Hero Stories
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Teamwork Saves Wrestling Coach’s Life
Assistant Wrestling Coach Steven Powell was demonstrating jump rope for Easton Area High School students in the wrestling room of the school. Able to jump 100 times in a mere…
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Quick thinking on the shop floor saves a life
Danny Burkett walked into the die shop at AFL’s Alumoweld division in Duncan, South Carolina. “How’re you doing?” coworker Raymond Lavender asked. “I’m doing good,” Danny replied, turning to read…
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Natural foods employees save colleague from sudden cardiac arrest
Employee health and safety manager Jason Wallace splits his time between GloryBee’s corporate headquarters and its production facility, both in Eugene, Oregon. A distributor of natural and organic honey and…
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Commitment to safety saves employee’s life
Ricki Avery is no stranger to managing crisis. As a supply chain professional in the supermarket fresh foods industry, he works hard every day to ensure the freshest meat is…
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Five teen heroes save sudden cardiac arrest victim
When Long Soo Keat joined his friends for an alumni football game one September afternoon, he would never have dreamed that five teenagers were about to save his life. The…
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Quick Actions of Aquatic Center Staff Save Swimmer
As the pool director at a local aquatic center for the past seven years, Julien Morel has come to expect quiet evenings watching swimmers train for events. Bernard Marie, an…
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Tennis Pros Save Teammate’s Life
As Tim Allard drove a backhand into the corner of the court at the Chagrin Valley Athletic Club, he thought about the last time he had played tennis on this…
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A clear head and lifesaving equipment win the day
On a sunny March day, Khun Saowalak was relaxing, watching her husband play a lively game of tennis at the Cozy Tennis Courts in Dormai, in Bangkok's Prawet District. The…
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A helping hand for Nigel
As students at Turton High School in Bolton, Lancashire, UK were attending classes on a September morning, Nigel Bartlett, a site foreman for Kier Construction, worked on an expansion building…
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A relaxing day off
Tim Biggins was in Halifax running some errands on his day off. First on his list of stops was Bayers Lake Canadian Tire to pick up a new helmet. Little…