RIYADH: Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the National Transport Safety Center Board of Directors Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser inaugurated NTSC’s headquarters in Riyadh on Thursday.
In a statement the ministry said the headquarters “includes the engineering laboratory, specialized facilities, and advanced capabilities that support the center’s work, enhance its capacities in monitoring, analysis, and investigation, contributing to elevating safety levels across various modes of transport, in fulfillment of the objectives of the National Transport and Logistic Services Strategy.”
The inauguration reflects the development of the NTSC’s institutional and technical capabilities and strengthens its role in enhancing safety levels across all modes of transport in the Kingdom.
During a tour of the headquarters, Al-Jasser reviewed the NTSC’s facilities and specialized departments, and was briefed on its operating framework, key projects and initiatives, and technical and technological capabilities supporting safety investigation work, in line with international best practices and standards.
He also reviewed several specialized facilities, including the engineering laboratory for accident documentation, analysis, and reconstruction, the safety observatory platform for monitoring and analyzing safety data and supporting decision-making, the operations control center for monitoring developments around the clock, and the training hall for developing specialized expertise in transport safety.
