Diploma in Management

By allowing them to be a part of their care planning they can see the support required and the impact of their own decisions on their goals.

Throughout his essay, Suzuki supports his arguments with specific examples. To justify his reasoning, the author uses the case of DDT, otherwise known as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. This chemical compound is used as an insecticide to eliminate the population of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, which it did effectively, and saved millions of lives. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, complications arose, which led to an increase in chemicals and caused a domino effect of

David Suzuki’s essay “It Always Costs”, focuses on the author’s opinion that new technologies always come with underlying problems. He argues that developments in technologies are beneficial to civilization, but also costly. Suzuki chooses to focus not on the economic side effects, but mostly in the environmental and health impacts of these advances. To support his main argument, Suzuki refers to DDT as an example of a beneficial technology that in the long run was subdued by its unfavourable effects. The use of DDT, a widely known chemical, aids the reader in identifying the main problem Suzuki is addressing in his essay, however, Suzuki’s argument is not very convincing. He chooses to focus on issues that relate only to the development of new technologies in the area of chemistry, such is the example of three different chemicals through the essay, which does not provide enough evidence to make the generalization that the development of any technology is detrimental to humankind.

Risk assessments are vital to be included within a laboratory setting as it involves evaluating the potential risks which may be involved when completing an experiment or activity. The employer must be aware that risks which someone is exposed to at work must be reduced by them responsibly implementing precautions in order to make the setting safer. They need to analyse: what could possible go wrong? How likely is it? And what would be the consequences? These questions are regularly used when creating a risk assessment so that every risk sheet has a similar outline and meets the criteria of an effective risk assessment. It covers the general procedures, the working environment and the handling, storage and transportation of various substances.

There is certainly not enough space to examine all twelve stories presented in Lerner’s book in this paper, and they are all shocking—both in terms of the level of exposure to toxic chemicals and the questionable choices of corporate and government officials—but a few stories stand out.

b. 99% of the chemical used to kill weeds runs off in the water supplies while only the

Was there no forethought in the decision to use these chemicals? Killing off the food supply for the country you are there to

The cause of the development of the chemical disaster traces back to the 1950s. As the Industrial Revolution took place, mining took a significant role in city life. According to the Berkeley Pit Public Education Committee, “in 1955, copper prices

It was the night of December 2, 1984. It was the night that would change the lives of nearly 500,000 citizens in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, forever. It was the night that at least 30 tons of the highly toxic gas, methyl isocyanate, was released from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India. It has been recorded as the world’s worst industrial disaster. But how did such a disaster take place? The Union Carbide plant dated back to 1969 where it was a formulations plant. The original purpose of the plant was to produce pesticides for use in India in an attempt to fix India’s growing food demands according to the Union Carbide Corporation. The use of carbamate pesticides and insecticides, more specifically methyl isocyanate, or MIC, was

Hazardous chemicals include flammable liquids, acids, gases and solvents. This should all be included in the Production Risk Assessment for each performance and should state each substance that is to be used. The substances should be used in accordance with requirements set out in the Safety Data Sheet included in the risk assessments.

The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 was the worst industrial disaster in the history of the world. It was caused by the accidental release of methyl isocyanate (MIC) from a Union Carbide India, Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant located in the heart of the city of Bhopal. UCIL was a joint venture between Union Carbide and a public/private consortium of Indian investors. The MIC leak killed thousands outright and injured anywhere from 150,000 to 600,000 others, at least 15,000 of whom died later from their injuries. The contamination due to the leak is still active and no cleanup has been done till now.

A single slip in action may cause lasting sorrow. A slight mistake in operation at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal of India causes a lot of deaths and injuries. What a tragedy it is. Undoubtedly, there must be something wrong with the management of the plant.

This memo addresses “safe” levels of exposure for pregnant women and families contemplating having children, as well as the health effects on pregnancies of the citizens exposed to the chemical spill. Additionally, this memo discusses the broader context of public health in the community as it relates to environmental safety and justice.

Nowadays it is common to hear on the news about recent health and environmental scares especially with the increasing research done about the causes and effects of global warming. However, life just a century ago was very different. During the early twentieth century, people trusted industries. Therefore, they did not fight for government regulation of industries or the need for it to inform them about possible harmful practices done by industries. It took the deaths and emergence of illnesses of many workers and citizens for the public to start worrying. Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner discussed this time period with a focus on the lead and chemical industries in their book Deceit and Denial: the Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution.

Just after midnight on December 3, 1984, a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India had a chemical leak accident. The chemical that was released into the air is called methyl isocyanate, or MIC, used to make pesticides. This chemical is tremendously harmful and fatal to humans, livestock, and crops. Only a short-term exposure may cause death or unfavorable health effects. The slums of Bhopal and its residents that surrounded the plant which were mostly affected by the gas suffered dearly. An estimated 8,000 people dead and about 300,000 more suffering from its effects. Bloated carcasses of cattle dotted the streets. Tree and plant leaves were yellow and brittle. “Corpses littered the streets and discovered behind locked doors, trapped in private