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Overview

To provide a solid foundation for individuals who wish to pursue further professional development in process safety and risk analysis, potentially leading to specialized certifications or advanced training programs

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8 hours

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  • This course aims to provide process safety experience for engineers, particularly relevant to chemical engineering but applicable to any field involving process operations
  • This course introduces you to the important, practical, value-added skills and information that will aid your career, or preparation for a career, in chemical process engineering
  • These skills include an understanding of how to identify, evaluate, assess, and mitigate hazards or risks in the chemical process industry
  • You will gain insight and skills as you study mistakes of the past and discover how risk and safety will become a bigger and more important part of your decision-making process, both at work and at home

Introduction to Process Safety and Risk Analysis
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Curriculum

Getting Started & Why Study Chemical Process Safety?

Course Introduction

Module 1 Introduction

The Chemical Industry & History

Hazards Present in the Chemical Process Industry

Process Safety Culture & the CCPS Model

A Note From UC Davis

Module 1 Quiz

Learning Goals

The Bhopal Disaster

Alcoa Case Study

Applying Your Knowledge

Risk Identification and Evaluation

Module 2 Introduction

Understanding Risk

Managing Risk

Analysis Methods & Checklist Analysis

HAZOP

HAZOP Example

Try It Problem (Suggested Activity)

Possible Solutions

Module 2 Quiz

Piper Alpha Case Study

Blocked In Case Study

Risk Assessment - Part 1

Module 3 Introduction

Probability Theory

Event Trees

Event Trees Example

Try It Problem (Suggested Activity)

Module 3 Quiz

Deepwater Horizon Case Study

Risk Assessment - Part 2

Module 4 Introduction

Fault Trees

Fault Trees Example

Bowtie Diagrams

Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

LOPA Example

Inherently Safer Design

Inherently Safer Design Example

Course Summary

Module 4 Quiz

Applying Your Knowledge

Self-Reflection

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    May 25, 2024
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