to: from: Apollo Group User subject: The Trapped Workers date: May 22, 2013 ------------------------------------------------- Creating Watermarks in Microsoft Word The Chilean Cooper Mine cave in 2010 trapping 33 workers for 17 days 2,300 feet underground was a tragic accident that they could have been prevented if the company would have had a strategic business plan in place for this type of crisis ("Chile Mining Accident (2010)", 2011). A crisis management plan is crucial to have in
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around the miners' lunch time on August 5, 2010, the upper galleries of the private copper mine collapsed trapping the miners. Many on the outside feared the worst. After all, when the collapse occurred the miners should have been in or near the hazard zone on their way out for their lunch break. Furthermore, with limited necessities such as food, water, and oxygen it was unknown whether the miners could have survived. "Liliana Ramirez, the wife of one of the oldest minders trapped, said she had
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Communication Release Kendra Schilling BCOM 275 January 30, 2012 Britta Cammarata Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release On August 5, 2010, the airwaves and newsprint ran a story about a small copper mine in northern Chile collapsing and trapping 30 miners inside. On this day the Minera San Esteban Primera Mining Company had a difficult task set before them. The company would not only have to inform the families of the trapped miners and its employees of the accident but would also
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Student BCOM/275 July 7, 2012 Chilean Mine Collapse In the article that was required for our research, “Over 30 workers trapped after Chilean copper mine collapse” (Weik, 2010), it stated that on August 5, 2010 the San Jose mine collaped trapping approximtely 30 workers. It also stated that rescuers where attempting to locate workers in order to drill to provide those trapped with food, water and oxygen, however rescuers were halted due to a second cave-in. The news article also indicated
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of a catastrophic nature it is important to understand the audience receiving the information. The story of over 30 Workers trapped after a Chilean Copper Mine Collapse involved many types of audiences. It was important that each audience received information according to their role in the successful evacuation of the miners. The audiences that needed communication were the miners’ family members, the company employees, clergy members, rescue teams, news reporters, and emergency medical personnel
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Knowing your Audience BCOM/275 University of Phoenix Nicole S. Morgan Knowing Your Audience The story of the 33 miners who were trapped for 69 days after the San Jose Mine they were working in collapsed in Chile is a heart wrenching tale that touched many. The most important factors in communicating this true story are portraying the feelings and emotions that were felt during this harrowing
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required for this weeks assignment, “Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse” (Weik, 2010), the article stated that on August 5, 2010, a small San José copper mine operation in northern Chile owned by Minera San Esteban Primera, collapsed leaving 33 workers trapped underground within the Earth’s soil. The article also reported that rescuers where making an effort to locate workers in order to drill a passage way to provide those trapped within the mine food, water and oxygen, nevertheless
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Over 30 workers were trapped after a Chilean copper mine collapsed in 2010. According to "Chile Mining Accident (2010)" (2013), On Aug. 5, 2010, a gold and copper mine near the northern city of Copiapó, Chile caved in, trapping 33 miners in a chamber about 2,300 feet below the surface. For 17 days, there was no word on their fate. As the days passed, Chileans grew increasingly skeptical that any of the miners had survived — let alone all of them. But when a small bore hole reached the miners’ refuge
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copper mine collapsed, encasing 33 miners underground. When the news of this collapse spread, every person around the world was captivated with the story. In early communications, it was unclear how long it would take to bring the miners up and was estimated to be approximately four months. The reaction to this communication brought a human frenzy as people pondered the thought of underground and buried alive. A total of 69 days had passed before the first miner saw the daylight giving the world
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to make sure this never happens again. Find out if any one in the family or their fellow workers needs to seek counseling for this disaster if so support them and see that they get the help they need. Potential Needs The potential needs of the miners families is to show that you care about them and their loved ones, that you will take care of them in this their time of need, that you will contact them with any news good or bad. Be honest with them in the communication, show them you mean what
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