The Piper Oil field in the North Sea became the site of one of the worst Offshore Oil Rig disasters in history when Piper Platform Alpha went up in flames.

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Links of potential interest:

• Human Factors and Ergonomics for Shift Handover
• Piper Alpha
• Natural-gas Condensate

The Amagasaki rail crash was entirely caused by human error but was it a fear of punishment by the company that was ultimately the cause.

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Links of potential interest:

• Amagasaki Rail Crash
• Fukuchiyama Line
• ICAO - Annexes Booklet
• ICAO - Personnel Licensing FAQ
• JTSB Accident Report English Extract
• Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission
• Fatigue
• JR West Punished Staff

The 15th Maccabiah Games in 1997 had a temporary bridge for the opening ceremony. The world was shocked when it failed and it did so on every level.

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Links of potential interest:

• 1997 Maccabiah Games
• Maccabiah Games
• The Maccabiah Bridge Collapse
• Google Maps: The Site of the Disaster
• Australia/Israel Review: The Bridge Too Far
• Phil Moss Recalls the Tragic Death of Four Aussies…
• Maccabiah Tragedy
• Australian Jews blast Rehiring of Officials Responsible for the Maccabiah Tragedy
• Stage Design Israel
• American Jewish Year
• Maccabiah Bridge Collapse: Initial Investigations |
• The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games

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The Titanic famously sank on her maiden voyage with a huge loss of life. No ship is unsinkable.

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Links of potential interest:

• List of Ships Sunk by Icebergs
• Titanic Timeline
• Time Line
• Titanic: The Myth of the Unsinkable Ship
• Seamen’s Act
• RMS Titanic
• Titanic Facts: Statistics about The Sinking of the Ship
• Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic
• Was the Titanic Ever Publicised as Unsinkable?
• Why Did People Believe Titanic Was Unsinkable?
• Titanic Deckplans : Tank Top
• RMS Republic
• International Ice Patrol

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What went wrong with Fukushima 1 Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011.

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Links of potential interest:

• List of Nuclear Power Stations
• Nuclear Reactor
• Water for Power Plant Cooling
• Why Fukushima Was Preventable
• Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
• 2011 Toøhoku Earthquake and Tsunami
• Soøma, Fukushima
• Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
• S.C.R.A.M.
• Chicago Pile-1
• Zirconium Alloy
• Review of the Oxidation Rate of Zirconium Alloys
• IAEA Warned Japan Over Nuclear Quake Risk
• Timeline for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
• Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
• Fukushima Accident
• The Fukushima Wasteland
• Electricity Generation

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Roll cages in cars are supposed to improve safety but do they actually cause the problem they're trying to protect you from?

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Links of potential interest:

• Rollover
• A METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE ROLLOVER PROPENSITY THAT COMBINES STABILITY FACTOR AND HANDLING METRICS (PDF)
• Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• Center of Mass
• CDC Mining Risks
• Traffic Safety Facts: Pedestrians
• U.S Census Bureau Population Estimates (2004)
• List of Motor Vehicle Deaths in U.S. by Year
• Safety Cell 6 Point Internal ROPS
• BHP Accused of Rolling Over on Vehicle Safety
• Operator Roll-over Protection on Small Vehicles
• Roll-over Protection Structure
• ANCAP Frequently Asked Questions
• 5 Star ANCAP Rating Changes to BMA Site Vehicles (PDF)
• Follow Up Evaluation of Electronic Stability Control Effectiveness in Australasia
• Tilt test (vehicle safety test)

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The BP Texas City Oil Refinery disaster in 2005 shocked the world. With safe-guards in place and lost-time injury rates so low, how could so many people be killed in a wholly preventable disaster?

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Links of potential interest:

• The U.S. Chemical Safety Board
• Texas City Refinery Explosion
• Isomerization
• Human Factors Influencing The Texas City Incident
• Lessons from Disaster: How Organizations Have No Memory and Accidents Recur
• Diesel Engine Runaway
• BP Completes Sale of Texas City Refinery
• The Refinery Today
• Texas City, Texas: Google Maps Location
• BPs Statement of Facts

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