BEA-TT Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau ACTIVITY REPORT 2008 Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea www-developpement-durable.gouv.fr French Departmental Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development September 2009 French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau ACTIVITY REPORT 2008 French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA-TT) Tour Voltaire 92055 La Défense Cedex France Tel. 33 (0)1 40 81 21 83 – Fax. 33 (0)1 40 81 21 50 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: http:/www.bea-tt.equipement.gouv.fr CONTENTS GLOSSARY...............................................................................................................................5 A review of 2008.........................................................................................................................7 1 - REMIT AND ORGANISATION OF THE BEA-TT..............................................................11 1.1 - The reasons behind technical accident investigations....................................................11 1.2 - The main stages in the creation of the BEA-TT...............................................................11 1.3 - Remits and methods of intervention................................................................................12 1.4 - Transposition of the rail safety directive..........................................................................12 1.5 - Organisation and resources.............................................................................................13