SECTION A: DEFINITIVE COURSE RECORD

COURSE TITLE:

Safety Engineering & Risk Management

COURSE CODE:

EASR237

EFFECTIVE FROM: (Year)

ECTS CREDITS:

LEVEL OF STUDY:

5 (UK), 6 (EQF)

PREQUISITES:
RATIONALE:
The course aims to provide education and training in the area of Safety Engineering and Risk
Management, in a unified approach. Safety Engineering & Risk Management is a horizontal
subject relevant to all engineering disciplines and of crucial importance for any managerial or
operational activity. The course provides all necessary tools for conducting risk analysis and
based on that to proceed to safety engineering solutions. Finally, the topic is directly and
indirectly linked to other engineering courses.
COURSE DESCRIPTOR:
The course will cover topics on Risk Management, Accidents, Safety Engineering and
Occupational Safety and Health

COURSE AIMS:
As engineering systems become more complex, it becomes increasingly difficult to identify
safety risks and to control their impact. Safety Engineering & Risk Management touch upon
every aspect of any engineered process (Chemical, Mechanical, Civil and Electric &
Electronic), from the system design all the way through waste disposal. This course provides
the students with basic knowledge on safety engineering and risk analysis, including
occupational safety and health issues. The course includes safety techniques used in various
industries, types of hazard, accidents causes, techniques for investigating accidents and other
relevant topics of interest.
ASSESSED LEARNING OUTCOMES:
On successful completion, the students will be expected to be able to:
1. Explain what is Hazard, Risk, Barriers & Mitigation measures.
2. Perform hazard identification in simple systems.
3. Apply Qualitative, semi-Quantitative and Quantitative/Probabilistic Risk Analysis
methods.
4. Identify Accident Prevention methods and conduct basic Accidents Analysis.
5. Recognize and apply safety engineering measures.
6. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of national and international standards, codes &
legislation.
7. Describe Occupational Hazards and explain the use of Personal Protective Equipment
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING LIST:

A. Basic
System Safety Engineering And Risk Assessment: A Practical Approach, Nicholas J.
Bahr, CRC Press (1 Sep 1997)
What Went Wrong?: Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters, Trevor A. Kletz,
Butterworth-Heinemann; 5th Revised edition edition (1 Jun 2009)
Chemical Process Safety: Fundamentals with Applications, Daniel A. Crowl and
Joseph F. Louvar, Prentice Hall; 3 edition (20 May 2011)
B. Complementary
Risk Analysis for Process Plant, Pipelines and Transport, J.R. Taylor, Routledge (25
Nov 1993)
Risk Analysis and Reduction in the Chemical Process Industry, J.M. Santamara
Ramiro, P.A. Braa Asa, J. Hutchinson, Springer; 1998 edition (30 Nov 1997)
The Blame Machine: Why Human Error Causes Accidents, R.B. Whittingham, A
Butterworth-Heinemann Title (5 Dec 2003)
ELEMENTS OF ASSESSMENT :
Written exam1:
Coursework2:

Practical3:

50%
30%

20%

SECTION B: TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT (NON-DEFINITIVE)

ACADEMIC YEAR:

2014-2015

SEMESTER:

Fall

COURSE LEADER:
FACULTY
TEACHING
COURSE:

Dr Vassilis Inglezakis
Dr Vassilis Inglezakis
Dr Wynter Duncanson
Dr Raymond Whitby

COURSE CONTENT:

Topics to be covered will include:

1.
Risk Management
2.
Accidents
3.
Safety Engineering
4.
Occupational Safety and Health
TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS:
Scheduled Activities

Hours
40
10

Lectures
Tutorials
Labs
Independent study (include
assessments)

100
Total

Links to LOs and comments

LO 1-7
LO 1-7
LO 1-7

150

ASSESSMENT:

Category

Element

Component
Name

Component
weighting
(%,
pass/fail)

Links to LOs and

comments

Examination
Written examination

Examination

1st Mid Term

Exam
nd
2 Mid Term
Exam

20
30

Project

Project report

Examination

Presentation

Coursework

Assignment

Case Study
Report
preparation

30

Practical

Examination

Presentation

20

QUALITY ASSURANCE
Date of first approval
Only complete where this is
not the first version

2011

Date of last revision

Only complete where this is
not the first version

15th August 2014

LO 1-7
LO 1-7

LO 1-7

LO 1-7