On December 3rd‚ 1984‚ the world’s worst chemical disaster took place in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ India—and the harsh truth is that it could all have been preventable. Union Carbide‚ an American company located in Bhopal‚ was known to produce to produce a pesticide called Sevin‚ and among the chemicals used to produce it was methyl isocyanate (C2H3NO; short form: MIC). Chemical properties of MIC include: highly reactive—with water for example—and flammable‚ a sharp‚ pungent odour‚ and etc. Some physical
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INTRODUCTION: The word ‘disaster’ is synonymous with ‘emergency’. A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic
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In December of 1984 there was an incident that lead to a gas leak in Bhopal‚ India that is referred to as the “Bhopal Gas Tragedy.” This gas leak is commonly referred to as one of the worst industrial disasters in history. The gas leak was at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) chemical plant in Bhopal‚ India. This chemical plant produced Sevin which is a pesticide that was commonly used throughout Asia [12]. Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) owned a little more than half the shares of the UCIL
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The Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Introduction In the early morning hours of December 3‚ 1984‚ a poisonous grey cloud (forty tons of toxic gases) from Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL’s)1 pesticide plant at Bhopal spread throughout the city. Water carrying catalytic material had entered Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) storage tank No. 610. What followed was a nightmare. The killer gas spread through the city‚ sending residents scurrying through the dark streets. No alarm ever sounded a warning and no evacuation
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Case Summary modern industry. Both believed that only a mixed economy‚ in which state-owned enterprises operated the major sectors of the economy and private enterprise guided by considerable government regulation to protect workers and the general public‚ would successfully meet the economic challenges facing the country. In India‚ steel making‚ railways‚ shipping‚ aviation‚ and electrical power generation were the most prominent industries dominated by state-owned firms; the nascent Indian chemical
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Corporation agreed with the govern- ment of India to build a pesticide manufacturing plant in Bhopal.6 Originally‚ this plant was designed to combine and package intermediate chemicals thereby producing the end pesticide‚ Sevin‚v The constituents of the mildly toxic pesticide Sevin‚ alpha-naphthol and methyl isocyanate (MIC) were to be combined‚ diluted with non-toxic powder‚ and packaged at the Bhopal plant.8 In India‚ where pesticides are viewed as a miracle‚9 Union Carbide demonstrated both sophisticated
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Case Study of Union Carbide Corporation and Bhopal The Central Issue: This case makes us think how to prevent the mismanagements of subsidiaries in abroad. And it also brings attention to specific issues including government relationships with multinational corporations and environmental abuse. Recommended course of Action: Safety issues were virtually ignored at the Bhopal plant. To prevent tragedy like this‚ Union Carbide needs to take significant precautions in Bhopal. Union Carbide should check
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both to keep costs lower and to have the added advantage of “built-in obsolescence” so that consumers would need to purchase new flashlights more often. Question: Identify the moral values‚ issues‚ and dilemmas‚ if any‚ involved in the following cases‚ and explain why you consider them moral values and dilemmas. References: Code of Ethics Fundamental Canons – “Engineers‚ in the fulfillment of their professional duties‚ shall hold paramount the safety‚ health and welfare of the public‚ act for
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Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing for disaster before it occurs‚ disaster response (e.g.‚ emergency evacuation‚ quarantine‚ mass decontamination‚ etc.)‚ and supporting‚ and rebuilding society after natural or human-made disasters have occurred. In general‚ any Emergency management is the continuous process by which all individuals‚ groups‚ and communities manage hazards in an effort to avoid
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The Bhopal Incident Professor: Ralph Blessing The Bhopal Incident On December 3‚ 1984 the Union Carbide Pesticide plant leaked over forty tons of toxic gases into Bhopal India. The enormous poison gas leak in Bhopal was one of the most severe industrial incidents in history. The Union Carbide India‚ pesticide plant‚ was developed to help local farmers increase production. India was a part of “green revolution”; pesticides served approximately ten percent of India’s food crop
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