Now the defense looks at each seatbelt

A year ago, a train collided with one of the all-terrain defense vehicles and three people died. In June, the accident investigation center released a report on what had happened and how to prevent the accident.

The Armed Forces and the Swedish Transport Administration have taken action.

"You can say that the accident led to three concrete measures," said the commander Eki Lamminmäki, Officer of safety of the work and the circulation in the marine.

"We have improved the use of seat belts in all our vehicles, everyone is trained to use them, and in every car, a person checks that the belt is actually used.

What education is it?

– The belts used do not work as in cars, but are called four-point belts, which must be adjusted individually for each user. In practice, this means that each warrior has his own place on the DCA with an individually adjusted belt.

The difficulties of using the belts, especially with the full combat equipment, have led to many avoiding them. Lamminmäki admits that he has often been deceived with belts.

"An investigation is currently underway to install belts that come and go, but that would mean a bigger deal for all our vehicles.

Have the stricter provisions affected combat technology?

"It's clear that having 30 warriors on the wreckage, but only 16 today, has had an impact on the number of cars we have, so it's like that nothing has changed. " In times of war, it is possible to relax these rules. We are therefore more likely to unscrew the chairs to increase the capacity of the wreck.

Daily risks are taken into account

In the report of the accident investigation center, the Swedish armed forces are strongly criticized for their inadequate risk assessments.

"We have always worked on risk assessment, but it has been properly focused on shooting operations and weapons management, and we will now be better able to take into account the day-to-day risks," said Lamminmäki.

This process begins next year when staff is trained.

Communication is a third action that management is now looking at. Here too, there are concrete things to improve.

"We had major problems with phones when people did not know where to call for information.You called the switch and the brigade and it was chaotic.The first thing we should have done was announcing which unit and troop connection was involved, the distressed parents then called the Kajana Brigade to ask where their boy was, Lamminmäki explains.

In the future, there should be a "Christian phone" that you can call in case of an accident.

At the Norwegian brigade, the new regulations have already begun.

"The safety belt is perhaps one of the quickest and most practical measures, we have one more person in the staff who is responsible for the belts and supervises their use, and we do some sampling to check their safety. use, "says the brigade commander Arvi Tavaila.

At the brigade today, the victims of sadness were honored and a quiet minute at 8 o'clock.

– It was when the accident happened. Troops in practice at Syndalen also stopped for a minute, says Tavaila.

65 dangerous passages by plane

The accident investigation center also reports serious gaps at the crossroads. After the accident, the Swedish Transport Authority decided to re – examine all the crossroads in the country.

"Until last week, we now controlled more than 1,000 of the 2,800 crossroads in the country, although we looked at them earlier, but after the accident, everyone was more involved. determined, saying Magnus Nygård, Director of the Swedish Transport Administration.

65 aircraft crossings require urgent action and should be addressed in the program developed with the Ministry of Communications. They are spread all over the country, but many are on the trail between Hanko and Hyvinge, as well as between Kaskö and Seinäjoki.

– These passages are among the most dangerous in the country.

The Swedish Transport Authority has developed a four-year program, which will include 17 passes next year 28, since 17 and last year.

"It could be a matter of closing the intersection, building a bridge, pulling roads, displaying a stamp or breaking down, and sometimes small steps can have a positive effect." says Nygård.

On all level crossings, 2100 are without bars. For each pass, there are comprehensive lists of things to do and by 2019, the Swedish Transport Authority has received an additional ten million to improve the crossings.

What happens to Skogby Pass?

– This is permanently closed. As we have no plans, we can not ask permission to build on the ground. But traffic is now controlled via the Skogby stop and it is planned to build a bridge.

During the cross-country crash a year ago, a passenger train collided with the troop transport vehicles of the military force. Three conscripts who remained on the wreck are dead and four were injured. In addition, a passenger of a train died as a result of a disease attack.

None of the crews were wearing seat belts.