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EG55C5: PROCESS SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05


Course Overview

This unit introduces students to the practice of process safety and risk management as it is performed in the process engineering sector.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 40 credits (20 ECTS credits)
Campus Offshore Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Peter Daniel Hicks

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme
  • Msc In Global Subsea Engineering (Collaboration W/ Curtin University)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • EG55C3 Safety, Reliability and Integrity Management (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Fundamental risk and process safety concepts are discussed, and many historical accident scenarios are reviewed to help students gain an appreciation for the complexities involved in managing risks in the process industries. Students assess measures of risk, as well as social issues of risk perception. Risk management across the life cycle of a process system is explored, in conjunction with inherently safer design principles. Key methods around hazard identification, consequence modelling and likelihood estimation, as precursors for estimating risk, are thoroughly examined as a central part of process safety and risk management practice. Broader issues around process safety management systems, human factors, complex systems, resilience engineering and regulatory matters are also considered. This unit uses a problem-based learning framework and develops systems thinking skills.”

 Under the Collaborative Masters Agreement with Curtin University, the teaching, assessment, coordination, and quality assurance of the Curtin University version of this course (CHEN5006) are the responsibility of Curtin University. MSc Global Subsea Engineering students are registered as full-time students at Curtin University.

 This University of Aberdeen coded course exists solely as a placeholder into which grades obtained while students are studying with Curtin University are entered (after conversion to CGS). The University of Aberdeen does not directly teach or assess students on this course. This University of Aberdeen course code is only used to facilitate degree classifications for MSc Global Subsea Engineering students.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Not Applicable, handled by Curtin University

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionCreateThink critically, creatively and reflectively in the area of process systems and risk management
ProceduralApplyApply discipline knowledge, principles and concepts to evaluate potential solutions to manage risk
ReflectionApplyReflect on the development of skills (professional practice)
ProceduralAnalyseCommunicate effectively while solving risk management problems

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