The International Federation of the Red Cross defines a disaster as “a sudden‚ calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human‚ material‚ and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s or society’s ability to cope using its own resources” (What is a disaster‚ n.d.). At 5:00 p.m. on June 17‚ 2010‚ an EF4 tornado struck the town of Wadena‚ Minnesota. The damage was 1.1 miles wide along a 10-mile path (Weather Service‚ 20 June 2010)
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Summary Union Carbide India Limited was a pesticide factory that located at Bhopal‚ India. After the plant built at Bhopal‚ India in 1969‚ the production of pesticide helped to increase the production of grain and cut the grain losses from 25 percent to 15 percent. In 3rd December 1984‚ an incident happens and it becomes the worst industrial accident in history. Poison gas leaks from Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal. It spreads throughout the city‚ killing approximately 200‚000 people and
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR THE BHOPAL TRAGEDY HISTORY AND BACKGROUND Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh‚ the largest and one of the most economically depressed states in the nation. At 1970s‚ the public health infrastructure‚ sewage and waste system in Bhopal are still in very poor condition . Besides‚ mass casualty emergency response system also lacking in Bhopal. Union Carbide Corporation is one of the largest chemical and polymer companies in the united state. In 1984‚ Union Carbide operated
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made some serious mistakes which caused a huge damage and large amount of death to people. In this essay‚ I am going to write about the two disasters that caused a lot of injures by the explosion of poisonous chemicals‚ which located in India and Italy. According to Shrivastava (1996)‚ on the night of 2/3 December 1984‚ an enormous accident happened in Bhopal‚ India‚ the highly poisonous and unbalanced chemical gas was escaped from the factory and continue to spread over the city which caused by
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Problem definition There were many problems but the main issue was in the following: The Decision making in both incidents was not rational Lack of planning for unexpected problems‚ although as mentioned in the two cases weather problems can be predicted approximately‚ so a solid plan should have been made. Problem Justification Although Rommel’s decision is a legal and rational decision from his point of view‚ yet it was not an ethical one and it was biased. His decision was utilitarian it
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As a member of a community where Bakken oil is transported‚ I am concerned primarily with the prevention of an accident or an act of terror. In regards to the prevention of an accident‚ I would like to see railroads take great care in planning their risk management. As of 2010‚ 225‚000 barrels a day were transported through North America; which is 75 times the 3‚000 barrels a days transported in 2005 (Michigan State University‚ 2016). Not only‚ is their more Bakken being transported through North
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systems in the Bhopal pesticide plant. “It’s not a deadly gas‚ just irritating‚ a sort of tear gas.” - Dr Loya‚ Union Carbide’s official doctor in Bhopal‚ commenting on Methyl Isocyanate‚ after the tragedy. 6 december 2010 Bhopal Gas Tragedy: A case study (Part-I) Introduction 2-3rd December 1984‚ was black night for the people of Bhopal City‚ who lived around the Union Carbide India Ltd. (UCIL). If they try to forget that black night‚ they can not do it. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy‚ involving
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The Bhopal disaster‚ also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy‚ was a gas leak incident in India‚ considered the world’s worst industrial disaster.[1] It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh. Over 500‚000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shanty towns located near the plant.[2] Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate
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BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY By: Jessica Turakhia Roll No: 7 The Bhopal Gas Tragedy is considered the world’s worst‚ industrial catastrophe‚ and 28 years on‚ the nightmare still continues for its victims and survivors. 28 years on‚ they are still asking the same question they asked then – Will
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy Product - Brand name Sevin (Union Carbide) - Third most used insecticide in US - Not fatal to people Carbaryl - Does not cause cancer Chemistry TLV = 0.02 ppm Methyl isocyanate Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) Clear‚ colourless‚ b.p. 39oC‚ odour threshold 2.1 ppm Effects of 0.4 ppm - Coughing - Chest pain - Breathing pain (dyspnea) - Asthma - Eye irritation - Nose‚ throat‚ skin damage Effects of 21 ppm - Lung oedema - Emphysema (damage of lung tissue) - hemorrhaging - bronchial
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