Occupational Safety

...there's a Bhopal waiting to happen in the nooks and corners of the country. But the government is yet to take the right steps to ensure the safety of workers and the environment

Publication Date:

14/02/1999

Author(s): Raj Kishor Khaware

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

7

Issue:

19990215

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Gas Leakages, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Industry, Occupational Safety

Air Pollution

"The management did not adhere to safety norms"

It is 15 years since 60 tonnes of methyl isocyanate MIC leaked outfrom Union Carbide Corporation's UCC plant in Bhopal, killing 5,000 people and affecting more than five lakh. Even today, many questions remain unanswered: How did the gas leak oc

Publication Date:

14/01/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

7

Issue:

19990115

pp:

0

Tags:

Occupational Safety, Gas Leakages, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide

India

Suit yourself for safety

A new safety suit can sound alarm bells the moment it is damaged and make working in hazardous environments safer

Publication Date:

30/07/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Workers, Occupational Safety

India

In Focus

The US has plans to continue sending ships to the ship breaking units in India. This decision has brought mixed news for nearly 45,000

Publication Date:

30/05/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Shipping, Occupational Safety, India, Gujarat

India

Industrial safety meet spotlights India

Highlights of the 13th World Congress on Occupational Safety and Health.

Publication Date:

14/05/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Trade, Industrial Workers, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, India

Environment

The International Medical Commission on Bhopal: Findings & recommendations

In addition to the large-scale loss of life and continuing health problems experienced by the victims of the Bhopal disaster, a major casualty has been the lack of information. Compared to other major chemical disasters in the world, Bhopal has the dubious distinction of not only being the worst, but also one of the least investigated.

Publication Date:

01/01/1993

Author(s): V. Ramana Dhara

Source: International Medical Commission on Bhopal

Tags:

Environment, Hazardous Waste, Occupational Safety, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Toxicity Studies, Union Carbide, Government Of India (GOI), Health Effects

Industry

Bhopal: A prayer for rain

On the night of 3rd December, 1984, Union Carbide tank 610, released 40 tonnes of lethal gas into Bhopal. What followed was the worst industrial disaster in human history. “Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain” is a movie set amidst that disaster. This 2 minute 45 second long trailer of the movie encompasses the horrifying darkness, the immense fear, and the bone chilling hopelessness of that night and the days that followed.