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Nuclear accidents
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident, Detection and Monitoring ¦ LARRY GILMAN On April 26, 1986, a nuclear reactor in the town of Chernobyl (in the Ukraine, then a member state of the Soviet Union) exploded, collapsing the building in which it was located and releasing... Read more |
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Accidents
Accidents Accidents have been a common feature of childhood in Western and non-Western cultures for much of human history, but their nature and location, as well as whom they affect, have shifted over time. There is a striking amount of continuity in the physical causes of children's mishaps; fire,... Read more |
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no-fault insurance
no-fault insurance type of indemnity plan, usually applied to automobile coverage, in which those injured in an accident receive direct payment from the company with which they themselves are insured. Originated (1947) in Saskatchewan, Canada, no-fault insurance eliminates the need for accident... Read more |
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Union Carbide Corp
Union Carbide Corporation Union Carbide Corporation 400 West Sam Houston Parkway South Houston, Texas 77042 U.S.A. Telephone: (713) 798-2016 Fax: (713) 978-2394 Web site: http://www.unioncarbide.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company Incorporated: 1917 as Union Carbide... Read more |
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United States. National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent national agency responsible for investigating transportation accidents within the United States. The agency has custody of all debris and... Read more |
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hygiene
hygiene science of preserving and promoting the health of both the individual and the community. It has many aspects: personal hygiene (proper living habits, cleanliness of body and clothing, healthful diet, a balanced regimen of rest and exercise); domestic hygiene (sanitary preparation of food,... Read more |
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Trauma
Trauma FREUD AND HIS FOLLOWERS POST–WORLD WAR II DEVELOPMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHY Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the word trauma was used primarily to designate physiological injury emanating from an external event. Beginning in the 1860s, however, the term acquired additional... Read more |
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Potassium sulfate
Breathalyzer® Accidents or crimes can occur when one or more of those involved are intoxicated. Impaired driving is the obvious example. In the United States, at least 25,000 people die in alcohol related traffic accidents each year, representing about 500 people each week. In fact,... Read more |
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UNUM Corp
UNUM Corp. 2211 Congress StreetPortland, Maine 04122U.S.A.(207) 770-2211Fax: (207) 770-4387 Public Company Founded: 1985Employees: 5,760Total Assets: $13.13 billionStock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 6311 Life Insurance; 6321 Accident & Health Insurance; 6719 Holding Companies Not Elsewhere... Read more |
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Settlement Is Reached On Bhopal; Union Carbide to Pay India $470 Million For...
Union Carbide Corp. agreed in...December 1984 Bhopal gas-leak...s largest industrial accident. The unexpected...panel after lawyers for Union Carbide...programs for ... |
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Bhopal Suit vs. Union Carbide Tossed
...thousands in Bhopal, India, saying Union Carbide Corp. had done enough...world' s worst industrial accident. About 4...hospital in Bhopal. "Proving...citizens of Bhopal." Kenneth F. ... |
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Settlement Won't Hurt Carbide; Insurer, Fund Will Pay Most of Costs
When Union Carbide chairman...plant in Bhopal, India...result of the accident, Anderson...Union Carbide Corp." He was...the biggest industrial disasters...the Carbide ... |
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Judge tosses Bhopal lawsuit, finding Union Carbide did enough
...thousands in Bhopal, India, saying the company Union Carbide Corp. had done...stemming from the industrial accident. The lawsuit...described by their lawyers as groups...hospital in Bhopal. ... |
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No Settlement in Bhopal Gas Leak; Judge May Consider Interim Relief for...
Union Carbide Corp. and the...s worst industrial accident. "I have...tank at the Union Carbide subsidiary plant in Bhopal, lawyers have been...Dec. 21 on Union ... |
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SOURCES SAY SETTLEMENT REACHED IN BHOPAL SUIT.(Main)
...Times The Union Carbide Corp. and lawyers for victims...gas leak in Bhopal, India...s worst industrial disaster...weakened by the accident. The settlement...traveled to Bhopal just ... |
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INDIAN COURT AGREES TO BHOPAL SETTLEMENT.(Main)
...government and Union Carbide Corp. for $470...plant in Bhopal. But the...But these lawyers said that...time, the lawyers said senior...said one lawyer who insisted...Indian city of Bhopal, ... |
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Carbide appeals relief order // Asks Indian court to set aside judgment
BHOPAL, India (AP) Union Carbide Corp. on Monday appealed...miles west of Bhopal. The December...filed by Carbide lawyer Rajendra Singh...returned by a Bhopal court be set aside...world's worst ... |
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Judge dismisses victims' suit in Bhopal disaster
...suit in Bhopal disaster...thousands in Bhopal, India, saying Union Carbide Corp. had done...s worst industrial accident. The lawsuit...by their lawyers as groups...hospital in ... |
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Indian Supreme Court Clears Bhopal Settlement
...disaster at a Union Carbide Corp. plant in Bhopal, India - the worst industrial accident in history...disaster, lawyers and officials...at the Bhopal plant in...categories of ... |
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