history regarding safety violations. Although BP accepted responsibility, their record showed questionable and illegal behavior for twenty years. One of BP's major issues happened in a Texas refinery close to Galveston in 2005 (Jennings, 2009). This explosion took the lives of fifteen workers and injured five hundred people and caused residents nearby to become sheltered in their homes (Jennings, 2009). The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation board concluded that BP had safety deficiencies
caused the explosion were combustible dust hazard, combustible dust accumulation, and equipment design and maintenance (Sugar dust explosion and fire, 2009). The explosion caused major damage to the building structure enabling the factory to in operational for a significant amount time, as well as causing employees to be at work until operations was resumed. The imperial sugar factory was an unfortunate event that left Chatham County and the
Case Study Exothermic Reaction Jacksonville Florida December 19th 2007 Joseph Haag Columbia Southern University Advance Interactions of Hazardous Materials On December 19th 2007, a small chemical manufacturer T2 Laboratories suffered a catastrophic failure and release while in production of a compound that is produced to increase octane in gasoline and is a common additive in fuel production Methyleclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl or MCMT. The failure occurred during production
most complex oil refinery... It was owned and operated by Amoco prior to the merger of BP and Amoco.” (Michael P. Broadribb, 2006) Throughout their history, there have been a number of accidents that have been caused by negligence and disregard of safety precautions. Unfortunately many lives have been cut short or seriously injured as a result. My research will focus on the 2005 Texas City Oil Refinery Explosion. I will attempt to look into the ethical implications that surrounded this disaster
children carry these lessons into adulthood, and then project their tolerance for accidents onto their families and occupation. The chemical industry, while one of the safest industries, has the potential for catastrophic accidents. Through experience and renewed focus on the conservation of life, the chemical industry has improved its safety considerably. In 2005, chemical industry fatality rate (the number of fatalities per year per total number of people in the applicable population) was the third
paid so much in fines for pollution that it is become obvious that management did not really care about the environment, but only about maximizing profit in anyway. It was easier for them to pay fines than to change their management system and prove safety improvements in the workplace. After the explosion, BP’s stock price and its reputation went down, and it is one of the numerous results of the disaster. It has definitely happened because of a lack of strong ethical guidance. BP- Texas City Oil
lives, attitudes and simply make you feel good by mere product application. But in the wild-west world of personal care and cosmetology has been largely unregulated and the matter of safety has become a focus of concern. However people will still go to great lengths to be beautiful without thinking about the hazards and cosmetics companies know it. What consumers may not know is that many risked death and disfigurement for the sake of beauty. American history is rife with tragic stories of beauty
Biotechnology is defined as the intent on solving our environment while extracting cures for disease and mastering our destiny in an attempt to improve the human condition. In hopes of discovering everything there is to know in regards to ourselves and the planet we occupy. Applying tools of modern biology whether it’s molecular biology, chemistry, genomics, or genetics, we understand the biological phenomenon on a new level. By 2005, the one billionth biotech acre was planted. This is a remarkable
and Professor Ernesto Gutierrez-Miravete, Ph.D Dr. James Diaz, American Journal of Disaster Medicine Jackson, Lisa P. (24 May 2010). "Statement by EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson from Press Conference on Dispersant Use in the Gulf of Mexico with U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Landry" Encyclopedia of Earth, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, December 5, 2010 STANFORD LAW REVIEW [Vol. 64:765, The DEEPWATER HORIZON LITIGATION: Judicial Regulation of Private Compensation Schemes ,Colin McDonell
air pollution have been attributed to a number of serious health and environmental consequences. For example, air pollution can lead to eye, nose and throat irritation, as well as complications in breathing. Some chemicals in air pollution, such as benzene, cause cancer while other chemicals may cause birth defects, brain and nerve damage and long-term injury to the lungs and breathing passages. Not only does air pollution create distinct medical problems, it also creates environmental problems as well
INFANRIX, which are vaccines. The company provides over 7% of the total global pharmaceutical sales and supply 24% of the world’s vaccines. They manufacture and distribute more than 10 million packs of medicine every day. GlaxoSmithKline now has a Board of 13 Directors, and a further 15 members of The Corporate Executive Team. These members are the Presidents of the various global and national departments. Below I have set out a table to show the Advantages and Disadvantages of a public limited
literature on the Chemical Industries The substance business involves the organizations that create modern chemicals. Key to the present day world economy, it changes over crude materials (oil, characteristic gas, air, water, metals, and minerals) into more than 70,000 separate items. Polymers and plastics, particularly polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, terephthalate, polystyrene & polycarbonate involve about 80% of the business' yield around the world. Chemicals are utilized
grad. Brown, 1897 took over active management of his father's interests in 1911 and engaged in numerous philanthropies. Riverside Church in New York City was built through his gifts. He also gave vast sums for religious projects, for scientific investigation, and for the restoration of historic monuments. Among his most notable philanthropies were the restoration of colonial Williamsburg, Va., and the donation of the site for the United Nations headquarters in New York City. He founded (1931) and helped