UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington‚ D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F (Mark One) ‘ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR È ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended 31 March 2012 OR ‘ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ‘ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
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ASSIGNMENT 1 TITLE:BHOPAL DISASTER DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2009 1. Abstract The night of 3rd December marked an industrial disaster when more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ India that instantly led to the death of approximately 3‚800 people and causing permanent injuries for thousands more. The company involved shamelessly tried to avoid its legal responsibility. Nonetheless‚ a sum of $470 million was paid as compensation‚ a considerably small amount in
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The Bhopal disaster (commonly referred to as Bhopal gas tragedy) was a gas leak incident in India‚ considered one of the world’s worst industrial catastrophes.[1] It occurred on the night of December 2–3‚ 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ India. A leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals from the plant resulted in the exposure of hundreds of thousands of people. Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was
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The Bhopal disaster‚ also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy‚ was a gas leak incident in India‚ considered the world’s worst industrial disaster.[1] It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh. Over 500‚000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shanty towns located near the plant.[2] Estimates vary on the death toll. The official
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The plant was located in Bhopal‚ India. It was partly run by the parent corporation in Danbury‚ Connecticut. In early years‚ the plant was managed by employees from Connecticut. It provided protection from damage to crops‚ losses in food storage‚ and toxic mold growth in food supplies which would cause loss of life from starvation and food poisoning. Famine in India during the 1980’s had indebted farmers and squashed expected growth in demand (Pg.1‚ 2001 Fortun). The Bhopal plant supplied pesticides
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Cheyne Matheson Professor Mark Mitch Environmental Science: Global Concern Assignment #1: Position Paper 6 February 2015 More Meat‚ More Issues Meat is no longer the ‘pure animal’ that hunters used to catch‚ cook and eat. Over time‚ our animals have been altered in several different ways‚ in order to benefit the people‚ businesses and organizations that profit from producing meat in large quantities‚ at a much quicker pace. Today‚ farmers in this industry tend to induce the animals we eat with ‘steroid
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy Product - Brand name Sevin (Union Carbide) - Third most used insecticide in US - Not fatal to people Carbaryl - Does not cause cancer Chemistry TLV = 0.02 ppm Methyl isocyanate Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) Clear‚ colourless‚ b.p. 39oC‚ odour threshold 2.1 ppm Effects of 0.4 ppm - Coughing - Chest pain - Breathing pain (dyspnea) - Asthma - Eye irritation - Nose‚ throat‚ skin damage Effects of 21 ppm - Lung oedema - Emphysema (damage of lung tissue) - hemorrhaging - bronchial
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Ethical Issues in Psychology Psychologists often work with vulnerable individuals in sensitive situations. An important step in becoming a mental health professional or consumer of psychological services is to be aware of the ethical issues faced by psychologists. If you are providing psychological services you are obligated to remain informed regarding current ethical standards or issues. If you are a consumer of psychological services‚ the professional should keep you informed regarding your rights
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2. Discuss and illustrate the classifications of ethical issues discussed in the text. According to the textbook‚ Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases‚ an ethical issue is “a problem‚ situation‚ or opportunity that requires an individual‚ group‚ or organization to choose among several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong‚ ethical or unethical” (Ferrell 65). There are fifteen basic classifications of ethical issues in business that can be broken down into three categories
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In the health care field there are many ethical issues that arise. But in healthcare‚ ethical issues are very common. Almost every decision has an ethical implication either for the primary provider‚ the patient‚ or the healthcare administrator. As stated by Larson (2013) issues such as balancing care quality and efficiency‚ improving access to care‚ building and supporting the healthcare workforce‚ addressing end of life situations‚ and dealing with limited medications and donor organs are most
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