Nest Tunnel Ethics

The Nest Tunnel was built from the 1920s to 1930s to boost business in Gauley Bridge. It was referred to as the engineering marvel of that era. However, it turned out to be the one of the most controversial industrial disasters to have ever happened in the history of the United States. Over 1000 workers died due to a condition called silicosis due to the poor safety standards at the working place. After the disaster, new laws were enacted to protect the workers against air contaminants and also improvement on the compensation.
When the tunnel was authorized and the digging started, silica was discovered. The workers were ordered to gather silica in addition to digging the tunnel. During this time, the workers were not provided the masks in the digging and collection of silica. The workers that were digging deep in the tunnel were not provided the safety equipment and …show more content…
The company did not comply with the ethical standards, policies, regulations, and laws that govern the professional practice of the industrial hygiene. Given the workers were initially supposed to dig the tunnel, their sole responsibility was carry out the digging exercise. However, they were ordered to carry out another activity that they were not supposed to do which later turned out to be hazardous. Even when the workers were ordered to dig out the silica, they were not provided with protective gear against the hazardous silica dust as stipulated in the ethical standards, , policies, regulations, and laws.
b. The company did not follow the laid safety and health procedures, in line of duty to protect the employees from the conditions that may cause damage and injury. The supervisors were the only personnel that were required to wear the masks when undertaking the inspection at the digging site. Hence, it is clear that the company was aware of the safety and health procedure associated with the working conditions but ignored to protect the workers against the deadly