1.   Pena said that neither he nor his staff had been told by Schiavo that she was worried about lax safety standards at ValuJet.

2.   The airline was apparently worried that it might be discredited and criticized for lax safety.

3.   The crucial point in these examples is that bankruptcy filings may cost victims of lax safety standards while benefiting stockholders and other creditors.

4.   The company that runs the Tokaimura plant, JCO Co., blamed the accident on human error but came under fire for having lax safety measures.

5.   Across the sprawling Southeast Asian archipelago, vessels with lax safety features are a standard way to get around.

6.   Chinese mines have been plagued by lax safety, despite repeated official efforts to reduce accidents.

7.   Chinese mines are notorious for lax safety.

8.   Deadly explosions and fires are reported almost weekly, despite repeated government pledges to close down small mines and crack down on lax safety.

9.   Disco fire raises questions about lax safety standards.

10.   Dozens of Russian miners have been killed in recent years due to lax safety precautions and obsolete equipment.