Module Catalogue 2024/25

Pre Requisite Comment

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Co Requisite Comment

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Aims

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.

Outline Of Syllabus

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

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

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

Intended Skill Outcomes

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

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

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.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

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.

General Notes

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