The Tragedy Of The Bhopal Chemical Leak

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.

Also depicted in this paper is the type of cancers caused by each chemical and other related health problems associated with each chemical. Finally, the role of government agencies such as FDA, EPA and OSHA in preventing excessive amount or zero amounts of toxic chemicals from entering the environment will be discussed. The last paragraphs will enumerate the inferred conclusion from my research on Agent Orange, DDT and Benzene.

DuPont was aware of the harmful effects this chemical had on animals and people but ignored the issue in accordance of high profit. Not only were people affected in the local community, but people in surrounding areas were also affected. Thousands of people and large amounts of property were inflicted with poor air quality and poor drinking water. DuPont had later discovered that there were dust fumes emerging from the factories that were unhealthy for people to inhale, and later found it in the drinking water. DuPont also found an astonishing key of evidence, they had found PFOA in the water, and it was twice the amount of what was allowed, and could cause some serious issues. They had known about the levels and did not notify any workers or anyone in the community due to the fear of loss of profit. Men and women were coming home with a fever, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. These workers endured injurious experiences, and were never notified about the condition in which they were working. DuPont was named as not trustworthy, and at times known to practice illegal activity. After going through the experiences of which they just endured, they might go through the process of mental thinking or what they just went through was not right and should not have happened to me. That process is known as

In the beginning of this essay I would like to present some facts and figures related to our topic. On December 3, 1984, at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India there was a deadly leak of methyl isocyanate. It caused thousands of people to die and affected generations to come. The leak happened due to a series of human and mechanical failures. The local health officials were neither knowledgeable about the deadly chemical that was being stored there nor were they equipped to handle the tragedy. Another incident happened at the Union Carbide plant in West Virginia. A toxic cloud of the same chemical was leaked into the atmosphere and it was a shocking reminder that such accidents could happen in the both developed and developing countries. The statistics prove that chemical spills occur on a regular basis in different parts of the world. In 1976 there were

The main problem for the company is to facing the high scrap rate and quality of the product. Another reason is the machine breakdowns, every time the machines stopped and restarted will make scraps out from the machines. Last reason is to produce new product will cause high

I think a lot of key things might have played a role with this decision. Corporate management wanted to see what could be done and introduced new management to the plant. There were a lot of issues to be resolved such as high rates of serious injuries, poor quality control, inadequate leadership, and low morale. It would take time to implement change and establish a new organizational culture in order to turn the company around. I think they wanted to give the new management

The DB BISSO 350 was assigned the task of removing the structure at EI 27 "A". In connection therewith, the barge foreman instructed the welding foreman to remove certain piping from the jacket. Specifically, the welding foreman was instructed to make two cuts to remove two pipes from the deck. The welding foreman failed to confirm exactly which pipes he was being instructed to remove and proceeded to cut the wrong pipes. As the work was being performed the welder's helper was standing on a temporary work platform (TWP) supported by the braces connecting the jacket to the conductor. The welder unknowingly cut the two braces that stabilized the TWP. The TWP did not shift when the first brace was cut, but when the second brace was cut the

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

The U.S. Army facility in Aberdeen known as the Pilot Plant was responsible for endangering the lives of employees and the surrounding community during the years of 1983 through 1986. The chemicals used and stored were highly dangerous and lethal to humans. The chemicals were improperly stored in incorrect locations with improper labels, and leaking barrels. After a roof collapsed it took two weeks for the chemical spills to be properly dealt with. An acid spill consisting of 200 gallons spilt into a local river and investigation reported improper storage and containment equipment. The acts occurred violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Three engineers were responsible for either overlooking or not caring as to how chemicals within the facility were stored and maintained. The three engineers were Carl Gepp, William Dee, and Robert Lentz. The engineers were specialist in chemical weaponry and stated lack of knowledge for proper containment and storage procedures.

Equipment and facilities, safety facilities, hazardous and harmful factors, safety technical indicators, operating procedures, process parameters, field management, regular inspection and testing, etc.

Three causes of the 1984 Bhopal Chemical Plant disaster in India were long-term financial difficulties, poor safety management and inadequate emergency plans. The disaster occurred when water entered a methyl isocyanate (MIC) storage tank, which led to a runaway reaction and then discharged toxic MIC vapour into the atmosphere. The leak caused the deaths of more than 2,000 people and injured about 200,000 locals in the surrounding shanty towns (Kletz 2009, p. 338).

Frontline with the New York Times reports on one of the largest iron pipe foundry companies, McWanes Tyler Pipe, and the problem with the company. McWane Inc. was founded by J.R. McWane in 1921 on the desolate Birmingham Alabama soil. J.R built his water and sewage pipe manufacturing corporation to now one of the biggest privately owned companies in the nation. Creating water and sewage pipe by melting metal and casting pipe can be very dangerous and dirty if not handled with the right process and procedures. However, the workers say that the company ruthlessly tries to increase production by costing the safety of its workers and has succeeded at this with what McWanes calls “disciplined management practices”. This disgusting fact has lead the company to accumulate an abnormal amount of safety violations that include around 4,600 injuries and 9 deaths. The sad part about all this is most of the misfortunes have happened in the past couple decades when new age management and safety practices should have been a top most priority.

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.

Validated compliance with regulations, site-specific safety plans, and industry best practices by leading work-site assessments and walk-throughs. Safety improvements spanned electrical cord, harness tie-off, protective equipment, and equipment operation credential fixes.

The availability of land also posed problems to the company, however with govt. support this got nullified to a certain extent.