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The Bhopal gas tragedy: could it have happened in a developed country?
| Title: | The Bhopal gas tragedy: could it have happened in a developed country? | | Author: | Gupta J.P. | | Publication: | Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries / Elsevier Science | | Enumeration: | Vol. 15, No.1, pp. 1- 4, 2002 | | Abstract: | The author argues that the 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster could have occured in an industrially developed country as well, citing Piper Alpha oil platform fire accident(1988, 167 killed), the Zeebrugge ferry disaster (1987, 167 killed), Phillips petroleum fire and explosion (1989, 23 killed), the Challenger disaster (1986, 7 killed), and Esso Australia Longford explosion (1998, 2 killed). The paper points out that further significant advances in process safety will occur both Inside and outside of India. Source of Abstract: Written by Kamat Editorial Team | | Tools: |
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