Tue, Oct 19, 2004
NTSB Dedicates Training Academy To Accident Victims
The National Transportation Safety
Board Monday officially dedicated its training academy in Ashburn
(VA) to the victims of transportation accidents and their families.
NTSB Chairman Ellen Engleman Conners drew attention to the
inscription on the front of the Academy that reads, "From tragedy
we draw knowledge to improve the safety of all." The Chairman
stated, "Out of tragedy, good must come. The NTSB Academy enhances
the Safety Board's ability to promote its safety recommendations so
that they will be implemented, and to sharpen the expertise of
accident investigators throughout the world -- all with the goal of
saving lives."
Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta gave the keynote
address at the dedication. In his remarks the Secretary noted, "It
should come as no surprise to anyone that the courses offered here
are taught by some of the best and brightest investigators in the
business, the Safety Board employees themselves. The relentless
pursuit of safety has a home at the NTSB Academy."
Congressman James L. Oberstar, Ranking Democratic Member of the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, former NTSB Chairman
Jim Hall, and Charles H. Simpson Acting Chairman of the
Transportation Safety Board of Canada also addressed the audience
of transportation safety leaders. Several family members of victims
of transportation accidents performed the ribbon cutting.
The NTSB Academy opened its doors on the Virginia campus of
George Washington University in Ashburn in September 2003. The
Academy provides training for NTSB investigators and others from
the transportation community to improve their practice of accident
investigation techniques. The curriculum promotes independent,
objective, and technically advanced accident investigations that
will enhance the safety of all modes of transportation.
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