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Hazard & Risk Assessment (HRAS) 2011/2

Workload - Private Study - Assessment - Description - Learning Outcomes - Content - Teaching Materials - Recommended Books

Module Code COM00025M
Lecturers David Pumfrey
Taken By SCSE, SSE
Number of Credits 10
Part A
Teaching Autumn 5
Open Assessment [100%] Aut/5/Thu -> Spr/1/Wed
Feedback: Spr/7/Wed

Module Prerequisites

Prerequisite knowledge

Basic Knowledge of safety terminology either through Foundations of System Safety Engineering (FSSE) module or demonstration of equivalent knowledge through industrial experience / previous education.

Workload

  • Lectures: 17 x 1hr
  • Practicals: 18 x 1hr
  • Private Study: 30 x 1hr
  • Assessment: 35 x 1hr

Assessment

Open Assessment

Formative Feedback

Individual written feedback is provided via the online feedback system.

Description


This module teaches systematic approaches to hazard identification and risk assessment, including principles of risk reduction and ALARP. It effectively covers the first half of the safety process in the system development lifecycle. It encompasses predictive, target-setting techniques and should ideally be taken as a pair with System Safety Assessment, which addresses concepts and techniques appropriate to the later stages of a development project.

Learning Outcomes

• An understanding of the principles of hazard identification and assessment;
• An initial ability to apply techniques such as Functional Failure Analysis and HAZOP;
• An understanding of approaches to risk reduction;
• An appreciation of common cause / common mode failure mechanisms, and their importance.

Teaching Materials

Copies of all lecture slides, case studies and exercises will be provided.

Recommended Books

Rating Author Title Publisher Year
*** Kletz, T. HAZOP and HAZAN: Identifying and Assessing Process Industry Hazards Institution of Chemical Engineers 1992
*** Ericson, C.A Hazard Analysis Techniques for System Safety Wiley 2005
*** Stephans, R.A. and Talso W.W System Safety Analysis Handbook (2nd Ed) System Safety Society 1997
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Last updated: 20th April 2012