Industrial Disaster Management

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Hazard is a dangerous condition or event, natural of man-made that could cause injury, loss of life or damage to property, livelihood or environment. A hazard could be a natural hazard like earthquake, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis that are exclusively of natural origin. Landslide, floods, droughts and fires are socio-natural hazards since their causes are both natural and manmade. For example, flooding may be increased through landslide, drainage or ground water extraction leading to drought and; storm surge hazard may be worsened by the destruction of mangroves. Man made hazards are generallyassociated wit industries and factories and it includes explosion, leakage of toxic waste, pollution and dam failures. War and Civil strife is included in this category. Disasters are both natural and man-made. Different sources scholars and institutions for their valuable contribution on this subject. Librarians and their staff members have been kind and helpful. Last but not the least my publishers who appreciated this book and brought this work out in a record time. About Author : Braj Kishore Prasad Singh has obtained his all higher qualifications for Patna University. He has done his B.A. (Hons) and M.A. He is a Gold Medalist and a senior lecturer at B.R. Ambedkar University Muzaffarpur. He is a prolific writer and scholar and has contributed several articles to varied esteemed magazines across the country Contents : ContentsPrefaceAn Introduction to Disaster ManagementEnvironmental Hazards and Natural DisastersCommon Manmade DisastersBhopal Toxic Gas Leak CrisisOleum Gas Leakage CaseThe Chernobyl Disasters Its Effect on Belarus and UkraineReducing the Impact of Industrial Disasters Surprises: The Range of ChoiceThe Centralia Mine Fire Environmental Contamination, and Community TransformationDisasters Management Survey of Readiness: Role of Local BodiesBibliographyIndex