Investigation commission

J.-C. Pressac, op. cit. (note 67), p. 487 on p. 287, Pressac shows a rather primitive drawing with French inscriptions, probably prepared by a former French inmate on request of the Soviet investigation commission right after the war. 

The Librarian of Congress, writing in the same vein to the Printing Investigation Commission in 1905 stated, The Public Printer acts on the assumption that all documents printed for use of Congressional Committees are confidential. Our only method of obtaining these documents at present is to visit the various committees and collect such publications as they are willing to furnish. ... 

H.F. Reid The Mechanics of the Earthquake, The California Earthquake of April 18, 1906, Report of the State Investigation Commission, Vol.2 (Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C., 1910)... 

Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission. Aircraft Accident Investigation Report 96-5. Ministry of... 

The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (NAIIC, 2012a) Chairman Kiyoshi Kurokawa stated. 

NAIIC. 2012a. The National Diet of Japan, Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (Chairman Kiyoshi Kurokawa), p. 9. http //www.nirs.org/ fukushima/naiic report.pdf, downloaded March 28, 2014. 

The official report of the Fukushima nuclear accident independent investigation commission (NAIIC), The National Diet of Japan, 2012. 

On rare occasions, when the actual or potential loss is high, an accident-investigation commission carries out the investigation. This corresponds, for example, to incidents with Grade 4 or 5 according to Table 6.4. The... 

According to the principles of accident and near-accident investigations at the three levels of Figure 13.1, an independent investigation commission should investigate severe accidents and near accidents. We will here describe a technique for this investigation similar to that of quality audits. 

Irrespective of whether the investigation is carried ont on the scene or after the event, the scene of the accident has to be made safe and preserved for the forthcoming investigation. This is the responsibility of the immediate supervisor. The first task is to take immediate corrective actions to secure the site in order to avoid secondary accidents. It is then necessary to prevent physical items from being operated or moved. It is advisable at this stage to take photos of any physical evidence. When an investigation commission is appointed, the chairperson of the commission will take over responsibility for the site. It will not be released for clean-up and return to normal operation until all physical evidence has been secured. 

Scope of the investigation, the accident that has been investigated, the mandate of the investigation commission. 

On behalf of the Working Environment Committee, the plant manager appointed an investigation commission with two members. It consisted of a SHE expert and an engineer with a background in aluminium production. The mandate was to examine the formal, documented SHE management system in the light of the accident and the circumstances around it. The aim was to identify what improvements were necessary. 

TAIC. 2000. Rail accidents. Transportation Accident Investigation Commission, Wellington, New Zealand, http //www.taic.org.nz/. 

Reid HF (1910) On mass-movements in tectonic earthquakes. In The California earthquake of April 18, 1906 report of the state earthquake investigation commission. Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC... 

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