it is another cause of death‚ another tragic way to die. This exact way of dying took 145 souls on March 25‚ 1911. One after another girls aging anywhere between 13 and 23 years of age thought they were leaping for their lives from the out break of fire‚ but instead leapt for death‚ out of the windows to meet the concrete over one hundred feet below. In honor of those who leapt for their life‚ changes were made in occupational safety standards that ensure the safety of workers today. When it comes
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Arson: An Index Crime An index crime is a crime that is included in the yearly crime statistics taken by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Arson is the act of intentionally setting fire to property. ("Arson - Google Search." Arson - Google Search. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.) The eight index crimes are arson‚ forcible rape‚ motor vehicle theft‚ larceny‚ aggravated assault‚ willful homicide‚ robbery and burglary. Although‚ arson wasn’t officially an index crime until 1979. In many states arson
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US Customs and Border Protection is the largest law enforcement agency in the United States. There are more than 46‚000 sworn federal agents and officers operating at 328 ports of entry throughout the country. CBP officers and agents primary mission is to prevent terrorists and any type of terrorist weapons from entering into the United States. CBP is also responsible for protection our borders from any and all individuals‚ drugs and other contraband trying to enter our borders illegally. On any
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firefighting is the perfect job for me. They save lives and get to look cool while doing it! After researching career information like‚ work environment‚ skills needed‚ level of education‚ salary and job outlook‚ I have found that I am highly qualified for a fire fighting or forest firefighting job in the future. To become a skilled firefighter‚ a college degree is not necessary. But hard work is still involved to become a firefighter. A basic firefighter needs a high school diploma and EMT (emergency medical
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Focus Question: The Triangle Shirt Waist Factory fire highlighted problems in workplace safety‚ building code enforcement‚ and women’s labor. What changes were made to federal and state occupational safety laws as a result of the fire? On March 25‚ 1911 fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in the Manhattan Borough of The City of New York. It was a catastrophic‚ public spectacle of tragedy which cost 146 people their lives‚ and became the catalyst needed to set in motion some the most
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First Paper: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Paper In an organized and coherent essay‚ answer the following questions: What was the significance of the fire which occurred on March 25‚ 1911 at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City? Why were public officials motivated to act in response to the fire? How did the fire and the response to the fire impact the world today? Your essay should be 2-3 pages long. Keep in mind that you need to have an introduction‚ a thesis statement‚ at
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Published in 2004 by Gover Atlantic Inc‚ David Von Brehle wrote Triangle: The Fire That Changed America that recounted that fateful day at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 26‚ 1911. Von Brehle portrayed not only the horrors of the trapped workers in the factory but also included the poor state of worker’s safety and low wages. Von Brehle’s purpose of writing about the Triangle disaster is to inform readers that factory conditions in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century
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first trampoline was used as a firefighting tool. If someone was in a burning building and no way to get out the firefighters would get a trampoline for them to jump on to. This could possibly hurt someone however it is so much better than burning in a fire. Now they are used as toys for kids. They jump on them and do flips and all sorts of stuff. Trampolines are also part of gymnastics. The ones that the kids jump on are for fun but gymnastics trampolines you have to compete so you really have get
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Wns Fire tube boiler structure and safety systems WNS series fire tube boiler are high quality‚famous industrial steam boiler in Pakistan .The capacity is from 1ton to 20ton‚pressure is from 0.7mpa to 1.6mpa WNS series automatic gas fired boiler is horizontal‚ three-pass‚ wet back shell boiler. The main structure includes: Boiler shell‚ Bellows furnace‚ Returns burns room‚ Threaded gas pipe‚ etc. The shell and the furnace are made by 20g boiler special steel. Furnace & Returns burns room‚ Tube
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