Have attitudes toward workplace safety changed in 100 years?
March 21, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Analysis/Commentary, BP, cost of safety, Fatality, fire/explosion, In this week's e-newsletter, inspections, Investigations, Latest News & Views, mine safety, Teen workers, What do you think?, Young people and safety
On March 25, 1911, 146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire in New York City. It’s been called an event that fundamentally changed U.S. workplace conditions. But have workplace safety attitudes really changed in 100 years?
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