was a need for a new legal framework that guaranteed investigators access to sites, recordings and information covered by commercial confidentiality or pre-trial non-disclosure agreements.[2] An Act of parliament passed on 3 January 2002 supplied the legal basis for technical investigations and reaffirms and mandates the investigatory principals of independence, and commits to the publishing of the report. The BEA-TT was founded by a decree on 26 January 2004, with the right of access to all elements useful to an investigation, even those covered by non disclosure or confidentiality requirements such as those pre-trial or for commercial and medical reasons.[2]

Administrative affairs

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Its current head office is in the Grande Arche in La Défense business district and in Puteaux.[3]

It formerly was headquartered in the Tour Voltaire [fr] in La Défense business district and in Puteaux,[4] and previously in the Tour Pascal B [fr] in Puteaux and La Défense.[5]

Investigations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2010. ()
  2. ^ a b c d "Land transport accident investigation bureau (BEA-TT)". French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Organisation" (in French). French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau. Retrieved 2024-07-27. Grande Arche - Paroi Sud, 29e étage, 92055 LA DEFENSE Cedex
  4. ^ "Contacter le BEA-TT" (in French). Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Accidents de Transport Terrestre. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015. - "Tour Voltaire, 7ème étage, 92055 LA DEFENSE Cedex"
  5. ^ "L'organisation" (in French). French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau. Archived from the original on 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2024-07-27. Tour Pascal B, 16ème étage, 92055 LA DEFENSE Cedex
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