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 (MIC) 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
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Abstract When operating a dangerous business such as producing chemicals‚ tragedies are often unforeseeable. In public relations‚ being prepared for all scenarios is a constant challenge. The challenges can be found working in collaborate with different cultures. However‚ when facing those challenges head on‚ it is imperative that each case is handled in the best possible way. In Union Carbide‚ thousands of lives were lost. The lives lost could’ve have been prevented. But it is not to place blame
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Bulletin of Science‚ Technology & Society http://bst.sagepub.com/ The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 Roli Varma and Daya R. Varma Bulletin of Science Technology & Society 2005 25: 37 DOI: 10.1177/0270467604273822 The online version of this article can be found at: http://bst.sagepub.com/content/25/1/37 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: National Association for Science‚ Technology & Society Additional services and information for Bulletin of Science‚ Technology &
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Academic Writing Cesar Rubio 27/11/12 Research Paper After the events that happened in the Bhopal tragedy the night of December 2nd 1984‚ it is more than clear that Union Carbide Corporation have the responsibility of this tragedy and took an unethical business position‚ First‚ By making the wrong decisions about the planning of the factory because they did not invest to have effective security methods as they had on the plants located in developed countries. Second‚ because at the time of
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the city of Bhopal‚ the state of Madhya Pradesh‚ India. It has been known as the world ’s worst industrial disaster. A Union Carbide India‚ Limited (UCIL) ’s plant released 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas which instantly killed over 3‚000 people and carrying on causing the death of more than 20‚000. This tragic event involved not only the technical‚ safety issues at the time‚ but also ethical issues on the responsibility of those who would have been able to prevent the tragedy from happening
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The Union Carbide plant was established in Bhopal in 1969 and it began to produce the insecticide Carbaryl. methyl isocanyte is an ingredient of carbaryl‚ and on the morning of December 3‚ 1984‚ a holding tank containing 43 tons of methyl isocyanate overheated and released the toxic gas. Because methyl isocyanate is heavier than air‚ it traveled over the ground through the Bhopal city center. The transportation system collapsed‚ and many people were trampled to death in a mad rush to flee the visible
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International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Case Study Series Bhopal Plant Disaster Appendix A: Chronology by MJ Peterson Revised February 26‚ 2009 Appendix Contents: 1.) Bhopal Chronology 2.) Ensuing Litigation Chronology References used in this section: Paul Srivastava‚ Bhopal: Anatomy of a Crisis (Cambridge‚ MA: Ballinger‚ 1987). Sanjoy Hazarika‚ Bhopal: The Lessons of a Tragedy (New Delhi: Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd‚ 1987) This case was created by the International
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TO STUDY THE EMPLOYEES HEALTH & SAFETY MEASURES 1. INTRODUCTION ON EMPLOYEES HEALTH AND SAFETY | For smooth functioning of an organization‚ the employer has to ensure safety and security of his employees. Health and safety form an integral part of work environment. A work environment should enhance the well being of employees and thus should be accident free. The terms health‚ safety and security are closely related to each other. Health is the general state of well being. It not only
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1.0 INTRODUCTION According to Michael Porter‚ in order to survive in a dynamic and competitive world‚ a firm must be able to gain competitive advantages over its competitors by understanding itself and the environmental changes. A firm with wealthy resources may not be able to sustain the competitive advantages if it does not have a well effective management. An effective management should be able to come out with different strategies to deal with different situation based on the remote and industry
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