1. React to Bill Hurley’s comment that some jobs, like race car driver, are inherently dangerous. Do some employees simply have to accept the risk of death? If so, what is the employer’s responsibility, if any, with regard to the safety of such jobs?
2. How can human resource management contribute to a lower risk of death among trainers at a facility such as SeaWorld? Consider the various HR functions, such as employee selection and training, and how they might contribute to this goal.

A veteran SeaWorld trainer was rubbing a killer whale from a poolside platform when the 12,000-pound creature reached up, grabbed her ponytail in its mouth and dragged her underwater. Despite workers rushing to her, the trainer was killed.
Horrified visitors who had stuck around after a noontime show watched the animal charge through the pool with the trainer in its jaws. Workers used nets as an alarm sounded, but it was too late. Dawn Brancheau had drowned. It marked the third time the animal had been involved in a human death.