In my decades representing victims of commercial and construction catastrophes, one pattern has never changed: nearly every “accident” was foreseeable. A missing inspection, an ignored alarm, a ...

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From the holy Maha Kumbh where devotees were seeking blessings, to the jubilant streets of Bengaluru celebrating an iconic win, to the catastrophic ending for people going on a foreign holiday, to ...

Jennifer Homendy's remarks opened a daylong meeting of federal accident investigators, who will issue safety recommendations.

November’s Yellow Line accident should raise more than a few alarm bells this year; it should accelerate the facilitation of much-needed changes to ensure passenger and employee safety. This ...

I was scrolling through my feed yesterday when it happened again. Cat videos suddenly gave way to catastrophe alerts. That’s modern life – we’ve all become digital disaster detectives without even ...

The National Emergency Management Agency has expressed its readiness to draft a seven-year national disaster risk reduction strategy. The federal agency said this is meant to reduce cases of flooding, ...

Accidents like Chornobyl and Fukushima have damaged the public perception of nuclear power, leading to decreased investment and development. Nuclear power is a low-carbon energy source with a proven ...

Sampyo Group chairman-industrial accident UIJEONGBU, South Korea, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- A court on Tuesday acquitted the chairman of a construction materials group of violating a workplace disaster law ...

BEIJING, Jan 4 (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it plans a three-year campaign to tackle problems hampering response times during disasters and accidents including production safety lapses in ...