Emergency Management

Abstract

The paper will provide an overview of the chemical explosion taking place at a manufacturing plant. This paper is essentially related to the exploration of different aspects related to emergency management and therefore the paper will be revolving around the implementation of the concepts related to emergency management. The case chosen for the purpose of discussion in this paper is related to the explosion within the fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas. The actual reason behind the explosion is still unclear and being investigated. The underlying regulatory authorities are supposed to ensure that the safety and other standards are meeting by the company. The Texas regulators were essentially responsible when they claimed that the store does not have any explosive risks. Some recommendations to the manufacturing plants and the regulatory authorities will also be provided in the paper in accordance with the concepts of emergency management.

Outline

Introduction

The case chosen for the purpose of discussion in this paper is related to the explosion within the fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas. The case is basically chosen to discuss different aspects of emergency management.

Factual Information

The regulatory reports suggested that the plant is not harmful. It also suggested that there is no fire or even explosive risks attached. However, the explosion was bad resulting in loss of various lives. The police department is still searching for the actual reason behind the explosion.

Analysis

The plant being located in an area nearby residence and schools; the regulatory authorities have gathered several complaints about the plant. The bad smell complaint and the increased dust particles complaint during the harvest season were the most common ones. The EPA and other authorities constantly found the fertilizer company guilty of violating the safety standards; the authorities only worked to penalize the company.

Recommendations

Proper and complete information must be provided to the regulatory authorities in order to avoid any disastrous mishap in future. The regulatory authorities must also keep a close look over the working procedures of the company.

Conclusion

It can be suggested that the Texas regulators were essentially responsible when they claimed that the store does not have any explosive risks.

Emergency Management

Introduction

This paper intends to discuss an actual accident involving chemical explosion in a manufacturing plant. Since the requirements of this paper clearly stated that the SC chlorine release and the Bhopal, India Methyl Isocyanine release are off limit incidents; I had to chose some other incident to discuss. The incident I have chosen for the purpose of discussion is related to the explosion ripping through a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas. The incident resulted in ruining the entire manufacturing plant and injuring almost more than a hundred people. This particular paper will include important factual information along with the analysis of the information available related to the incident. Conclusion and recommendations will be provided accordingly. Since this paper is being written for an emergency management course; the focus of this paper remains the aspects due to which the incident could have been prevented or the harms could have been ...