German Transport minister Alexander Dobrindt addresses the media in Berlin on April 2, 2015. Dobrindt met with the German Aviation Association, which represents German airlines, to discuss a response to the plane crash. Germany is setting up a task force to examine safety issues such as the cockpit door mechanism and medical testing for pilots. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

(Bloomberg) — The German government will create a task force with the country’s airlines to examine security measures in the aftermath of last week’s Germanwings crash.

Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the panel will review safety requirements, including the cockpit door lock, health testing for airline personnel and procedures used to detect psychological distress.

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