Plant Safety

Studiengang

Masterstudiengang Umwelt-, Verfahrens- & Energietechnik

Kennzahl der Lehrveranstaltung

UVET_MA17_3_1

Anzahl der zugewiesenen ECTS-Credits

2.0

Name des/der Vortragenden

Dipl.Ing. (FH) Ecklmair Andreas, Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Egger Bernhard

Art der Veranstaltung

face-to-face

empfohlene optionale Programmeinheiten

Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
none

empfohlene Fachliteratur

Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
- CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) - Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries ISBN: 978-0-470-76774-0
- Andrew Hopkins (2008) - Failure to Learn: The BP Texas City Refinery Disaster
- HAZOP Guide to best practice; Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK, 2000
- DOE Handbook: Chemical Process Hazard Analysis; US Department of Energy, February 1996

Prüfungsmethode

Exam

Zusatzinfo zu Prüfungsmodalidäten

- Closed book Exam
- Active participation during lessons will be considered in grading
- Calculators can be used (see list on sakai)
- Attendance requirement: 75%

Niveau der Lehrveranstaltung laut Lehrplan

Master

Studienjahr

Fall 2025

Semester in dem die Lehrveranstaltung angeboten wird

3

Unterrichtssprache

English

Lernergebnisse der Lehrveranstaltung

Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
Students will get an overview on process safety in the process industry. Students get an insight into process safety management along the full lifecycle of a process facility.
Students will be familiarized with standard hazard and risk analysis tools / methods used in industry. Prevention of incidents goes along with a rigid management of barriers established to either prevent or mitigate those incidents. An understanding of a proper barrier management will be one of the key targets.

Voraussetzungen laut Lehrplan

Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
CPD

Lehrinhalte

Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
* Process Safety – Basics
* Hazard & Risk Analysis Methods
- Bow Tie (Barrier Model)
- HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study)
- FTA –(Fault Tree Analysis
- ETA – (Event Tree Analysis)
- LOPA (Layer Of Protection Analysis)

* Risk Management
* Basics of fire & explosion protection
* Management of Change – MoC
* Process Safety in the content of the plant lifecycle
- Process Safety during design
- Process Safety in plant operation
* Barrier Model deep dive
* Inherent Safe Design and plant optimization
* Operation of a process plant
- Asset Integrity: maintaining reliable equipment condition
- Barrier performance and react on failures (overview)
- Demonstrate and assure control (overview)
- Ensure oversight of the production inventory (overview)
- Understanding Process Hazard Controls (overview)
- Systems for keeping Management procedures updated (overview)

Lehr- und Lernformen

Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
The course comprises an interactive mix
- powerpoint slides
- learning from indicents
- practical examples
- discussions
- individual and group work

Praktikum

none

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