...Chilean Mine Collapse Student BCOM/275 July 7, 2012 Chilean Mine Collapse In the article that was required for our research, “Over 30 workers trapped after Chilean copper mine collapse” (Weik, 2010), it stated that on August 5, 2010 the San Jose mine collaped trapping approximtely 30 workers. It also stated that rescuers where attempting to locate workers in order to drill to provide those trapped with food, water and oxygen, however rescuers were halted due to a second cave-in. The news article also indicated that prior to the collape, there was a fatal accident in 2007 which closed the mine, however, opened later that year. The additional articles that was researched for the Chilean mine collapse also did not shed any additional light on the trapped miner, however reads and most likely understood that the owner of the mine is trying to make excuses, such as “Major mining accidents are uncommon in Chile, the world’s top cooper producer” (Authur, 2010) and “Chile is the world’s top copper producer, but serious mining accidents are uncommon in an industry closely monitored by authorities” (Soto, 2010). These articles were not successful in sending the message because it leaves the question “Why”? Communication is important regardless of the method used; however the audience is to be considered when using any type of communication method whether it is preparing a news article or an office memo to be distributed. Some considerations to be given the different roles and...
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...Knowing Your Audience: The Chilean Mine Collapse Knowing your audience is an important factor to consider when there is information to be released to a public forum. Special considerations should be taken to ensure that the message is communicated effectively. The sender must recognize any potential barriers to communication that may hinder the audience from receiving the intended message. By recognizing who the audience is composed of, the sender is able to cater the message accordingly. One example of how the importance of knowing your audience can have an impact on the deliverance of a message is the 2010 Chilean mine collapse. On August 5, 2010, a gold and copper mine in northern Chile caved in, trapping 33 miners 2,300 feet below the surface. For a period of 17 days, rescue workers scrambled to determine whether there were any survivors and finally they were able to reach the chamber where the miners were all found alive. The mine’s ventilation shafts allowed fresh air to reach the miners and they drank water from underground storage tanks (Chile Mine Accident, 2011). Food was sent down the tiny bore hole while the rescue workers continued drilling another tunnel with hopes of rescuing the miners as soon as possible. After approximately two months, one of the drills finally reached the miners. The workers were able to create rescue shaft that allowed the miners to be lifted, one by one, out of the mine (Hughes, 2010). Media coverage of the incident...
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...Chilean Mine Collapse Trapped in a mine for months is unimaginable. People wondering are their survivors and how the family will take the news. Many people are asking questions and so many people are waiting on responses. Communication takes center stage in this instance. Communicating such a tragedy to the families, certain steps need to be put in place. Consideration is to be taking when delivering a message to different audiences. The families of the Chilean Miners and the company’s employees are important when communicating something that will change lives. Consideration is important because remembering the different roles of people in the audience. Effective communication is vital. It is relevant the messenger considers and understands the features of the audience receiving the message. For an example, the miners, families, and media are important when the message is in preparation. There are different characters of people in the audience and how they receive the message is important. In this event, the person delivering the message must have readiness for questions and feedback. The potential needs of the family members are to make sure that the family is together when tell the family about the tragedy and the truth regardless of how much information that the team have at that present time. Some line of communication needs to be in place between the team and the families. The families would be told the news first, before the media gets it. The team in charge...
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...Chilean Mine Collapse Scott Smith B Com/275 September 18, 2014 Ronald Baker Chilean Mine Collapse A mine in Chile collapsed on August 5, 2010. This horrible incident trapped 33 miners underground with limited food, water, and air. The collapse set off a chain of events that demonstrated a breakdown in communication. With different audiences in need of information, communication is key. According to “From Collapse to rescue: Inside the Chile Mine Disaster” by Jennifer Yang, staff reporter of thestar.com published on Sunday October 10, 2010, as soon as soon as news of the collapse spread wooden crosses were placed outside of the mine, “some hung with helmets and miner’s lamps.”. At this time no one knew the miners were still alive. In order for there to be effective communication, facts have to be gathered. The miners were trapped under 700 meters of granite. By the next morning relatives of the miners and reporters came to the mine demanding answers. There were a few independent miners that showed up with shovels and said they would dig the miners out themselves. A special operations squad was called in but failed twice to rescue the workers. At this time the Chilean government stepped in. After more failed attempts, the article states “At the base of the mine, anguished relatives were distraught to see fire trucks and ambulances on scene suddenly driving away”. Why didn’t anyone communicate to these family members and workers what was going on and why the emergency...
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...Chilean Mine Collapse The bearer of bad news is never easy. The way in which the news is delivered and what must be done before and after the news is relayed is also important. The needs of the employees are different from the needs of the family. Prior to the providing a statement or briefing, It is vital to address each of these groups in a specific way. Before meeting with the families and employees, one must have the latest facts available and provide specific information on exactly what actions will be taken to rescue the trapped men. It is imperative to provide timelines during the rescue and report on the condition of the miners. Any communication between the miners and rescuers must also be provided. Finally, it is important to have a plan of action available regarding what will happen each day of the rescue mission. When commutating with family members about the collapse, the best method of approach for an accident like this is a face-to-face meeting. Provide transportation to a centrally located briefing facility and ensure they are cared for during the rescue attempts. Provide grief counselors and updated progress reports during every step of the rescue mission. Food and accommodations must be made available for those who choose to stay at the mine site. It is crucial for the company to reassure the families that everything that can be done to rescue the men will be done. For employees, conduct a briefing at the location of the mine and provide a progress report...
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...Chilean Mine Collapse The events surrounding the collapse of the Chilean mine on the 5th of August 2010 captivated the entire planet. For 69 days, the world shared in the pain of the 33 miners, their families, and the country of Chile. The situation seemed so dire that many doubted if the miners would survive. At one point “miners in the area were already placing wooden crosses outside (the mine’s) entrance” (Yang, 2010). We all watched as so many attempts were made to reach the miners and all were overjoyed when they were finally brought to safety from the bowels of the earth. It was triumph for the human spirit, but created several communication issues for the Minera San Esteban Primera company. Because of the differences in the audience it becomes important to understand how much information to share and what exactly to share. The families of the miners would need communication that would comfort them and reassure them that the company was doing everything that was possible to save their loved ones. For many of the families, the miners were the primary source of income, so it would be important for the company to communicate the importance of their safety and that their needs would be taken care of during the situation. Any form of communication should be to calm the concerns of the families. The company must also ensure that there was some form of communication between the families and the miners. Any communication to the families should be done face-to-face. ...
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...Chilean Mine Collapse when handling a tragic event such as this there are many things to take into consideration. There are going to be many different people that ar We going to be affected by this catastrophe. First and foremost is the family of the employees that are trapped in the mine. There biggest concern would be to know that their loved ones are ok and are going to be rescued. In a case like this you would want to give the family a positive message and reassure them that the company is doing everything they can to rescue them and make it as comfortable as possible. Second, would be to communicate to the rest of the internal employees of the situation and reinforce to them that working for this company is safe. I think that it would be a good idea to tell them how this happened and steps the company is taking to assure that it will not happen again. Both of these things are hard and complicated to do, but can be done effectively if the message is communicated the correct way. I think that a video conference would be a good way to send the message for the family members involved. For the employees an email from the president would be preferred. I also think that management should also have a meeting to discuss the email with everyone in there department. The two drafts of the message that should be sent are below. Today we experienced an unfortunate event. In a Chilean copper mine, a disastrous downfall in one shafts of the mine left 33 miners trapped 310...
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...Chilean Mine Collapse Some of the things that need to be considered when addressing an audience with different members of society included would be to know your audience but if that is impossible in the time you need to make an appearance make sure you don’t use any swear words and keep your speech and language clear and low and speak in confidant manner. The next thing would be make sure you are polite and be persuasive and don’t try to manipulate any of the facts for you or the company that you work for to look better in the case of something bad that has happened. Knowing your audience is even more significant when a company has to deal with when something happens and the results are disastrous. The disaster of the Chilean copper mine in South America is one example of where knowing your audience is a very significant issue. Some of the potential needs of the of the Chilean miners families that need to be addressed when being told about their family members would be, the first thing would be to get their family members together so you only have to tell it once, one is to be told the truth no matter how limited the information is at the time or bad it may seem to be. The next thing would be to set up a line of communication so as that they can be told any information when the people in charge get it and they need to be told before the media gets it. The next thing would be to actually calm the family members down because they will probably be pretty hysterical...
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...Chilean Mine Collapse Garret Rife BCOM/275 October 9, 2011 Randi Plante Chilean Mine Collapse On August 5, 2010 one of the worst things fathomable for the 121-year-old Copiapo copper mine located in Chile occurred. The mine collapsed on itself trapping 33 unfortunate miners in the process. They were trapped with no escape route open to them and were left to the perils of the unforgivable crawl space that they would now call home. "The buried men, who became known as "Los 33" ("The 33"), were trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and about 5 kilometers (3 mi) from the mine's entrance via spiraling underground service ramps"(“2010 Copiapo mining accident,” 2010). The mining company would now be faced with communicating the tragedy within not only the company, but with the trapped miner's families and loved ones. With such an audience at hand, careful consideration on delivery methods is of great importance. When a tragedy occurs, loved ones will often lose their cognitive and logical thinking abilities and essentially go into panic mode. One must collect data that will help to deliver the material at each level of understanding in an audience with such diverse roles. We are dealing with a different culture and background from our own with many different beliefs as well. The needs of the affected families involved with the "Chilean Mine Collapse" were assuredly sensitive and great caution was needed in communicating with them. Imagine a young...
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...Chili Mine Collapse BCOM/275 “The collapse of a small mine in northern Chile left around 30 miners trapped late on Thursday, though they could have taken refuge in an underground shelter with oxygen and food” (Alonso, S). When disaster strikes a company such as the above mentioned in Chili back in August of 2010, special considerations need to be given when communicating to the families, friends, co-workers, and the public. This is to ensure that the right information is communicated and with respect and sensitivity. Proper communication also ensures the trust that the company is taking responsibility for the collapse. In this paper, I will discuss what considerations need to be met in regards to potential needs of the families of the miners as well as those needs of the workers that were not in the mine at the time of collapse. First to consider is the families of the victims. Before delivering the message to them, do some research as to their customs and courtesies. Some may see the message as insensitive if made publicly versus a personal face-to-face visit to their homes. Consider also any language barriers. An interpreter may be necessary or someone that knows the language to deliver the message. There will be some potential needs of the families and care needs to be taken when delivering the news. First and foremost, the families will want to know the conditions of their loved ones. They will want to know if there safe and if provisions are being made...
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...Chilean Mine Collapse Student Name BCOM/275 Business Communication and Critical Thinking Date Instructor Name Abstract August 5, 2010, a mine, near the Copiapó, Chile experienced a caved in, 33 miners more the 2000 became trapped with little to no hope of escape. Many gave up hope and feared there were no survivors, after 17 days a small bore hole made its way to the Miners location. As, the world watched with growing concern, and anticipation the miners sent word they were, alive (New York Times, 2012). During a disaster of any scale; clear, concise, and accurate information is needed if there is any hope of having a positive outcome. Even more critical is knowing for whom the communication is intended; delivering the wrong information to the wrong person or group can have devastating results. This paper will look at the mine collapse as a study for the importance of knowing your audience and how it relates to the mine collapse and everyday life. Audience Communication is a two-way-street, with a sender and receiver, having the sender knowing the audience or who the receiver is, is the key when communicating. It is also important to point out that a sender must be mindful of all potential members of an audience not just those originally intended. At the time of the Chilean mine collapse, there were seven target groups in the audiences, each having specific needs, concerns and each interdependent on one another. The Miners The 33 trapped miners had very specific...
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...Trapped Inside the Chilean Mine Collapse! Allen, Tanya BCOM/275 6 March 2012 Professor Polokoff In this paper will be discussed the Chilean Mine Collapse. “On August 5, 2010, a small copper operation in northern Chile owned by Minera San Esteban Primera, suffered a cave-in, leaving about 30 workers trapped underground” (Weik). The workers have been trapped for weeks prior to anyone discovering that everyone was alive and needed assistance. The workers are trapped at a depth of around 300 meters. Two days supply of food stretched more than 2 weeks in mine. Critical thinking, endurance, and staying calm were just a few processes took in place by the workers. Taking into consideration the different roles and audiences involved in this tragedy, everyone involved must remain calm in order to accelerate this operation. What would be the potential needs of the families of the miners in receiving a message about this incident? The potential needs of the families would be to get their family members together so you only have to tell it once, they’re to be told the truth no matter how limited the information is at the time or bad it may seem to be. Second would be providing the families with a piece of mind. Ensuring the families that their loved ones, husbands/wives, dads/moms, and friends are going to be okay can alleviate likely worry and harm to the workers. Getting some counselors in there to help everyone cope with the hardships that are occurring. Informing the families...
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...News Article Paper This article is about Prince Harry. He allegedly took nude photographs in Las Vegas during a trip. This article is discussing what happened during his trip, and whether he will be reprimanded once he returns home. He is the prince of England, and also a captain in the British Army Air Corps. There are a lot of speculations made in the article. Author’s Position The author’s position in this article is one of assumptions. He seems to be trying to make it seem as though Prince Harry will be in a lot of trouble upon his return to England. Stating that he brought “shame” to the British military. He also makes comments like “Harry seems to be having a blast in the photos, one displaying a pool table that Ministry only hopes really was used for a game of strip billiards.” Support The author uses past incidents with Prince William as support in the article. He also uses quotes from citizens of England, and Us Magazine. These are a long shot at best. The Royal Family did not comment on the incident. Nor did Prince Harry. Therefore, there is not much solid evidence used by the author as to whether or not the prince will be reprimanded upon his return. Reliability This article does not seem to have much reliability. It is overwhelmed with assumptions and over dramatizations. The article assumes that because he is a prince he will have consequences to pay for his actions. The article also has quotes from both the author, and citizens. Neither...
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...Retribution: Should the death penalty be used for retribution? Retribution in the criminal justice system refers to the idea that offenders should be punished for committing crimes when they freely violate existing social rules. Retribution would not support punishing someone who does no exercise free will or was forced to commit a crime, i.e., a gunman compiles a victim to steal money. One example of retribution involves the notion of an eye, which demonstrates that punishment of services crimes is justified when deserved. The team focused on capital punishment in India and whether retribution is utilized in the justice system. Although capital punishment is legal in India, it is rarely carried out. Supporters of the death penalty have argued that the death penalty is morally justified when it is applied in murder especially when there is aggravation, such as multiple homicides, child murder, torture murder and mass killing such as terrorism. The Supreme Court of India ruled in 1983 that the death penalty should be imposed only in “the rarest of rare cases”. The judgment then goes on to say that the “rarest of the rare” must be measured not only in qualitative but also in quantitative term. Basically if the crime fits the punishment than retribution should be utilized and capital punishment would be adhered to. Although it has been stated that capital punishment has been rarely used, history in India reports that between 1975 and 1991, 40 people...
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...My Journey to America HIS/120 Ruth Todd I had long feared that our time in in Ukraine had come to an end. Alexander III had placed unjust restrictions on my people because of our Jewish faith. Segregation and being forbidden to buy property outside of our jurisdiction forced us to live in congested cities and ghettos. Russian rule over the province of Kiev , and much of eastern Ukraine, had gotten the best of us. The war with Russia, rioting and unrest that these harsh economic times have created is too much to bear. With no hope for progress I decided that it was time for us to head for America. I had gotten word from my cousin Borys who had migrated to America that we would be able to get free or low cost land to start a brand new life once we have made it. I figure once I get there and get settled I can send for my wife Kalyna and son Petro. After selling some of my property and goods I was able to purchase my ticket to board the ship and also leave some money behind for my wife and son. I embarked on my journey on October 21, 1892. I felt like I was on the ship forever. Nausea had set in within hours and before I knew it myself and half of the ships occupants had been vomiting violently. After a few days we had reached the eastern coast of America and had come to a place called Ellis Island. Myself and all the other newcomers had to sign a book with our names and nationalities. Once we made it to the mainland I found that America is not much better than Ukraine....
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