Area: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
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
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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. |
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Unit Outcomes: | To appreciate the inter-relationship between occupational health, plant safety and environmental protection. To become familiar with legislation and how it affects plant operation. To study methods and techniques used to assess plant safety. Process plant safety during design and in operations. The importance of environmental impact assessment. To evaluate and learn from detailed accident case studies |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Skelton, B., "Process Safety Analysis: An Introduction", IChemE Books, UK (1997). |
Field of Education: | 30301 Chemical Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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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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