Westray_Coal_Mine

Westray Coal Mine Jenny March 03, 2003 Case Study: Westray – You Be The Judge 1) The stakeholders in the Westray mine were the residence of Pictou County, Westray Mining Corporation, Curragh Inc., and Nova Scotia Power. The operation of the mine would benefit each of the stakeholders. The residence of Pictou County, an economically depressed area, would receive over 200 jobs, a source of income and they would be able to work side by side with their family, friends and neighbours. Westray Mining Corporation and Curragh Inc. would produce a profit and Nova Scotia Power would receive 700 000 tonnes of coal annually for 15 years; the coal had a low sulphur content and would allow the utility to meet federal requirements concerning sulphur dioxide emissions without installing expensive scrubbing equipment. 2) Primarily, it was the provincial government, the general manager and the mine manager who were responsible for the safety of the Westray mine. The provincial government should have enforced safety regulations and the mine general manager should have stopped operations if safety precautions were not taken. 3) In the long-run, Curragh will have a reputation of disregarding the safety of its employees. People will see Curragh as a company who is only looking to maximize westray, mine, curragh, scotia, safety, nova, mining, coal, provincial, president, manager, company, charges, sulphur, stakeholders, side, should, residence, receive, power, pictou, people, out, made, later, laid, judge, inc, government, general, frame, county, corporation, business, after