Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Draw on safety legislation and occupational safety literature to design a safe working practice (Depth)
Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- To critically evaluate and select control of hazard and control evaluation techniques applicable to different industrial processes. (Depth);
- To be able to perform a detailed design of HSE systems based on process analysis and dynamics. (Depth)
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Identify and describe the essential aspects of industrial safety management
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Evaluate the outcomes of case studies of industrial accidents (Breadth)
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Employ standard hazard identification tools in the chemical industry (Depth) ;
- Classify the types of risks present in chemical plants and present strategies for the mitigation of such risks (Depth);
Syllabus
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT: Introduction to ISM – Background and importance of ISM – Elements of Industrial Safety - Regulatory frame work: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Process Safety Management (PSM) – PSM elements and its benefits – Safety Culture and Leadership – Safety Audit – Safety Training and Education – Safety Awards – Safety in design – Chemical plant with inherent safe design features – Safety inspection – Safety Maintenance - Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) - Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) - PPE and Engineering control – The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Case Study - Hazardous Materials Handling & Storage - Tianjin Explosions - Contractor Safety Management (CSM) – Principles of CSM - Safety Performance Metrics and Continuous Improvement – PDCA Cycle – Root Cause Analysis (RCA) – KAIZEN continuous improvement - Human Factors in Safety - Safety in Research and Development - Future Trends in Industrial Safety – Fire safety – Fire classes – Fire Emergency and Fire Prevention - Fire extinguishers - CHEMICAL PLANT SAFETY and PINCH TECHNOLOGY – Heat Exchanger Networking (HEN) - Safety relief valves (SRV) – Relief Systems – SRV activity on ASPEN HYSYS - Hazard identification and Risk Assessment techniques – HAZOP study - Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) - Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) – Risk Matrix – Failure rate – Probability – Reliability – Hazard identification and Risk assessment (HIRA) – Bow-tie model – Accident Prevention and Investigation – Management of Change (MOC) – Designing an MOC system – Implementation and Monitoring – Life Cycle assessment (LCA) - CASE STUDIES
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS: Concepts - Industrial and Occupational health hazards, Housekeeping, human factors and error, stress at work, Personnel protective equipment’s, Role of trade unions in Industrial safety and health. mental health.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching is by a combination of formal lectures augmented by problem solving sessions and computer practical labs
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 12 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 40 |
Practical | 16 |
Workshops | 10 |
Lecture | 24 |
Independent Study | 48 |
Total study time | 150 |
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case Study Analysis | 80% |
Online Extended Matched Questions (EMQ) and short answer questions | 20% |