LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the course the student
1. Can acquire the basic knowledge of safety and sustainability in chemical process industry
2. Can identify the hazard of chemicals, chemical processes and apply ISD principles which offers a sustainable process design
3. Can develop and understand the safety management, culture & sustainability in the chemical plant.
4. Can identify the risk of damages and accidents in chemical process industry and method of prevention
5. Can apply the risk, hazard and safety analysis methods
6. Can identify fires and explosions and design the preventions
7. Can use the methods and techniques to control the hazards in chemical process
8. Can apply the principles of environmental risk assessment processes and assess sustainability
Credits: 5
Schedule: 04.09.2023 - 05.12.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Pekka Oinas, Golam Sarwar
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
1. Introduction of process safety, Inherent safety & sustainability
2. Hazard, risk, toxicology and industrial hygiene, legislations
3. Fires and explosions; Dow FEI index and CEI index
4. Reliefs and relief equipment sizing
5. Hazards identification methods, HAZOP, consequence analysis & QRA
6. Active and passive safety
7. Development of safety management, culture and sustainability
8. Human factor, Reach, ATEX
9. Environmental risk assessment, LCA approach and sustainability
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures, Exercises, Assignment and Seminar, Exam
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
5cr = 135 h
Lectures 24 h
Exercises 24 h
Seminar work & presentation 25 h
Other independent studying and preparation for exam 59 h
Exam 3 h
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
3 Good Health and Well-being
4 Quality Education
8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
13 Climate Action
15 Life on Land
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
2023-2024 Autumn I - IIA course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.