Q1. Is compliance enough?
Legislations are made so that companies follow rules and policies in fear of harsh punishments of non-compliance. In the case of Deepwater Horizon, the chain of command consisted of a VP of drilling and operations who was barely 3 months into his job. Companies should follow legislations not for the sake of compliance but also to make sure that they create an environment of solidarity and an command chain that consists of experienced personnel who have the foresight to avoid such tragedies, and know what to do in such situations. In case of Narmada Controversy also it is not sufficient. Although state governments had plans to relocate the people who were displaced because of construction of dam, center sociologists …show more content…
And the Indian Government’s poor bureaucratic management ensured that many people did not get even that small amount of money that they should have got after the Company sent the money to the Govt. The second step that needs to be taken is that the victim should not be asked to provide evidence to get his/her compensation. This means that the tort law should not be used where the victim has to provide evidence for getting compensation.
In the case of Minamata Bay, the government should have had taken immediate steps in correcting the situation in 1925 itself when the company (Chisso Corporation) started disposing mercury waste into the Minamata Bay. The government cannot support capitalization at the cost of life of the people. The declaration by Japan’s Kumamoto District against the corporation in 1973 was far beyond late. Chisso Corporation which now implements environmentally safe technology in their production process should have saved the environment long ago.
Q4) Evaluate risk benefit for business
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Claims were filed.
In conclusion no doubt the financial losses are huge the loss of trust and respect and goodwill hurts even more if not as much as the financial losses
Q5) what does management need to do?
There are a number of guidelines and publications regarding Emergency Planning, published by various professional organisations such as ASIS, FEMA and the Emergency Planning College. There are very few Emergency Management specific standards and emergency management as a discipline tends to fall under business resilience standards.
Other than this it depends on case by case.
Deepwater Horizon:
• Create measure to ensure the biodiversity around the rig are is not impacted
• Begin drilling further away from the coast, and ensure safety precautions for employees
Narmada Dam
Legislations are made so that companies follow rules and policies in fear of harsh punishments of non-compliance. In the case of Deepwater Horizon, the chain of command consisted of a VP of drilling and operations who was barely 3 months into his job. Companies should follow legislations not for the sake of compliance but also to make sure that they create an environment of solidarity and an command chain that consists of experienced personnel who have the foresight to avoid such tragedies, and know what to do in such situations. In case of Narmada Controversy also it is not sufficient. Although state governments had plans to relocate the people who were displaced because of construction of dam, center sociologists …show more content…
And the Indian Government’s poor bureaucratic management ensured that many people did not get even that small amount of money that they should have got after the Company sent the money to the Govt. The second step that needs to be taken is that the victim should not be asked to provide evidence to get his/her compensation. This means that the tort law should not be used where the victim has to provide evidence for getting compensation.
In the case of Minamata Bay, the government should have had taken immediate steps in correcting the situation in 1925 itself when the company (Chisso Corporation) started disposing mercury waste into the Minamata Bay. The government cannot support capitalization at the cost of life of the people. The declaration by Japan’s Kumamoto District against the corporation in 1973 was far beyond late. Chisso Corporation which now implements environmentally safe technology in their production process should have saved the environment long ago.
Q4) Evaluate risk benefit for business
Narmada Dam …show more content…
Claims were filed.
In conclusion no doubt the financial losses are huge the loss of trust and respect and goodwill hurts even more if not as much as the financial losses
Q5) what does management need to do?
There are a number of guidelines and publications regarding Emergency Planning, published by various professional organisations such as ASIS, FEMA and the Emergency Planning College. There are very few Emergency Management specific standards and emergency management as a discipline tends to fall under business resilience standards.
Other than this it depends on case by case.
Deepwater Horizon:
• Create measure to ensure the biodiversity around the rig are is not impacted
• Begin drilling further away from the coast, and ensure safety precautions for employees
Narmada Dam