302201 (v.2) ChE 541 Risk Management


Area:

Department of Chemical Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

6.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

3 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

3 x 1 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

302269 (v.2) ChE 421 Risk Management or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

What is risk management? Why accidents occur. How to avoid accidents. The consequences. Personal health and safety. Process safety analysis. Loss prevention. Process safety in design and operations. Defining and quantifying risk. Checklists. HAZOP studies. HAZAN techniques. Human factors. Linking HAZOP, process control, instrumentation and alarm systems. Cost of plant safety. Environmental impact. Case studies of serious plant accidents.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

30301 Chemical Engineering

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area