U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson intervenes in probe of SeaWorld trainer's death
source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-seaworld-osha-grayson-20100819,0,293357.story
-
-
- jefftego
- added this
OSHA was in the final hours of it's 6 month investigation when Alan Grayson intervened on behalf of SeaWorld, which is located in his district.
Apparently, SeaWorld is applying pressure on OSHA to go easy on them, just as they did in 2007 in a report related to trainer injuries at SeaWorld San Diego. In that report, OSHA stated "swimming with captive orcas is inherently dangerous and if someone hasn't been killed already it is only a matter of time beforeit does happen." However, SeaWorld pressured OSHA into removing that statement from the final report. It looks like SeaWorld is trying the same thing here:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-seaworld-osha-grayson-20100819,0,2933...
Apparently, SeaWorld is applying pressure on OSHA to go easy on them, just as they did in 2007 in a report related to trainer injuries at SeaWorld San Diego. In that report, OSHA stated "swimming with captive orcas is inherently dangerous and if someone hasn't been killed already it is only a matter of time beforeit does happen." However, SeaWorld pressured OSHA into removing that statement from the final report. It looks like SeaWorld is trying the same thing here:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-seaworld-osha-grayson-20100819,0,2933...
-
- groups:
- Community, News and Politics, Veganism, Oceans, 1 more
-
- tags:
- Florida, Orlando, orcas, killer whales, 5 more
-
-
EthicalVegan
-
Jefftgo, thank you so much for letting me know about this little article.
- 1 year ago
-
EthicalVegan
