1) Man-made disasters are caused by identifiable human actions such as negligence or deliberate acts. They can result from industrial accidents, chemical/biological/radiological incidents, or other human factors like ignorance or carelessness. 2) Some examples of common man-made disasters mentioned are oil and chemical spills, power outages, terrorist attacks, and industrial fires and explosions. Specific incidents highlighted include the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident and Bhopal chemical disaster. 3) Precautions that can help mitigate man-made disasters include using protective equipment in chemical/radiological incidents, properly maintaining infrastructure to prevent industrial accidents, and increasing awareness to discourage negligence. Historical disasters like London's Killer Fog are

1. Man made disaster
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2. A disastrous event caused directly and principally by
one or more identifiable deliberate or negligent human
actions.
Also called human-made disaster.

3. There are multiple factor that may relate to
manmade disasters
Ignorance
Unawareness
 Illiteracy
Carelessly handling danger
Chemical
 Weapons

5. 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
According to the World Health Organization, exposed six million
people to dangerous levels of radiation and left a portion of
our planet nearly uninhabitable
Core of the
reactor 4
Arial view of the blast.

6. Most Common Man Made Disasters
Oil & Chemical Spill Economic Collapse
Terrorist Attack
Power Outage Biological Threat War

7. MAN-MADE DISASTERS
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Fire
Explosions
C.B.R. ACCIDENTS
Chemical
Biological
Radiological

8. Fire
Causes Of Fire
The most common causes of fire are:
Electrical
Pantry Area
Smoking

9. Classes Of Fire
Let us also understand the classes of fires.
Class A
These are fires that involve some solid material like, clothers, paper,
junk-heap, wood etc.
Class B
These are fires that involve liquid materials like: petrol, gasoline,
diesel, oil etc.
Class C
These are fires that involve electrical elements
Class D
These are fires are those involve metals

11. MIGRANT CAMP BLAZE

12. Explosion
An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release
of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation
of high temperatures and the release of gases.
Supersonic explosions created
by high explosives are known
as detonations and travel via
supersonic shock waves.
Subsonic explosions are created
by low explosives through a
slower burning process known
as deflagration.

13. Notable explosions
Chemical explosions
Nanaimo mine explosion 1887
Halifax Explosion 1917
Battle of Messines 1917
2015 Tianjin explosions 2015
Nuclear testing
Trinity test
Castle Bravo
Tsar Bomba
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
Use in war
Artillery, mortars,
and cannons
Gunpowder and smokeless
powder as a propellant in
firearms and artillery
Bombs
Atomic bombings of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Land mines

14. Turkey is on edge after a number of bomb attacks

15. A chemical threat is
fear of a release of
poisonous
 vapors,
aerosols,
 liquids, and
solids being
dispensed into the
air or water ways
which would have a
toxic effect on
people, animals,
and/or plants
A chemical threat
Chemical agent or chemical poisons
are primarily used in war, terrorism
and riot control.
The impacts of chemical accidents can be deadly, for both human
being-environments.

16. Nerve Agents
Blister or Vesicant Agents
Choking Agents
Types of Chemical Warfare Agents
Depending upon the type of chemical, it can either have an
immediate effect (seconds to minutes) or a delayed effect (2-
48 hours).

17. Nuclear disaster
Nuclear power plants use the heat generated from nuclear fission
in a contained environment to convert water to steam, which powers
generators to produce electricity. It is the by-product of this activity
that creates the biggest hazard.
Accident categories
Nuclear meltdown
Criticality accidents
Decay heat
Equipment failure
Human error

18. Nuclear Disaster
This occurs, it is often as a result
of intent and the end results
are even more catastrophic
with a large percentage of
those involved losing their
lives.

19. Precautions for man made
disasters

20. 1. One should not look at the
fire as it causes instant
blindness
2. Should close all doors and
windows as radioactivity
does not penetrate into
solid structures
3. Cover all food and water
Nuclear Accidents:

21. Chemical Agents
1. Use protective
equipment.
2. Give quick and correct
self-aid when
contaminated.
3. Avoid areas where
chemical agents exist.
4. Decontaminate your
equipment and body as
soon as possible.

22. Fire Accidents
1. The biggest main reason
might be poor wiring and
faulty electrical equipment,
leaking gas or carelessly
thrown cigarettes and
matches.
2. Wires should be properly
covered.
3. Inflammable things should
be kept safely.
4. Power points should not be
overloaded.

23. Historical Examples of man made disasters

24. 1. London’s Killer Fog

25. 2. The Al-Mishraq Fire

26. 3. Dioxin Pollution

27. Worst Man-Made Disasters Of 2016
A pelican after Shell Oil Co spilled thousands of barrels of
crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in May of this year

28. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LEAKS – NY, WA, & FL, USA
Turkey Point Nuclear Facility
near Miami, Florida Credit – AP

29. PETROPERU’S FOUR OIL SPILLS – AMAZON RIVER
BASIN, PERU
Arguably the largest man-made environmental catastrophe of the
year were the four massive oil spills caused by Peru’s largest oil
company PetroPeru

30. AIR POLLUTION – ASIA
UNICEF announced earlier this year that air pollution is now the
cause of death for an estimated 600,000 children every year

31. A Chilean maritime officials surveys the millions of dead marine animals and
fish that lined Chiloé’s beaches during the record-breaking red tide algal
bloom in March
DEVASTATING RED TIDE OUTBREAKS – THE ISLAND OF
CHILOÉ, CHILE

32. Reference
 http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/man-made-
disaster.html
www.disasterium.com/10-worst-man-made-disasters-of-all-time
www.disaster-survival-resources.com/man-made-disasters.html
restoreyoureconomy.org/disaster-overview/types-of-disasters
https://www.slideshare.net/AvasyuGupta/man-made-disasters
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