| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
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Course can be offered as CPD.
The aims of the module is to introduce hazard identification and quantitative risk assessment as important aspects of the evaluation of health and safety risks involved in processes, premises, installations and procedures, and to enable the students to identify, evaluate and quantify risk before and after precautionary and engineering control measures so that safety measures are included from design to operation, maintenance and finally decommissioning.
1) Introduction to process and safety risks
2) Legislative requirements governing process safety
3) Quantitative risk assessment methods and tools including HAZOP, HAZAN, Fault Tree Analysis, event tree analysis, FMEA, SIL, LOPA and ALARP, bow-tie analysis
4) Integration of probits, dispersion modelling , fire and explosion into QRA
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
• Describe and explain legislative requirements governing process safety in different industries
• Demonstrate and explain how risk can be quantified and systematically analysed using methods such as HAZOP, HAZAN, fault tree analysis, event tree, bow tie analysis, FMEA, SIL, LOPA and ALARP
• Relate the risk assessment tools to the safety case and other regulatory requirements
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
• Perform safety and risk analysis using methods such as HAZOP, HAZAN, fault tree analysis, FMEA, SIL, LOPA and ALARP
• Quantify and analyse risks under various operating conditions
• Evaluate how risks can be minimised to an acceptable level using various control and engineering measures
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 14 | 0:30 | 7:00 | Revision for exam |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Closed-book exam |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 14 | 2:00 | 28:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 14 | 1:00 | 14:00 | Tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | Project work | 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | A1 case study coursework including background research |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 5 | 3:00 | 15:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 2 | 3:00 | 6:00 | Surgery on project submission Tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 42:00 | 42:00 | Review lecture notes, general reading |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 14 | 2:00 | 28:00 | Tutorial preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 14 | 1:00 | 14:00 | Lecture follow-up |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 14 | 1:00 | 14:00 | Background reading |
| Total | 200:00 |
The teaching is mainly via lectures, tutorial and workshops. This is complemented with self-study and preparation of tutorial solutions, coursework and final exam in order to provide feedback on student learning. Teaching materials are made available to the students online in order for self-study and preparation in their own pace. Tutorial classes enable students to ask questions and clarify any doubts.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Written Examination | 120 | 1 | A | 60 | 24 hrs Take home exam (to be submitted within 24 hours of being set) |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 40 | A1 case study with a report submission comprising of 2000 words including abstract, background, methodology, results of QRA |
The written exam enables students to demonstrate understanding and apply knowledge and skills learnt to solving engineering problems. Coursework assignment provide students more time to think about larger problem and provide engineering solutions to it and present it in a written report.
A1 coursework of a QRA case study with a report submission comprising of 2000 words including abstract, background, methodology, results of QRA, conclusion and recommendation.
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