Course: Practical safety management

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Course title Practical safety management
Course code UENM/C896A
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Janovský Břetislav, doc. Ing. Dr.
  • Ferjenčík Miloš, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic terminology. Inherent safety. Role of rules, difficulties with rules. Ten commandments of safety. Priority safety rules. Modern care of safety. Process safety culture. Pillars of care of safety. Controlled documentation. Basis of Safety: A Concise Communication Method. Elements of Understand pillar. Scenarios as a starting point for care of safety. Objectives of HIRA from safety management point of view. Layer of protection analysis. Tools used in frame of LOPA. Elements of Manage pillar 100 to 500. Villains, victims, and heroes. Comparison of tables used within LOPA. Elements of Manage pillar 600 to 900. Management of change. Role of feedback -Learning pillar. Introduction into undesirable events analysis. Root cause analysis. Charts, causal factors, maps, tables. Difficulties. Three Accidents in Dynamite Production Plants. External lessons learning. Normalization of deviance. IPICA_LiteImprovements to root cause analysis. Application of knowledge. It is Not Necessary to Boldly Go beyond HAZOP and LOPA. Application of knowledge. Early warning signs. Role of incident scenarios in foresight.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
Evolve knowledge and skills of student to make him/her able to contribute to risk analysis, accident investigation and safety management in the environment of chemical industry.
Graduates will be able to apply LOPA analysis and root cause analysis in a way that supports safety management.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

written work and oral exam
Recommended literature
  • soubor vybraných článků.
  • Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS). Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety. New York: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2007.
  • Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS). Layer of Protection Analysis: Simplified Process Risk Analysis. New York: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2001.
  • Crowl, D. A. and Louvar, J. F. Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals with Applications, Third Edition.. Prentice Hall, 2011.
  • Ferjenčík, M. Practical Safety Management. Soubor prezentací dostupný v systému STAG. Univerzita Pardubice. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2017.


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