The Bhopal Gas Tragedy
| Case Code: BECG009 Case Length: 09 Pages Period: 1980-2001 Pub Date: 2002 Teaching Note: Available |
Price: Rs.500 Organization: Union Carbide India Limited Industry: Chemicals Countries: India Themes: Ethics in Business |
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MIC was not stored at zero degree centigrade as prescribed and the refrigeration and cooling systems had been shut down five months before the disaster, as part of UCC's global economy drive. Vital gauges and indicators in the MIC tank were defective. The flare tower meant to burn off MIC emissions was under repair at the time of the disaster and the scrubber contained no caustic soda. As part of UCC's drive to cut costs, the work force in the Bhopal factory was brought down by half from 1980 to 1984...
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