3. Introduction
• In the late 1960s the union carbide India limited
factory was built in
• Bhopal
• Pradesh
• India
• Methyl isocyanate
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4. Previous events
• In 1976, two local trade unions complained of pollution
within the plant.
• In January 1982 a gas(phosgene) leak exposed 24
workers
• In February 1982 a gas(MIC ) leak affected 18
workers
• In October 1982 a gas(MIC ) leak affected 3 workers
• Between 1983 & 1984 more and more leaks occurred.
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5. The Disastrous event
• On the night December 2 1984 disaster strict
• Fatly safety mechanisms
• After 45 min 30 to 45 tons of toxic gas entered the
air
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12. Negligence argument (1/2)
• Undersized safety devices
• The dependence on manual operations
• Switching off safety systems to save money
• Switching off MIC tank refrigeration system which
could have mitigated the disaster severity
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14. Sabotage argument
• Local pressure indicator on the critical Tank 610 was
missing
• A hose lying next to the emptiness created by the
missing pressure indicator
• Alter log files and destroy log evidence
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15. CONCLUSIONS
• The Bhopal Disaster has gone down in history as one
of the world's worst Industrial accident to ever
occur. Thousands of people lost their lives, countless
others injured, and the environment contaminated due
numerous bad decisions among those who owned the
plant.
• There are several other Industries till now working
only for their profit, leaving the safety of people in it
and around it in waters.
• The government should take necessary steps to
control these industries so that no other disaster
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