what is meant by industrial disasters with example

  1. Industrial disaster means any accident that happens during working hours in the factory site as a result of mishandling of dangerous materials, technical defects, etc.
  2. These disasters affect the human lives, material goods and society at large.
  3. The Bhopal disaster was one of the saddest industrial disasters happened on 3 December 1984.
  4. It was due to leakage of the poisonous gas Methyl Isocynate (MIC) gas with Hydrogen Cyanide in the Union Carbide India Limited factory.
  5. More than 3500 people were killed. The impact is such that the people and animals in this area suffer from acute health problems even today.

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In industries, accidents or disasters mainly occur due to irresponsible handling of hazardous materials or technical failure. For example, on 3rd December 1984 in Bhopal, a technological accident occured in which highly poisonous Methyl Isocynate gas along with Hydrogen Cyanide (watched Skyfall? This gas is explained a little bit there) leaked out of a pesticide factory of Union Carbide. Official death toll by 1989 was 3,598. Thousands, who survived still suffer from one or many ailments like blindness, impaired immune system, gastrointestinal disorders, etc.

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Many disastrs happen in many big big industries which are known as industrial disasters. Eg:- Bhopal Gas Tragedy is one of the biggest Industrial disaster in India which took out many lives.

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disasters caused by industries which cause a lot of damage to the society due to leakage of gases like methyl isosynate.

eg Bhopal gas tragedy in 3rd december 1984.

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industrial disaster means the disaster which come by effect of industry

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