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The Lessons of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire May Be Lost 100 Years Later

By Andrew SchneiderMar 25th 2011 – 9:46AM
UPI / Landov

UPI / Landov

Screams of "Don't jump!" echoed through the canyons of tall buildings. More than 50 bodies littered the streets surrounding 23 Washington Place, so many that New York City's firetrucks were unable to get close enough to raise their ladders. Even if they had, the ladders from nearby Company 20 were too short to reach the...

SeaWorld to Contest $75,000 Fine for Orca Trainer's Death

By David KnowlesAug 23rd 2010 – 4:47PM

(Aug. 23) -- When it comes housing killer whales in captivity, the word "safety" may be a relative term. On Monday, six months after trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by a 12,000-pound orca whale during an exhibition at SeaWorld's Orlando, Fla., theme park, officials at the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety...

Background on osha

Oshawa (2011 population 149,607; CMA 330,594) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline.

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