07 Jul Considered one of the worst construction accidents in U.S. history, the Willow Island disaster illustrates a combination of safety lapses in the engineering process. In this assignment, you will analyze communication among the company, its employees, and people outside the company, such as the designer/engineer of the scaffolding
Overview: Considered one of the worst construction accidents in U.S. history, the Willow Island disaster illustrates a combination of safety lapses in the engineering process. In this assignment, you will analyze communication among the company, its employees, and people outside the company, such as the designer/engineer of the scaffolding.
Prompt: Begin by reviewing the resources in this module that relate to the Willow Island cooling tower failure:
Willow Island Disaster (cc) (8:54)
30 Years Ago: 51 Workers Die at Willow Island
Partial Collapse of the Willow Island Cooling Tower
NIST Investigation of Construction Failure of Reinforced Concrete Cooling Tower at Willow Island, West Virginia
Then, in your analysis, address the following critical elements:
Characterize the overall effectiveness of internal communication. Identify the successes and failures. What were the impacts of each?
Characterize the overall effectiveness of external communication. Identify the successes and failures. What were the impacts of each?
Explain what you would have done differently regarding communication if you had been the manager of that project.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your analysis should be a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and all sources cited in APA format.
https://scienceblogs.com/thepumphandle/2008/04/27/30-years-ago-51-workers-die-at-willow-island
https://www.nist.gov/publications/investigation-construction-failure-reinforced-concrete-cooling-tower-willow-island-west?pub_id=908824
