Chilean Copper Mine Collapse Research Paper
Chilean Copper Mine Collapse
BCOM/275
4/14/14
Randall Savely
August 5 2010, 33 miners were trapped 2400 feet underground in a northern Chilean copper mine. For 17 days there was no way of knowing if any of the miners were still alive. A drill sent down by a rescuer came back with a message from the workers notifying them that they were all alive, but limiting in supplies. Rescuers then planned on sending supplies, such as, food, water, medicines, etc, expecting several months before the workers could be rescued.
In considering the different roles of the people who were waiting desperately to hear any news of the outcome, the family of the workers who were worried about their loved ones and employees of the company are the most important. Of course …show more content…
The government, however, only allowed letters with positive messages, which angered some of the family members that some of their letters were not being delivered (Franklin,2010). Being able to communicate with their loved ones is another of the needs that needs to be considered by the Company when sending any messages. They want to know how the miners are doing, they want them home, so allowing the communication not only helps the miners trapped, but friends and family as well.
According to the article “Digging beneath the Chilean Mine Rescue”, 13 million of the world’s most impoverished people work as miners. Mining is one of the most dangerous jobs with the possibilities of explosions, falling rocks, entrapments, and exposure to such elements that could cause lung disease. Safety should be another of the needs to be considered when delivering a message to workers and family members. Discussing any safety precautions that were in place and that will be put into action before and after the collapse should be included in any message that is
BCOM/275
4/14/14
Randall Savely
August 5 2010, 33 miners were trapped 2400 feet underground in a northern Chilean copper mine. For 17 days there was no way of knowing if any of the miners were still alive. A drill sent down by a rescuer came back with a message from the workers notifying them that they were all alive, but limiting in supplies. Rescuers then planned on sending supplies, such as, food, water, medicines, etc, expecting several months before the workers could be rescued.
In considering the different roles of the people who were waiting desperately to hear any news of the outcome, the family of the workers who were worried about their loved ones and employees of the company are the most important. Of course …show more content…
The government, however, only allowed letters with positive messages, which angered some of the family members that some of their letters were not being delivered (Franklin,2010). Being able to communicate with their loved ones is another of the needs that needs to be considered by the Company when sending any messages. They want to know how the miners are doing, they want them home, so allowing the communication not only helps the miners trapped, but friends and family as well.
According to the article “Digging beneath the Chilean Mine Rescue”, 13 million of the world’s most impoverished people work as miners. Mining is one of the most dangerous jobs with the possibilities of explosions, falling rocks, entrapments, and exposure to such elements that could cause lung disease. Safety should be another of the needs to be considered when delivering a message to workers and family members. Discussing any safety precautions that were in place and that will be put into action before and after the collapse should be included in any message that is