However, oxidative stress is actually useful. in some instances. For example, oxidative stress. induces apoptosis to prepare the birth canal for. delivery. Also, biological defense mechanisms. are strengthened by oxidative stress during. appropriate physical exercise and ischemia.
The 100th anniversary of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire, which killed 146 workers in a New York City garment factory, marks a century of reforms that make up the core of OSHA's mission.
Many had participated in the large womenâs shirtwaist workers strike of 1909-1910, and they were aware of a fire in a Newark factory that had occurred just four months before the Triangle blaze, killing 26 women.