Willow Island Disaster

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.