Persons assigned to work on the safety investigation shall recuse themselves if they:41
have a personal interest in the matter;
are employed by an undertaking involved, are a member of its management bodies or are entrusted with its audit;
are related in direct or collateral line or by marriage, engagement or adoption to:
an owner, proprietor, or operator of a means of transport or of transport infrastructure that is involved in or affected by the incident,
a manager or a member of a management body of an undertaking involved,
a person involved in or affected by the incident,
any other person with an interest in the outcome of the investigation;
may not be impartial for any other reason.
If they have an interest in an undertaking that is involved, they must inform the Director of the Investigation Bureau.
If there is any dispute over recusal, the STSB decides.