PM6802 - SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

PM6802 - SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

PM6802	SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT	LPTC

3003

OBJECTIVE:

Students learn about implementation of safety procedures, risk analysis and assessment, hazard identification

UNIT I	INDUSTRIAL SAFETY	9

Concepts of safety – Hazard classification chemical, physical, mechanical, ergonomics, biological and noise hazards – Hazards from utilities like air, water, steam.

UNIT II	HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL	9

HAZOP, job safety analysis – Fault tree analysis – Event tree analysis – Failure modes and effect analysis and relative ranking techniques – Safety audit – Plant inspection – Past accident analysis.

UNIT III	RISK MANAGEMENT	9

Overall risk analysis – Chapains model, E and FI model– Methods for determining consequences effects: Effect of fire, Effect of explosion and toxic effect – Disaster management plan – Emergency planning – Onsite and offsite emergency planning – Risk management – Gas processing complex, refinery – First aids.

UNIT IV	SAFETY PROCEDURES	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.

UNIT V	SAFETY IN HANDLING AND STORAGE OF CHEMICALS	9

Safety measures in handling and storage of chemicals – Fire chemistry and its control – Personnel protection – Safety color codes of chemicals.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOME:

Students get acquainted with risk assessment, process safety auditing and management systems in the petrochemical Industry

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.

REFERENCES:

1. Geoff Wells, “Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment”, I.ChE.
2. John Ridley and John Channing, “Safety at Work”, 6th Edition. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003.
3. Raghavan, K.V. and Khan, A.A., “Methodologies in Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment”, Manual by CLRI, 1990.