The Dutch Safety Board (DSB; Dutch: Onderzoeksraad Voor Veiligheid, OVV, literally "Investigation Council for Safety") is based in The Hague, the Netherlands. The first chairman was Pieter van Vollenhoven, who served until February 2011. He was succeeded by Tjibbe Joustra, the current chairman.
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History
The formation of the DSB occurred after the Enschede fireworks disaster and the Volendam café fire.
The DSB was formed in 2005 by a merger between the defence and public transportation safety boards. It replaced the Dutch Transport Safety Board.
As of 2012 the DSB actively investigates accidents and incidents related to aviation, construction and services, crisis management and aid provision, defence, human and animal health care, industry and networks, pipelines, rail transport, shipping, and water. The DSB has the authorization to investigate accidents and incidents in any conceivable field.
The National Bureau of Air Accidents Investigation of Ukraine (NBAAI) had requested that the DSB participate in the international investigation of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17; the DSB received formal notice of the accident from the NBAAI on 18 July 2014. The NBAAI delegated the investigation to the DSB because of the large number of Dutch passengers and the fact that the flight originated in Amsterdam.
Areas of investigations
Operational sectors of investigations include:
Structure
The board acts as an autonomous organisation. Its code of conduct is established by law.
The organisation consists of a Board and a Bureau. The Board has five permanent members, the Bureau fulfills executive tasks.