31.   The number of job fatalities has been steadily increasing in recent years because mines lack the funds needed to modernize equipment and improve safety conditions.

32.   They carried banners and shouted slogans to demand better safety conditions for workers in China and Thailand, which included separating dormitories from production facilities, said Leung.

33.   Western concerns about safety conditions at the plant have been fueled by persistent reports of fires, oil leaks and generator malfunctions.

34.   Workers were protesting safety conditions in new installations at the train stop at the airport.

35.   Amid continuing debate as to whether the disaster could have been avoided, officials were at pains to point out that the site fulfilled all the requisite safety conditions.

36.   Earlier Thursday the White House said the US contribution of troops to the multinational force hinges on whether safety conditions are met.

37.   The unions said manual air traffic control likely had a slight negative impact on safety conditions.

38.   Spokesman Rene-Luc Thevoz said the ICRC had held talks with civilian and military authorities and with various armed groups to seek improved safety conditions.

39.   That same year, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations issued an alarming report criticising the poor safety conditions in Nigeria.

40.   The agency has been analyzing safety conditions in various countries and reporting its findings.