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302269 (v.2) ChE 421 Risk Management


Area:

Department of Chemical Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
** 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:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Other:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

302201 (v.2) ChE 541 Risk Management or any previous version

Prerequisite(s):

302257 (v.2) ChE 321 Mass Transfer Operations or any previous version
AND
302259 (v.2) ChE 322 Process Plant Engineering or any previous version
AND
302263 (v.2) ChE 325 Reaction Engineering or any previous version
AND
302264 (v.2) ChE 326 Process Control or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Risk Management. Accident sources, consequences and preventative action. Personal health and safety. Process safety analysis. Loss prevention. Process safety in design. Process safety in 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:

Informational

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

 
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