Task 3 case study Background information On the 28th of February 2008‚ a leak of extremely flammable hydrocarbon an explosion had a taken place at the bacton gas terminal in Norfolk‚ located in the north east of England. This lead to a large amount of concrete and metal coming from the roof being propelled 100 meters high‚ alongside a huge fire that took 50 firefighters two hours to put out. Fortunately all 46 personnel were evacuated from the site unhurt. That was down to good fortune due the
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Introduction The second tragedy (Trotter‚ Day‚ & Love‚ 1989) In 1969‚ Union Carbide India‚ Ltd. (UCIL) and Union Carbide 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
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effect pipelines and mechanical failures are rare (Coyle‚ Novack‚ Gibson‚ & Bardi‚ 2011‚ p. 273). With piping being completely encased underground‚ the risk of terrorism and theft is also greatly reduced (2011‚ p. 273). Care is taken with the use of leak detection systems and aircraft monitoring‚ since environmental damage‚ lawsuits and product losses have been issues of the past (2011‚ p.
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Dangers of Oil Spills (Article for Environment Awareness magazine) Oil slicks do so much more damage than just the initial havoc we see on the news; the effects can be long lasting. The recent Deep water BP oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico well and truly eclipsed the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 and now has the potential of being one of the largest oil spills on record. Latest official estimates state approximately 4.1 million barrels of oil contaminated the
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RESOURCES+ Dhaka‚ Bangladesh in technical collaboration with KOSEL INDUSTRIES Sdn. Bhd. Penang‚ Malaysia and supported by Wesfarmers Kleenheat Elpiji Ltd. Port Mongla‚ Bangladesh Engineered LPG Kitchen System OTHER ACRONYMS OF THIS SYSTEM ARE Building LPG System LPG Reticulation System LPG Piped System An INSPIRED KITCHEN must have 2 attributes •FIRE PROTECTION FEATURES in accordance with NFPA code‚ & BNBC‚ and •COMFORT & RELIABILITY FEATURES for End‐users total benefit
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hemorrhages. The clots lodge throughout the body‚ King 2 filling capillaries and shutting off blood to parts of the internal organs‚ especially to the brain‚ liver‚ and spleen. This causes the affected organs to begin to decay. Blood begins to leak through the capillaries and into the tissues‚
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quantity of bilge pumps and the purchasing manager who put the contract together with Great Lakes faces three solutions we will see them in the incoming sections. II. Problems Statement How the CJI Company can supply 50 pumps per month for the Great Leak Company. III. Alternative Solutions The Alternative solutions which CJI Have Are:- 1- Continue to use Heavey to supply pumps. 2- Make them in-house. 3- Consider one of the other suppliers. Details 3.1- Continue
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normal towns look like complete war zones. Like tornadoes they can lift boats onto shore and demolish them. There is so much power behind them that they have bent parking meters onto the ground! They can interrupt gas pipes which can lead to a leak. With a leak‚ a fire can start and even make a huge explosion. Oil tanks can break and this can lead to an oil spill. When the water comes back in the ocean it will suck in the oil and it will be dangerous to swim in those waters. Floating debris has crashed
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Today‚ with the continual and rapidly growing need of energy demand by big nations like United States and China continuing to furnish their domestic consumptions of oil have led to increased prices of gasoline whereby alternative forms of energy production are sought. With this in mind‚ offshore drilling can be a viable option for satiating the need of oil and also to boost the economy of the nation. In this report‚ I am going to discuss how the current Deepwater Horizon rig explosion has led to
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ANSWER 4. C) Developments in science and technology are fundamentally altering the way people live‚ connect‚ communicate and transact‚ with profound effects on economic development. Science and technology are key drivers to development‚ because technological and scientific revolutions underpin economic advances‚ improvements in health systems‚ education and infrastructure. Through breakthroughs in health services and education‚ these technologies have the power to better the lives of poor people
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