Bhopal – my United Nations experience

Article by Richard Shone CEng FIChemE

This article originally appeared in Loss Prevention Bulletin 299, a special issue marking the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal tragedy, the world’s worst industrial accident on record

Article by Richard Shone CEng FIChemE

Richard was closely involved with Bhopal via the ILO in 1985. He was seconded to the ILO following the disaster to help draft a UN Convention on Control of Major Hazards in developing countries. He was subsequently Project Director for successful remediation of several grossly contaminated chemical works sites.

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