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  • Welcome to the course

    Welcome to the course "Process safety and sustainability", 5cr

    This course teaches and apply the fundamentals of process safety and sustainability. Focus is to give a thorough understanding on chemical hazards, fires and explosions, hazards identification, control and management techniques, safety culture and sustainability in the process industries as well as occupational health and safety. This course prepares students for process hazard evaluation, consequence analysis, accident investigation and risk management.

    Guest lecturers from industries will present more on first-hand knowledge of industrial process safety & sustainability activities, trends, and experiences.

    The course starts on 8.9.2023. For more info contact: golam.sarwar@aalto.fi

    Schedule of the course period I & II:

    Lecturers
    PO Pekka Oinas Aalto/Chem TOTAL COURSE HOURS
    GS Golam Sarwar Aalto/Chem 24 h Lectures
    KK Kirsi Kavonius Neste 24 h Exercise
    SK Simo Kolehmainen Neste 25 h  Seminar work and presentaion
    JSalo Jaana Salo If 59 h Independent self study and  preparation for examination
    JS Jaana Sorvari Syke 3 h  Examination
    RM Roosa Montonen Sweco 135 h
    DB Daniel Björkhem Neste
    Week Date Time Lec-h Exer-h Hall Lecturer Topics
    36 Fr 8.9.2023 12:15-16:00 2 2 241 L1/puu PO/GS Introduction and Inherent Safety
    37 Fr 15.9.2023 12:15-16:00 2 2 241 L1/puu SK Safety Culture, Management and Sustainability
    38 Fr 22.9.2023 12:15-16:00 2 2 241 L1/puu GS Fires, Explosions and Designs to Prevent , Accident cases
    39 Fr 29.9.2023 12:15-16:00 2 2 241 L1/puu GS Dow Fire and Explosion Index 
    40 Fr 6.10.2023 12:15-16:00 2 2 241 L1/puu GS Hazards Identification Methods, Dow Chemical Exposure Index
    41 Fr 13.10.2023 12:15-16:00 2 2 241 L1/puu KK Active and Passive Safety
    42             Appraisal week
    43 Fr 27.10.2023 12:15-16:00 2 2 237/puu DB Consequence analysis, Modelling and QRA
    44 Th 02.11.2023 8:15-12:00 2 2 U3-U141 GS Introduction to Reliefs and Relief Sizing
    45 Th 9.11.2023 8:15-12:00 2 2 C100 Alum JSalo Human Factor in Safety
    46 Th 16.11.2023 8:15-12:00 2 2 C100 Alum JS Environmantal Risk Assesment & Sustainability
    47 Th 23.11.2023 8:15-12:00 2 2 C100 Alum RM HAZOP Study
    48 Th 30.11.2023 8:00-12:00 2 2 C100 Alum GS/PO Seminar presentations
                   
    49 5.12.2023 9:00-12:00     Ke2   EXAM-1

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