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  1. New Online Training Video About Organ Donaton

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    Thu, 6 Jan 2011

    her husband, Jim Doolittle, a retired fire captain. He personally knew crewmembers of a fire truck involved in a fatal accident with a small car carrying two passengers in April 2008. Though the passengers did not survive, one went on to become

  2. Mandatory Overtime: A Legal and Safety Issue

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    Tue, 4 Jan 2011

    without a break for these interns. In June 2003, “Maggie’s Law” was passed in New Jersey because of a fatal accident that involved a worker who was driving home after a working 30 hours.8 The law makes it illegal to knowingly drive

  1. CSB Investigators Deploying to Fatal Explosion and Fire in Louisville Kentucky

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    Wed, 23 Mar 2011

    Washington DC, March 22, 2011 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), is deploying to the scene of a fatal accident at Carbide Industries, a producer of calcium carbide products located in Louisville, Kentucky. Two workers were

  2. Belt Up!

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    Sun, 1 Feb 2009

    simple step of buckling up? If you’re one who doesn’t buckle up, have you asked yourself what the impact of a fatal accident would have on your crew? You can be sure that there will be an investigation of the accident. You can be confident

  3. CSB releases report the 2007 Little General store propane blast

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    Thu, 25 Sep 2008

    propane technician and emergency responder training and unsafe propane tank placement were the primary causes of a fatal accident in January 2007 at the Little General convenience store in Ghent, West Virginia. The propane explosion on January

  4. Close Call in Trench/Excavation Rescue

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    Wed, 1 Sep 2004

    some quarters, but it is clearly consistent with the fire service's main mission of protecting lives. 5. This fatal accident and its aftermath are currently under investigation by the California Occupational Health and Safety Agency (Cal

  5. CREATING A COMMAND CULTURE BASED ON TRUST: LESSONS LEARNED AT MANN GULCH BY MICHAEL F. STALEY

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    Fri, 1 May 1998

    we have to honor the men who served and paid the ultimate price. As senseless as death might seem, revisiting a fatal accident site sometimes gives greater meaning to the lives lost, particularly if the lessons we learn can prevent other accidents

  6. HAZARDOUS-MATERIALS RESPONSE: KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS

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    Wed, 1 Mar 2000

    tank died of exposure to hydrogen cyanide. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in its Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology Report concluded that "... a totally encapsulated protective suit should have been

  7. College campus fire safety right to know legislation introduced

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    Mon, 1 Sep 2003

    fire truck in which she was riding rolled over. The firefighter who was driving to the grass fire at the time of the fatal accident was charged with drunken driving. He told authorities he had swerved to avoid hitting an antelope, according to a WyomingEMSNetwork

  8. The article did not adequately address the most important issue to be considered prior to

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    Thu, 1 Jun 1995

    system (chain) is only as strong as its weakest link. If you lose your anchors or the rope fails, you can have a fatal accident . Our choice would be influenced by whether a technical or fireground rescue is in-volved. Technical situations