Chairman of disasters

You no doubt are kept a bit up to date on current events in The Netherlands if you read this daily. You know, for instance, about the famous fireworks disaster - well, apparently, after FIVE YEARS, someone in Dutch politics deemed it necessary to appoint Pieter van Vollehoven (pianist, friend of our Royalty, and, for no reason anyone can explain, apparently important) as chairman of the Onderzoeksraad, which is a board that will investigate the causes of disasters, accidents and incidents in the fields of defense, transport, industry, healthcare, nature and the environment. I am not making this up ! According to mr. Van Vollehoven, the Netherlands need to become clearer on who is responsible in cases like the fireworks disaster, because too many people are wondering things like why did the government let this happen, why didn't they take action before. This sentiment, the unclear divide between governmental supervision and corporate responsibility, he labels a 'veiligheidshiaat', a safety hiate. A safety hiate ? Er.... a lack, a gaping hole, in safety. Is it really the same thing ? And do we need this word ? I say no on both counts. Word of the Day !