complaints and letters to state officials” (www.usmra.com/repository/best-of-the-best_newsletter_article). Scanlan knew that as a mine inspector and public administrator it was his main priority to ensure the safety of the mine and its compliance with the mining laws. Even though Scanlan sent is findings and his reports to The Department of Mines and Minerals in Illinois I feel that Scanlan could have done more to prevent this fatality (Martin 2000). In my opinion if Scanlan was not receiving the
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or traveling on airplanes and consider it safer to travel by car or train than by air. There is a lot of evidence that suggests that travel by air is significantly safer than traveling by a car‚ but the fact remains that like cars‚ airplanes also have accidents. There are different reasons that could turn a normal day into a bad day. These include: bird strikes‚ cabin fires‚ design flaws‚ terrorist attacks‚ low or no fuel and so on. Most of errors on an aircraft take place because of errors on the part
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For example: In the event of an accident‚ you might give the press the basic information of what had occurred but not the names of the people involved. It is better to inform the immediate family first so that they do not hear about the injury or death of a loved one through the press. Using the communications that went out regarding the Chilean mine collapse in South America will indicate the significance of knowing your audience. The Chilean mining accident occurred on 05 August 2010. A serious
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No one will ever forget the events that took place on August 5‚ 2010. Many people from all around the world sat glued to their television sets watching a story that most feared would have a tragic ending. The Minera San Esteban Primera Mining Company had a job ahead of them that no company every wants to face. 33 miners were trapped in a small copper mine that had collapsed in northern Chile and they had to report this news to the families‚ employees‚ and eventually the world. The minters
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accept our translated information. I will discuss the protocol on the Chilean Copper Mining accident that occurred on August 5‚ 2010. It is crucial that the Chilean Copper Mining employees and families be communicated with about their loved ones and what will be done to help with their peace of mind. It was August 5‚ 2010‚ when there was a collapse inside the main access tunnel at a small copper mining operation in northern Chile; causing 33 workers to be trapped underground (2010). The
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autonomous control in the workplace are infinite. Autonomous control is taking the world by storm with many booming mining companies taking advantage of this amazing technology programing it into their drills and trucks‚ in January Rio Tinto spent in excess of 28 million dollars developing their mining technology with autonomous control. Autonomous control is not only being used in mining‚ many believe that autonomous control is the way of the future and should be available to a wider range of people
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Rationale Marcopper Mining Corporation has been operating on Marinduque Islands in the Philippines which provides local goods‚ services and electricity to the province. However‚ this mining operation had cause innumerable troubles which cause serious health and environmental problems in the community. Mining in the area has polluted waterways‚ killed fish and agricultural fields. Despite this negatives‚ the government of the Philippines still actively seeks to bring investments‚ like mining in the country
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produced about 2‚000 tons of coal daily. Driscoll Scanlan was assigned to the position by Governor Green as a political appointee. The responsibility of a mine inspector was to “police the mine operators – to see that they comply with the state mining law‚ including its numerous safety provisions.” The mine inspector also had the power to close a mine if he felt there was imminent danger of an explosion‚ even though this power was rarely used by an inspector (Martin). For over two years‚
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2010 the San Jose mine in Chile reported an accident which trapped 33 miners underground. The San Jose mine is a small copper mine in northern Chile. Owned by Minera San Esteban Primera‚ the mine collapse thrust the situation into a global news event when the 33 miners were discovered alive and well (Weik‚ 2010). Questions have been raised about the safety record of Minera San Esteban Primera. The Chilean miner organization Federation of Chilean Mining Workers (FMC) along with the Confederation
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is a mining disaster that occurred when a gas combined with a coal-dust exploded in a mining site. Ultimately‚ the aftermath was flames of fire that engulfed the mining shaft (Yang 2). The mining site is located in the Chinese Lioning area in China that was under the control of the Japanese at the time of the accident. The Benxihu colliery explosion occurred on the 26th of April‚ 1942 where more than 1300 lives were lost. (2) The Person at Fault After the accident‚ the Japanese Mining Corporation
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