The Comet was the worlds first commercial jet aeroplane and those that flew aboard it formed the so-called JetSet. When they started to crash, the world of aviation changed forever.

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Links of potential interest:

• de Havilland Comet
• ASN Aviation Safety Database
• Flying back to the Fifties
• Frank Whittle
• Effects of high altitude on humans
• Material Fatigue
• de Havilland
• BOAC Flight 781
• Disaster in the Air
• Non-destructive Testing Applications in Commercial Aircraft Maintenance

The largest airship ever constructed burst into flames when trying to land in 1937 in New Jersey in what has become one of the most striking disasters of modern times.

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Links of potential interest:

• LZ 129 Hindenburg
• Hindenburg Disaster
• R101
• Flash Point
• Hindenburg Passenger Ticket
• Herbert Morrison

The Challenger Space Shuttle was directed to launch on the coldest day on record in Florida and 73 seconds after launch it exploded but the engineers saw it coming.

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Links of potential interest:

• The Challenger Crew Plunged to Their Deaths
• Moonraker - IMDb
• Space Shuttle
• Space Shuttle Challenger
• Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
• NASA Shuttle Missions
• List of Space Shuttle Missions
• Thiokol
• Challenger: Twenty Years Later, Lessons Never Learned
• Space Ship Two
• Max Q
• The Challenger Launch Decision
• Weather and the Shuttle Challenger Disaster
• Weather Source: 1986 January
• "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Time’s Arrow: Part 1 (TV Episode 1992) - Quotes - IMDb
• Challenger Shuttle Engineer Sheds 30 Years Of Guilt

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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