Witnesses told park authorities that the three hikers who were swept over the waterfall in July 2011 had climbed over a safety rail.
For things that clearly do have the springlike quality of shifting irreversibly if pulled (or pushed) too far, like the collapse of ice sheets or the melting of permafrost, a boundary system that seeks to stop you getting too close to the threshold seems as sensible as a safety rail is on a parapet.
Residents and rail passengers have called for extra safety measures at a rail crossing in Berkshire where seven people died in a crash.
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Rail safety teams are to stage 100 events across the UK aimed at highlighting the risks of level crossings.
"Great Britain's level crossings, although among the safest in Europe, pose a significant rail safety risk to the public, " he added.
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The call for the joint inquiry came as the government prepared to announce a raft of new rail safety regulations in the wake of the Paddington disaster.
Stephen Joseph, of the environmental lobby group Transport 2000, said it would be a mistake for commuters to return to their car because of fears over rail safety.
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is organising a formal inquiry with an independent panel to identify any safety lessons for the industry and learn from them.
Once Lord Cullen's inquiry into rail safety has been completed, a new law will be introduced aimed at improving travel and health and safety at work, said Mr Prescott.
The country also decided to reevaluate the safety systems of rail projects that have been approved but yet to start construction, and to suspend the examination or approval of newly proposed projects.
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Rail union the RMT said it was "seriously concerned" about safety as it emerged Network Rail held a two-day inquiry last year into a similar incident involving the same rail infrastructure company, Carillion Rail.
Tuesday's awareness events will be hosted by safety teams from Network Rail and the British Transport Police.
Two cracks discovered on the East Coast Main Line are being investigated by independent safety experts at the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).
Ian Prosser, Office of Rail Regulation safety director, said that in this case, the train companies through "inadequate management and planning" had failed to ensure the safe recovery of an engineering train.
In its evidence to the commission, Plaid said new powers over the police, rail infrastructure and food safety should be devolved to Cardiff.
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"Where a road or footpath meets the railway there will always be a risk - tragically, for a few people every year, this results in injury or loss of life, " said Tracey Young, Network Rail's community safety manager for Wales.
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In the newly-published report, Network Rail is criticised over the safety of the crossing.
Network Rail has also been holding safety awareness days at level crossings, advising people how to use them safely, along with BTP and Arriva Trains Wales.
BBC: Level crossings: Wales safety work after 33 near misses
"Passenger rail service, especially services at higher and high speeds, will require new safety rules, constant public capital investment and operating subsidies, and balance with freight rail service and the rest of the national transportation system -- and currently only some of these elements are in place, " according to a GAO report.
Road funding has also been whittled away by other federal transportation projects like truck safety, transit grants and even high speed rail.
For most inter-city journeys of more than two hours and less than five, rail has the competitive edge in safety, reliability and speed over both aircraft and cars.
It emerged Dave had kept all his emails to the bosses at Network Rail warning that staff shortages meant safety was being compromised and that a disaster was just waiting to happen.
Union general secretary Manuel Cortes accused the company and the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) of ignoring safety warnings 14 months before Lindsey was killed in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
Since then, all staff employed by the ship's owners have completed mandatory safety training and are not required to stand on the rail.
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They share safety features such as fixed sides and a lower front rail height 32 to 36 inches from the floor, compared with roughly 42 inches for the old drop-sides to enable parents to pick up a baby easily.
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Network Rail has insisted it is complying with an EU safety directive and that the mast meets guidelines for power output, frequency and safety.
Hugh Jaegar, of the campaign group Railfuture, who has previously said Network Rail was was not acting fast enough to improve safety at the site, welcomed the decision.
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