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    Centralia No 5

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    Centralia No. 5 Chanetra Gaines Joseph McCue PAD 500-Modern Public Administration 7/21/13 Centralia No.5 Identify and explain four logistical alternatives Scanlan could have addressed. Scanlan addressed many issues concerning the safety of all of the employees and ways he felt that they could be resolved. Scanlan could have addressed some other issues as well‚ in hopes that he would get anyone to know what the dangers of what he was finding out. Scanlan

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    Centralia No 5

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    Centralia No 5 On March 25‚ 1947‚ the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia‚ Illinois‚ killing 111 people. The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor reported the explosion was caused when an under burdened shot or blown-out shot ignited coal dust. In this paper‚ I plan to discuss Driscoll Scanlan‚ who was the inspector for the district for the area. “Scanlan was a stubborn‚ righteous‚ zealous‚ man of fierce integrity” (Stillman

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    Centralia No. 5

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    Centralia No. 5: A Mine Disaster No One Stopped The Centralia Mine opened in 1907 and remained free of fatal accidents for decades (Walker‚ 2006). By the 1940’s mine inspectors began reporting excessive coal dust in the mines and also provided recommendations. In March 25‚ 1947‚ the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia‚ Illinois‚ killing 111 people. The explosion was caused when an under burdened explosive detonation ignited coal dust. The explosion of this mine should

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    Centralia No. 5

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    Centralia No. 5 PAD 500- Modern Public Administration April 23‚2014 On March 25‚ 1947‚ a deadly coal mine explosion rocked the calm‚ peaceful town of Centralia‚ IL. During World War II‚ this mine provided coal to the war effort. A charge ignited built up coal dust and caused the explosion. This explosion should have surprised no one. Many public sector safety professionals from state and federal agencies knew of the hazards as a result of inspections‚ union complaints and

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    Centralia No. 5

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    The Blast in Centralia No. 5 by John Bartlow Martin highlights multiple failures in public administration. In this case study Bartlow reviewed how government operated during the 1940’s. In this paper I will touch on a few issues or concerns that were widespread during the 1940’s. I will explain alternative methods that could have been implemented to create change in a period when corruption and lack of oversight was widespread. Logistical Alternatives Four Logistical alternatives Scanlan could

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    The Blast in Centralia No. 5: A Mine Disaster No One Stopped In 1907‚ two miles south of Centralia‚ Illinois was the Centralia Mine No. 5. The Mine was there to provide coal during World War II. This particular mine employed 250 men and produced 2‚000 tons of coal each day. During the next several years there were several complaints made regarding the safety of the mine. On March 25‚ 1947‚ the mine exploded‚ killing 111 miners

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    Centralia Mine No. 5

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    mine | SCANLAN & CENTRALIA NO. 5 | A PUBLIC ADMINSTRATION CRITIQUE | | C Blue | | Strayer University PAD 500 – Modern Public Administration Professor W. Roberts January 23‚ 2012 Illinois was divided into five inspection districts and a Board of Examiners for Mine Inspectors was created in 1883. This State Mining Board as it was later called supervised inspections of Illinois mines. Illinois created the Department of Mines and Minerals in 1917 to take over the mining regulatory

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    Centralia N.5

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    PAD 500: The Blast in Centralia No.5 Case Study Diana E. Johnson Strayer University PAD 500 Prof. Derrick L. Tinsley‚ Ph.D. October 22‚ 2012 Four logistical alternatives Driscoll O. Scanlan could have addressed at the Illinois Centralia No.5 Mine According to Fred Fanning‚ it is vital for public sector safety professionals‚ to be concerned with results and be focus on their purpose. The public sector safety professional must be pertinent to the necessities of the public by aiming on results

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    Centralia Explosion No.5

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    started off as a regular day. 111 men some husbands‚ fathers or even both kissed their wives and children goodbye to go off to work‚ not knowing that would be there last kiss to their loved ones. As the men went throughout their normal work day at No. 5 Coal Mine‚ they looked forward to quitting time and reuniting with their loved ones. Woefully‚ this would never come to past. Catastrophe struck at 3:27. 111 lives were slayed out by a colossal explosion. Paramedics‚ firemen and policemen gathered at

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    The Centralia Disaster

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    The Government’s Role in the Centralia Disaster Jason Smith Strayer University PAD500 Modern Public Administration 2012 The Government’s Role in the Centralia Disaster This paper will explore logistical alternatives to those chosen by Mine Inspector Driscoll O. Scanlan as described in “The Blast in Centralia No.5: A Mine Disaster No one Stopped” by John Bartlow Martin (Denhardt‚ R. B.‚ & Denhardt‚ J. V. 2010 p31-44). We will seek to

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