Murray said tougher safety standards for Mexican trucks are imperative because they have a much higher inspection failure rate than U.S. or Canadian trucks.

CNN: truck

But crashes have become more survivable, thanks largely to tougher safety standards that require seats capable of surviving major impact and slower-burning cabin materials.

WSJ: Airplane Fires: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport's Firefighter Training

The LFB is calling for tougher safety standards for the appliances.

BBC: Fire warning over 'dangerous modern fridge freezers'

The NTSB has been urging the FAA to develop and enforce tougher safety standards for on-demand operators, especially in pilot training, maintenance practices and where air-tour operators can fly.

ECONOMIST: Business travel

The Trading Standards Institute is also calling for tougher restrictions on safety to help reduce the hundreds of injuries caused each year by fireworks.

BBC: Fireworks sold illegally to children

If a mining company consistently violates safety standards, they should be subjected to the tougher enforcement that comes with being placed on an updated Pattern of Violations list.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Orders Review of Mine Safety

Public anger over the incident hastened the passing of a food-safety law in 2009 which was intended to tighten standards, improve supervision and impose tougher penalties on violators.

ECONOMIST: Food safety in China