Posts Tagged ‘safety’

Safety of popular air shows, races under scrutiny (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2011, file photo veteran Hollywood stunt pilot Jimmy Leeward's souped-up World War II-era fighter plane, P-51 Mustang, crashes into the edge of the grandstands, sending shrapnel into the crowd, at the Reno Air Show in Reno Nevada. Eleven people died and about 70 more were badly injured. That some victims would still support such events and return to them underscores the powerful fascination of air shows and races Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington will hold a hearing to address and answer questions about safety and acceptable risk. (AP Photo/Ward Howes, File)AP – Despite suffering severe injuries in the worst air race accident in the U.S. in more than a half a century, some victims have told their lawyer they would like to attend future races.


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Conn. fire victim was Ky. company’s safety chief (AP)

Yellow tape stretches across the driveway, Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at the house where a fire left five people dead Christmas Day, in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)AP – A department store Santa Claus who died with his wife and three grandchildren in a Christmas morning house fire in Connecticut spent a long career trying to prevent danger as safety chief at a liquor company in Kentucky.


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Ladies, ensure your safety on the road with these tips

All motorists need to be careful on the highway to avoid becoming victims of crimes while driving, crimes including carjacking, assault, robbery and worse. But women in particular should keep extra vigilant.

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Lax safety cited in deadly hospital fire in India (AP)

Rescue workers use ropes to evacuate a person after a fire engulfed a hospital, in Kolkata, India, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Medical staff at the hospital abandoned their patients and fled for safety early Friday as fire and smoke poured through the building, leaving many dead from smoke inhalation, officials said. (AP Photo)AP – A private Indian hospital where 90 people died in a massive fire had failed to update its safety procedures despite being ordered to do so months ago, officials said Saturday.


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Miu Miu Miu Miu ad sparks controversy over child safety

Traffic safety isn’t necessarily a high fashion concern, but actress Hailee Steinfeld’s latest ad for Miu Miu is bringing some critics to a screeching halt.

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 There are calls for the ouster of principal Mary Theresa Nelson for failing to communicate and ensure safety

Concerned parents at a Mill Basin elementary school want the principal fired for not reporting an assault on a teacher by a parent, the Daily News has learned.
The parents said Public School 236 principal Mary Theresa Nelson left them in the dark about a teacher who was assaulted in the classroom last month.

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US pulls envoy out of Syria, citing safety concern (AP)

FILE - In this June 20, 2011 photo taken during a government-organized tour for foreign diplomats and the media, US ambassador in Syria Robert Ford, covers his nose during his visit with other foreign diplomats to a mass grave, in Jisr el-Shughour, north of Syria.   State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, that Ambassador Robert Ford returned to Washington this weekend after 'credible threats against his personal safety.'    (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)AP – The Obama administration has pulled its ambassador home from Syria, arguing that his support for anti-Assad activists put him in grave danger — the most dramatic action so far by the United States as it struggles to counter a Mideast autocrat who is withstanding pressure that has toppled neighboring dictators.


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