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Aberfan
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1
Aberfan is....(select 2)
a town with a diverse range of industries
a town in South Wales built around the coal mine
a small town with a strong sense of community (like many others)
a town that has been there for hundreds of years
2
The survivors of the disaster were offered compensation (select 1)
No, nothing
Yes but very little and after a delay
Yes, immediately
Yes, a lot of compensation
3
Aberfan is situated (select 2)
in a river valley
above the underground coal seams (a mile beneath the earth)
on a mountain side
near to the large industrial towns
4
The rescue efforts immediately after the disaster were compounded by (select 3)
many journalists who wanted to report on the disaster
many well-meaning volunteers who wanted to help but who got in the way
internet coverage and live streaming
the fact that drainage systems broke and water was flooding the area
5
Residents of Aberfan had previously complained about the danger of the spoil tips
False
True
6
The Aberfan Disaster concerned what?
Health and safety
Corporate Social Responsibility (communities)
profit
The coal industry
7
The coal tips at Aberfan were
eventually removed
left as they were
allowed to disintegrate
landscaped
8
The coal spoil tips in Aberfan were located (choose 3)
on an existing hill, which itself has a stream flowing beneath it
far away from the town
directly above the town of Aberfan
directly above a school and residential area
9
Coal production is characterised by (select 3)
coal, a popular fuel in the 1960s (and still today)
Spoil tips (cone shaped hills around mining towns)
'Spoil' -useless materials like earth, gravel & dust pulled from the mine
clean air and beautiful scenery
10
Coal is important because
coal has fueled the industrial revolution
coal is dirty and smelly
coal makes fires
coal shows us our geological history
11
The slippage of the (Spoil Tip No. 7) above the town of Aberfan occurred at 09.15am, just as children were at school
True
False
12
The National Coal Board was found to have a culture of mismanagement and neglect (select 2)
True, they did not consider safety a priority
False, they had done everything possible to make the spoil tip safe
True, they had not through about safety above ground
False, they had followed all the necessary procedures
13
This is a prime case study of corporate social responsibility
False
True
14
The National Coal Board refused to listen to the residents' concerns about safety (select 2)
Not true, they were very happy to listed to the residents
True, they said that the spoil tips were perfectly safe
Not true, they always took the resident's view seriously
True, the NCB threatened to close the mine and lose people's jobs
15
The result of the Aberfan disaster was much stricter health and safety rules and better management
No, nothing has changed
Yes, eventually
Yes, immediately
A little
16
Factors which influenced the stability of the spoil tips included
the fact that spoil tips are made of loose gravel, dust and earth
the underground stream beneath the spoil tip
days of heavy rain prior to the disaster
the continual addition of new spoil from the mine
17
The National Coal Board Cooperated fully with the enquiry into the disaster
False
True
18
The waste from the spoil tip behaved like (select 1)
sand
wet mud
rock
stones
