A Dangerous Business
Season 21Episode 8Season 21Episode 10

E9 A Dangerous Business

Frontline / Season 21 / Episode 9

10 Jan, 2003

 
Season 21Episode 8Season 21Episode 10

E9 A Dangerous Business

Frontline / Season 21 / Episode 9

10 Jan, 2003

 

Each year, six thousand Americans lose their lives on the job. Tens of thousands more are seriously injured or exposed to deadly poisons and carcinogens in the workplace. Yet if one of those workers dies on the job due to a company's willful disregard for federal safety regulations, the maximum penalty his employer faces is just six months in prison. Are America's workplace safety laws tough enough? And are companies... see more

Each year, six thousand Americans lose their lives on the job. Tens of thousands more are seriously injured or exposed to deadly poisons and carcinogens in the workplace. Yet if one of those workers dies on the job due to a company's willful disregard for federal safety regulations, the maximum penalty his employer faces is just six months in prison. Are America's workplace safety laws tough enough? And are companies... see more
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