...Company Introduction Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is an integrated power plant equipment manufacturer and one of the largest engineering and manufacturing companies in India in terms of turnover.{{cn}] Established in 1964, BHEL ushered in the indigenous Heavy Electrical Equipment industry in India. The company has been earning profits continuously since 1971-72and paying dividends since 1976-77 It was founded on 1953. It has its headquarters in New delhi, India. Its chairman and managing director is B.P.Rao. The company has its main product are uninterruptible power supplies, circuit breakers, switch gear, switchboards and motor controllers. It is engaged in the design, engineering, manufacture, construction, testing, commissioning and servicing of a wide range of products and services for the core sectors of the economy, viz. Power, Transmission, Industry, Transportation, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas and Defence. It has 15 manufacturing divisions, two repair units, four regional offices, eight service centres, eight overseas offices and 15 regional centres and currently operates at more than 150 project sites across India and abroad. Most of its manufacturing units and other entities have been accredited to Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2008), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001:2004) and Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (OHSAS 18001:2007). It is the 12th largest power equipment manufacturer in the world. In the year...
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...depression, and the rise of organized labor. Consequently changes in the safety health field are often motivated by great tragedies that focus public attention on risks in the workplace. The Goals of this unit: * Identify the historic trends in industrial safety * Identify events that have impacted industrial safety To complete this unit you must 1. Read the chapter in the book 2. Review the PowerPoint slides 3. Look into the Bhopal accident using the video and searching the Internet to answer the following under the "Assignment tab" for : Session 2: History of Safety. 1. How many died as a result of the accident? 2. What has been the long term effects of the accident on residents 3. Look at the total number of injuries and deaths over for any 2 years on the BLS web site for (Take a look at data from Osha) Use the BLS link to find the data tutorials for: * Manufacturing * Construction * Mining * Agriculture en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster Bhopal disaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search | The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do...
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...Principles of management assignment What happened and Why? During the night of 2-3 December 1984, a leak of some 40 tons of Methylisocyanate (MIC) gas mixed with unknown other gasses from a chemical factory caused one of the highest-casualty industrial accidents of the 20th century. The Bhopal disaster was a gas leak incident in India, considered as the world's worst industrial disaster ever known to mankind. At least 2000 people died immediately and another 200.000 to 300.000 people suffered respiratory or got other injuries. The incident started by the ventilation of the poisonous gas to the atmosphere, namely Methylisocyanate (MIC). As the density of the gas is more than the density of the air itself, it has caused the accumulation of the toxic gas in a cloud form but it is close to the ground. Eventually the cloud of poisonous MIC gas streamed through the entire city of Bhopal like a sand storm on desert, leaving no chances for the citizens of Bhopal to rescue themselves The initial Indian managing and supervisory staff for the Bhopal production unit were trained in Union Carbide’s West Virginia. They began leaving for more attractive jobs and were replaced by less-skilled employees. Low production volumes seemed to justify reductions in the workforce though the local labor unions insisted that they were going too far. In the MIC, the workforce was reduced from the Union Carbide recommended 3 supervisors...
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...the following Armed Forces Examinations equivalent to Civil Examination of HSc/Pre-University? : IAF Education Test for Promotion to rank of Corporal : Passing Out (Indian Navy) Examination conducted by Boys Training Establishment, Visakhapatnam : GENERAL NO NA NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Are you a matriculate Ex-Servicemen candidate, who has obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding Certificate in the Navy or the Air NO Force after having completed not less than 15 years of service in Armed Forces of the Union? : Are you seeking relaxation under widow / divorced women / women judicially Separated from their husbands and who are not re-married? : Whether Regular Employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal, retrenched from service (applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only)? : Nationality : State/ UT which the Centre of Examination Belongs : State / UT Code : Centre of Examination : Centre Code : Application Fee / Intimation Charges details: Payment Mode: NEFT UTR No : Sending Bank Name : City : Deposit Date : Amount : NEFT M 300822 PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK HISSAR 01-09-2011 350 NO NO...
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...BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY BUSINESS ETHICS ASSIGNMENT Submitted to: Submitted by: Prof. J.S.S. Manian Khem Singh Chauhan FMG 19B 191090 Summary: The Bhopal disaster (also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy) is the world's worst industrial catastrophe. It occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. A leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals from the plant resulted in the exposure of hundreds of thousands of people. Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release. Other government agencies estimate 15,000 deaths. A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries. Even as the 26th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas disaster is being observed in the city on Friday, its victims continue to be plagued with a number of problems that have not been resolved over the years. Questions and Answers: Ans 1. Compensation and relief that could have been provided to the gas victims are: * Another issue...
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...Corporate Social Responsibility – Issues and Challenges with reference to Bhopal city. Ms Charu Modi Ms Ankita Rajdev Ms Meenal Pathak Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor JSSGIW – FOM JSSGIW – FOM JSSGIW – FOM 08871312197 09893299224 09989773177 Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility is the term used to define organisation’s commitment to the society and the environment within which it operates. Corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups. Stakeholders like employees, community, suppliers and shareholders, today are redefining the role of corporate taking into account the corporate’ broader responsibility towards society and environment, beyond economic performance, and are evaluating whether they are conducting their role in an ethical and socially responsible manner. As a result of this shift many forums, institutions and corporate are endorsing the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In Bhopal companies like BHEL and Crompton and Greaves etc are practicing the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). But still there are many companies that are lacking behind in CSR practices. A lack of understanding, inadequately trained personnel, non availability of authentic data and specific...
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...these choices. It illuminates the broad spectrum of alternatives available in the capital markets and the tradeoffs in following difficult alternatives. In particular it highlights the shifting emphasis between debt and equity as the company struggled with its financial demands. The case provides realistic understanding of the viewpoint of corporate financial management in crisis situations and the interplay with investment banks in finding the best solutions in the capital markets to deal with fundamental financial issues. The case “The Union Carbide Deal” highlights three phases of the company’s financial situation. The first phase includes the Bhopal plan disaster and GAF takeover attempt. The second phase is the debt burden, and the final phase is the bank financing and equity. In discussing the first phase, the Bhopal accident is really the catalyst for all the financial issues Union Carbide experienced from 1984 when it occurred until long past the end of the case and its eventual merger with Dow Chemical. As described in a New York Times article by Claudae Deutsch, “the bitter aftertastes continue to tarnish their corporate reputations….Those issues have had lingering impacts on their valuations on Wall Street,'' (Deutsch, p.2) The impact of this devastating loss of human life was understandably massive on Union Carbide, threatening their financial stability and public perception, so much so that the Wall Street...
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...- DRAFT - International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Case Study Series Bhopal Plant Disaster – Situation Summary by MJ Peterson Revised March 20, 2009 During the night of 2-3 December 1984, a leak of some 40 tons of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas mixed with unknown other gasses from a chemical plant owned and operated by Union Carbide (India) Limited, a partly-owned subsidiary of the US-based Union Carbide Corporation, caused one of the highest-casualty industrial accidents of the 20th century. At least 2000 people died immediately and another 200,000 to 300,000 suffered respiratory and other injuries of varying severity. Property damage consisted mainly of contamination to nearby areas by various chemical residues. The defoliation of trees immediately afterward is clearly attributable to the gas leak; contamination in the nearby settlements may have multiple sources, the contamination of the plant site resulted from many years of general production activity. India’s Economic Ambitions When India attained independence from Great Britain in 1947, its new political leaders wanted to make the country wealthier by encouraging development of modern industry. It had strong support from the citizens, who generally agreed that India’s current lack of industrialization and economic development were the result of these colonial-era policies. Thus the new government could expect widespread support for any policy that appeared to set the country...
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...BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY: NEGLIGENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT. “Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) vs. Union Of India (UOI)” case took place in 1987. The main legal principle used in the judgement of this case was Section 304 A, that talks about negligence and death caused by negligence. It wasn’t just UCC’s fault, but also the government’s, however, I would like to throw more emphasis on the negligence on the government’s part . The government acted irresponsibly in many ways. Firstly, the government prevented any external court from interfering in the case. Then it took the case to the U.S district court. by doing so government received harsh criticism, mainly on the grounds of “forum shopping” looking for the “best deals”. However, when the case was taken up in the U.S district court, Judge Keenan dismissed the case on the grounds of forum non conveniens (forum not agreeing). This further adversely affected the case. Finally the case was heard in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. The result was that the victims not only received the compensation at a much later date but also received a meagre amount. The reason UCC was blamed was that due to lack of safety measure water trickled into MIC storage tank. This resulted in an exothermic reaction which in turn increased the pressure and lead to the leakage of the gas. On comparing the UCIL plant with UCC subsidiaries elsewhere, it was found that UCIL had adopted poorer safety measures. This again puts the blame back on the government...
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...On the night December 3rd, one of the worst industrial accidents in history occurred in Bhopal, India. A gas leak spread throughout the streets of Bhopal and devastated all of the inhabitants in the area; at least 3800 of the residents were immediately killed. The gas that leaked was known as methyl isocyanate (MIC). An estimate of forty tons of the gas was leaked. The death toll quickly rose to the tens of thousands in the following days. The total count of people affected is close to half million people. Many questions arose from this incident, such as how and why it happened and how it could avoided. The Indian government had hopes in industrializing the nation. The Indian government implemented policies that would attract foreign companies to invest in local industry. One of the companies that invested was a large chemical producing company called the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC). The company built a plant that produced a commonly used pesticide, Sevin, in Bhopal. The...
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...Tragedy struck at a Detroit, Michigan gas station as a car driver gridlocked to get gas at a Mobil gas station. He replete his tank up and put the nozzle back on the pump and when he was terminating his gas tank he perceived a spider. The man apparently had a haggard fear of spiders and the man freaked out like an energetic person with lots of caffine. The man ensnared out his lighter and tried assassinating the spider with fire. When he lit the lighter a big fire initiated. The holocaust flared up the gasoline around the tank like a wildfire. Suddenly it thundered a little from the gas inside the tank. When it initiated he siezed his car around the corner and got out. He extorted a fire extinguisher from the pump by the side and atomized...
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...1. Based on my opinion , Union Carbide company was owing its first loyalty and moral responsibility of the financial interests to the local community and its employees rather than its owners. Firstly, Union Carbide are behavior as an egoism under these scenario , which means they are naturally selfish and focusing on their own self-interest as “number one “ without caring about the resident in Bhopal. As a responsible company should always place the safety at the main priority no matter how worst the company’s sales are. Since the pesticide’s sales are going down, the company is trying to cut down the security measures spending to maintain the cost. Egoism contends that an act is morally right if and only if Union Carbide best promotes an organization long-term interests. Besides, set up an industrial chemical factory at the area of surrounded by thousands of residents is not a good ideal. These companies take advantage of some developing countries to obtain greater economic benefits keen to attract foreign investment, emphasis on technology and equipment, ignoring safety and environmental protection. Some countries do not allow the establishment of industry almost transferred to developing countries(Karl E. Weick 2010). Secondly, Kant believed that morality in human life should be grounded in reason. As using his Categorical Imperative we should act only according to maxims that they would be willing to see become universal norms, and people should never be treated as a means...
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...The Imperial Sugar Company was once known for the vast amounts of sugar they produced, but they are now equally known for the explosion that occurred in 2008. The two main contributing factors of the explosion were poor maintenance and human error. Due to lack of maintenance, the building caught fire, taking fourteen lives and injuring thirty-six. On February 7, 2008, in Port Wentworth, Georgia, an explosion erupted which caused a chain reaction of explosions at the Imperial Sugar Company. This explosion took the lives of fourteen workers. As this explosion was investigated, CSB (Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board) found that this explosion was building up over time without anyone knowing it. This company wasn’t very good at keeping the floor and workstations clean. Sugar was spilled on the floor daily. The workers also used an airbrush to clean off the workstation, which would send sugar dust particles everywhere. They didn’t have proper ventilation systems to circulate this dust so it just built up. Over time the fine sugar particles packed into tight places such as on top of beams or light fixtures. This process was a major cause in the secondary explosion but it’s not what caused the initial ignition. The main cause happened on a conveyor belt under the sugar silos in a tunnel. This conveyor belt would sometimes get clogged with sugar blocks and cause sugar to fall to the ground and push the particles into the air. This wasn’t a problem for a while because the...
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...Resource collection #5 Alliterations Develop Awareness of Beginning Sounds Children can follow children on the recording and have fun acting out some of the movements: pig rolls & plays; lizard leaps; snails slide; worm wiggles; caterpillar crawls; diving dolphin. Ask the children - what’s the same in most of the sentences of words (i.e. pink pig plays, pen - they all start with the letter p). Jack Hartmann Chorus Clap your hands to the beat Sing these tongue twisters with me Pink pig plays in his pen Pink pig plays in his pen Plays, plays in his pen Plays, plays in his pen Little lizard leaps by the lake Little lizard leaps by the lake Leaps, leaps by the lake Leaps, leaps by the lake Slithery snails slide so slow Slithery snails slide so slow Slide, slide, slide so slow Slide, slide, slide so slow Repeat chorus Wiggly worm wiggles in the water Wiggly worm wiggles in the water Wiggles, wiggles, wiggles in the water Wiggles, wiggles, wiggles in the water Creeping caterpillar crawls by the creek Creeping caterpillar crawls by the creek Crawls, crawls by the creek Crawls, crawls by the creek Diving dolphin dives so deep Diving dolphin dives so deep Dives, dives, dives so deep Dives, dives, dives so deep Repeat Chorus Starfish Song for Teaching About Compound Words and Syllables Fran Avni Each object named can be followed by claps, snaps, or any repeated rhythmic pattern. The door can be knocked on, the bell can be rung...
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...The stocking of lakes began in the late 1800s in the wilderness lakes of the western United States. Lake Trout was the most common fish stocked because of its popularity among sport fisherman. Until the 1960s, the environment and its ecosystems were not considered in the process of stocking a body of water. In the 60s, it became widely understood how fragile an ecosystem can be. Now, controversy surrounds the different methods of stocking fish as well as its jurisdiction under the law. In this investigation, fish stocking will be examined in its history, basics, ecological effects, and controversial areas. At the start of the 20th century sport fishing was gaining popularity. With the rise in fishing came the need for more fishing spots. To fulfill this demand, the process of stocking fish was used and became very prevalent. Will Colby,...
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