descending into the mine to go to work. Little do most families know‚ they might not see the important men in their life again. The Cherry Coal Mine Disaster is greatly known as one of the worst mine disasters in America taking the lives of over 200 people and leaving many families devastated. As a result‚ mine safety regulations were regarded. Being a miner was a very common occupation for men back in the 1900’s‚ over 500 men and boys went to work at the Cherry Coal Mine‚ located in Cherry‚ Illinois
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Many workers got hurt while working in the factories and mines. The Cherry Coal Mine Disaster created a need for the Workers Compensation Act‚ which compensates workers who are harmed while working. On November 13‚ 1909‚ at 7:00 a.m.‚ 481 workers‚ men and boys‚ descended into the Cherry Coal Mine near Cherry‚ IL‚ a few miles northwest of La Salle‚ IL on Illinois Highway 89. Some sections of the mine where 500 feet below the surface. That day the electrical system broke down‚ and the mine was lit
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SUMMARY Coal mine safety first was undertaken by the state governments early in the twentieth century. However due to the dissatisfaction and ineffectiveness of state regulation‚ federal regulation was sought by miners and their supporters. Then Congress enacted the Coal Mine Safety Act of 1952. Then enforcement was entrusted to the Bureau of Mines in the Department of the Interior. They also had responsibility for promoting the economic well-being of the mining industry. Plus they also were being
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thirties. But isn’t it too late? The main problem of being married late is the stress of having a child. Not only because it’s a great responsibility‚ but medicine says the possibility of having a healthy baby decreases with age. Maybe not just after 30‚ but a dream of taking care of a host of own children may not come true. Moreover‚ couples who have decided to create a full family‚ may not have enough money to educate their offspring‚ due to the fact of faster retirement comparing to other relationships
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also consider how much information you going to provide without frighten the individuals that need to be notified. For example‚ on August the 5th 2010‚ when the Chilean Mines collapse‚ someone had to let their families and the media know what was going on. The company had to provide information that will keep the family and co- workers from panicking. There will be many questions ask. For instance‚ what time did the problem start? What was he doing when the problem started? Are the men alive or
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After reading Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz’s informative article “Should workers get overtime for answering emails after hours?” published in the Chicago Tribune‚ the writer’s informs the reader with the new work issues. The article talks about keeping up with work‚ like answering emails and phone calls even though you are receiving compensation for it. Throughout‚ presents the information with little to none emotions or expressive language that would perused the reader for or against reviving over time
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Chilean Miners BCOM275 2/26/2013 Chilean Miners The "Timeline: Trapped Chilean Miners" (2010) website reported that on August 5th‚ 2010 33 Chilean miners were trapped when the main ramp of the San Jose mine in the Atacama region of northern Chile collapsed. Emergency officials are currently unable to communicate with the miners trapped. It was said that workers were trapped at a depth of around 300 meters Weik‚ J. (2010). The company Codelco is yet to inform the immediate families of the
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RE: Midterm- Case 15 Strategic Analysis: “KRCB Television and Radio: The Canary in the Coal Mine” Executive Summary Business Model We believe that KRCB’s current business model resembles PBS’ which is shown in Figure 1. KRCB’s business model has many gaps in it from community anchors to universal access and connectivity. KRCB isn’t able to afford the new technologies in the TV and radio segments‚ and they cannot hold on to board members within the community long enough to have strong
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Protostar This is the stage in which the star begins to form after the collapse of the interstellar cloud. It happens in small molecular clouds that can be referred to as dense cores. In the beginning the dense core has a level of balance between its own gravitational forces (self-gravity)‚ and both the magnetic pressure‚ and gas pressure. The self-gravity acts to compress the dense core‚ while the gas‚ and magnetic pressures act to inflate it. The core’s self-gravity will eventually overwhelm it
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OCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS FACING MINE WORKERS (Experience from Anglogold Ashanti mines‚ Geita Gold Mine in Geita Tanzania) By HAMENYA KASASE Introduction Mining works have always been among the most hazardous works that demands the health of many people in the industrial world today. Health and safety of many workers particularly those who work directly in mining production and engineering is always at greater risks and thus requires much attention. This paper describes the prevailing situation
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