PE6801 - RISK ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY ENGINEERING (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

PE6801 - RISK ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY ENGINEERING (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

PE6801	RISK ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY ENGINEERING	LPTC

3003

OBJECTIVES: To enable the students to

• Become a skilled person in hazopard hazarel analysis and able to find out the root cause of an accident
• Gain knowledge in devising safety policy and procedures to be adopted to implement total safety in a plant

UNIT I		9

Concepts of safety – Hazard classification chemical, physical, mechanical, ergonomics, biological and noise hazards – Hazards from utilities like air, water, steam. Hazard identification - Safety Audits - Checklists - What if Analysis – HAZAN – HAZOP - Vulnerability models - Event tree and Fault tree Analysis - Past accident analysis - Flixborough - Mexico - Bhopal - Madras - Vizag accident analysis.

UNIT II		9

Hazops: Principles - Risk ranking - Guide word - Parameter - Deviation – Causes - Consequences - Recommendation - Coarse HAZOP study - Case studies - Pumping system - Reactor System - Mass transfer system.

UNIT III		9

Introduction to Consequence Analysis - Fire and Explosion models: Radiation - Tank on fire - Flame length –Risk analysis- Radiation intensity calculation and its effect to plant, people & property, UCVCE -Explosion due to - Deflatration - Detonation - TNT, TNO & DSM model - Over pressure. Methods for determining consequences effects: Effect of fire- Effects of explosion - Risk contour - Flash fire - Jet fire - Pool fire - BLEVE - Fire ball.

UNIT IV		9

Safety in plant design and layout – Safety provisions in the factory act 1948 – Indian explosive act 1884 – ESI act 1948 – Advantages of adopting safety laws. Safety measures in handling and storage of chemicals – Fire chemistry and its control – Personnel protection – Safety color codes of chemicals.

UNIT V		9

Risk Management & ISO14000: Overall risk analysis - Generation of Meteorological data - Ignition data - Population data. Overall risk analysis – E and FI model–– Disaster management plan – Emergency planning – Onsite and offsite emergency planning – Risk management – Gas processing complex, refinery – First aids.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

Students will have learnt the basic concepts relating to chemical hazards, risk, and ethics. They also gain the knowledge of quantitatively analyze release and dispersion rates of liquids and vapors.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Blake, R.P., “Industrial Safety”, Prentice Hall, 1953.
2. Lees, F.P., “Loss Prevention in Process Industries”, 2nd Edition, Butterworth Heinemann, 1996.
3. K. V. Raghavan and A A. Khan, “Methodologies in Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment”, Manual by CLRI, 1990.
4. V. C. Marshal, “Major Chemical Hazards”, Ellis Horwood Ltd., Chichester, United Kingdom. 1987.

REFERENCES

1. Geoff Wells, “Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment”, I.ChE.,John Ridley and John Channing, “Safety at Work”, 6th Edition. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003.
2. “A Guide to Hazard Operability Studies”, Chemical Industry Safety and Health Council, 1977.