After the first cleanup, Scanlan should have noted that the greatest methane danger is when the mine is inactive for a period of time. According to (Hartley & Kenney, 2006), after a long interruption of work, or in a particularly gassy mine, more methane accumulates, and people are killed in this process. However, even more people are killed if safety precautions are neglected. Secondly, Scanlan could have contacted the local news station or newspaper to report the negligence of the mine owners. Prior to the blast, the leaders of United Mine Workers Local 52 wrote to the governor, complaining of conditions in No.
Chilean Copper Mine Communication Release Jason Cavin BCOM/275 August 12, 2013 Randall Savely Chilean Copper Mine Communication Release The Chilean Copper Mine collapse was major headlines around the world for several weeks. A total of 33 miners were trapped roughly 300 meters below the surface for over a month. This incident caused nervous and very cautious times for everyone involved, especially the United States rescue and advisory teams. These teams along with local authorities had to keep in mind the different roles of everyone associated with this international incident and how they would receive the message. They also had to keep in mind the potential needs of the families of the miners and the employees of the mine on how they
I. Material Facts of the Case Bob Bad was hired as a machine operator for Goodly Corporation. Bad started his employment under the expected 60 day probationary period at Goodly. At the conclusion of 60 days, Goodly would decide whether to keep the new employees or let them go. After Bad worked for only 20 days, the Union representing the employees called a strike pending negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement with Goodly.
Scanlan followed protocol and procedures when inspecting and reporting the findings for Centralia Mine No. 5. He was granted the authority to shut down the mine because of the unsafe and hazardous mine conditions. Scanlan notified the miners that the mine conditions were such that it put them in danger of losing their lives unless something was done about it in order to make the mine safer to work in. Scanlan also made sure there was notification of his findings posted throughout the mine in order for all to be informed of the danger of the mine.
GBL 395 Essay Question Buffalo Creek Disaster #1 Write a synopsis of “The Buffalo Creek Disaster” book According to “The Buffalo Creek Disaster” is talked about the terrible disaster that happened in The 17 mile Valley in West Virginia. This is a true story about how two companies that called “The Buffalo Mining Company and The Pittston Company”. Those two companies are causing the most devastating coal mining disaster in history. Moreover, The Pittston Company was lack of manage ability for its firm so Buffalo Mining Company was bought it. The Buffalo Creek Flood killed many people in the February of 1972.
Chilean Copper Mine Collapse BCOM 275 August 10, 14 Chilean Copper Mine Collapse In San Jose, news spread rapidly of a Chilean copper mine that collapsed with a group of miners inside. The media got wind of the story and distributed it amongst the masses without ensuring that family members and co-workers were notified first. The mine contained 33 miners that were trapped within the same room for a number of days. The space was approximately 50 square meters wide and they were trapped for approximately 69 days. The Refuge was the place the miners were supposed to go in case of an emergency.
Know your audience paper and communication release Draft 1 - Communication to family members. To the Family of Mr. Juan Alvarez: This message is to inform you of an incident that happened at 4 AM. Minera San Esteban has learned of a cave collapse from one a copper mine. Mr. Juan Alvarez is a worker involved in the cave collapse and at this time we have no information as to his safety. Mr. Alvarez is not alone as he has thirty one workers from his crew down there with him.
In June of 1972 the coalminers of Brookside, KY went on strike against Duke Power Inc., the owner of the mine in Harlan County where they worked. They went on strike in order to improve working conditions, for fairer labor practices, and to get better wages. In response to this Duke Power hires replacement workers or “scabs” to continue work in the mine. This becomes a great source of tension between the miners and the corporation eventually leading to the shooting death of one of the picketing miners.
Knowing Your Audience: Chilean Miners Kathesia Hall BCOM/270 August 20, 2012 John Maier Knowing Your Audience: Chilean Miners Considerations When addressing an audience with devastating news such as the Chilean Mine Collapse you want to consider the emotional state of all the individuals involved. You want to appeal to their emotions and appease their anxiety as much as possible. Regarding this story, the media was not informed for some hours since the men had fallen victim to the collapse. By this time, a small group of people know about the incident and not a lot of stir is caused. This was a natural occurrence in this area, however not to this extent.
Three years later, Jack reflects of this conversation, realizing that power over someone leads to corruption. He recalls that Judge Irwin is dead and Willie himself is dead. This search for dirty secrets lasts for many months, and results in the death and transformations of many people. Jack remembers, "Little Jackie made it stick all right", revealing that politics and corruption can cause unforeseen tragedy. Jack considers himself to be an idealist, which is his first try to circumvent the idea that actions have consequences.