ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering
Areas: Chemical Engineering
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: First Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable | 1st year (Yes)
To show the legal framework in Spain and Europe that regulates the field of risk assessment and industrial and environmental safety. To show the application of international standards in these areas. Present a well-organized structure of risk management in industrial processes and the integration of safety in them.
Collect and apply the most important technical fundaments in this subject to help the student to apply them properly in different practical cases.
As established in the Master's report, the contents of the subject are related to: Legislation related to risk assessment. Standardization. Risk management: international standards. Real modeling of loss of containment (LOC) scenarios. Quantitative risk analysis (QRA). Protection levels (LOPA) and calculation of integrity levels (SIL). Risk matrices.
LECTURES.
Topic 1. Regulatory framework and standards related to risk assessment. Importance of internationalization in the development of engineering projects. Risk management in the industry.
Topic 2: Modeling of loss of contention (LOC) real scenarios. Gas and liquid leaks. Catastrophic breakdown.
Topic 3. Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment. Qualitative methods: HAZOP. TNO methodology for QRA.
Topic 4. Risk matrices. LOPA analysis. The risk matrix in the assessment of recommendations for decision-making related to risk management. The risk matrix in determining the SIL index. LOPA analysis.
Topic 5. Design of the Safety Instrumented System (SIS). Specifications of safety functions. Conceptual design of the SIS.
SEMINARS
Seminar 1. Legislation and regulations. Online resources to locate and update information. Management of documents and guides.
Seminar 2. Loss of containment. Management of Chef Calculation Aid Software.
Seminar 3. Qualitative Risk Assessment. HAZOP.
Seminar 4. Quantitative Risk Assessment. TNO and others.
Seminar 5. Practical Case. LOPA analysis of a simple installation. Case study: Calculations, questions not to forget and practical advice.
Seminar 6. Practical case. Functional safety design. Case study: Calculations, questions not to forget and practical advice.
INTERACTIVE TEACHING. COMPUTER ROOM
Modeling of loss of contention (LOC) scenarios, liquids and gases, use of rigorous TNO method. Elaboration of practical case for Conceptual Design of Processes. The work carried out in this subject will be presented in the report prepared for the Conceptual Design of Processes subject. The interactive group tutoring class will be dedicated to this presentation.
Basic references
FERNÁNDEZ, I. Y OTROS. Seguridad funcional en instalaciones de proceso. Sistemas instrumentados de seguridad y análisis SIL. 1ª Edición. Madrid: Ed. Díaz de Santos, 2012. ISBN 978-84-9969-210-4 (solicitado e-book)
Complementary references
GRUHN, P.E. and CHEDDIE, H. Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification 2nd Edition. United States of America: ISA Ed., 2006. ISBN-13 978-1-55617-956-3. (solicitado e-book)
CROWL, D.A. and LOUVAR J.F. Chemical Process Safety. Third Ed. Boston (USA): Prentice Hall. Pearson Education, Inc., 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-138226-8
ECHA. Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment Chapter R.16: Environmental Exposure Estimation. Guidance for the implementation of REACH. 2010. Disponible en: https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23047722/draft_guidance_ir_csa_r…
On-line resources for industrial and environmental risk analysis:
Due to the specificity of the subject, teaching material will be provided directly to students from various specific funds of the subject.
- WEB DEL INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD E HIGIENE EN EL TRABAJO (INSHT). Disponible en http://www.insht.es/portal/site/Insht/
- WEB DEL INSTITUTO GALLEGO DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD LABORAL.
Disponible en http://www.issga.es/index.php
- EUROPEAN CHEMICAL BUREAU (ECB). EUSES Documentation – The European Union System for the Evaluation of Substances. National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM), the Netherlands, available from European Chemical Bureau (EC/DGXI), Ispra, Italy; 1997.
BASIC AND GENERAL COMPETENCES
CB7 - That students know how to apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
CB9 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
CB10 - That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
CROSS COMPETENCES
CT3 - Mastery of time management and critical situations.
CT6 - Ethical commitment in the framework of sustainable development.
SPECIFIC COMPETENCES
CE6 - Design products, processes, systems and services of the chemical industry, as well as the optimization of others already developed, taking as a technological base the various areas of chemical engineering, comprehensive of processes and transport phenomena, separation operations and engineering of chemical, nuclear, electrochemical and biochemical reactions.
CE8 - Direct and supervise all types of facilities, processes, systems and services in the different industrial areas related to chemical engineering.
CE10 - Design, build and implement methods, processes and facilities for the comprehensive management of supplies and waste, solid, liquid and gaseous, in industries, with the ability to assess their impacts and risks.
Learning Management System (LMS) will be used during the teaching of the subject with the following objectives:
• Provide information about the subject (teaching schedule, timetables, exams, various announcements, etc.)
• Provide the necessary materials for the classes (presentations of the topics, scientific articles, etc.).
• Serve as a communication tool with students through the news forum.
• Propose tasks.
• Propose evaluation tests.
• Include access to video conference sessions by Teams (if applicable for individual tutorials).
Expository teaching: Master class with audiovisual support (slides and videos). They will be used to present the fundamental theoretical concepts.
CE6, CE8, CE10
Interactive teaching: With two formats: Seminar and work session in the Computer Classroom, where practical cases will be analyzed with the support of engineering documents, technical guides and computer tools.
CT3, CT6, CB8, CB9, CB10.
Group tutoring: It will be used for the presentation of the works that will be carried out together with the DCP subject. CT3, CT6, CB8, CB9, CB10
Students will carry out group work on which:
1. The corresponding reports that are part of the continuous evaluation will be delivered. The delivery will be made through tasks created in the Virtual Classroom of the subject.
2. A presentation will be made together with the subject of Conceptual Design of Processes in which the following will be observed: The quality of the presentation and design of the presentation (slides), as well as the content regarding Industrial Safety (depth, capacity of analysis and synthesis). They will be presented in the group tutorial of the subject.
Rating distribution:
a) Exam 50%. Minimum to pass the subject 50%
b) Work / practical reports 40% (20%; / 20%). Minimum to pass the subject 50%.
c) Tutorials / Teacher report 10%.
Attendance to computer classroom classes, group tutorials and oral presentations is mandatory.
The distribution of grades for the first and second chances is the same. Therefore, the grades in sections b) and c) are kept for the second chance, that is, the students who attend the second chance must take the exam again. The exam will consist of theoretical questions, numerical exercises and questions about the practical cases developed in the seminars and Computer Room.
Assessment by competences:
- Exam
CE6 CE8 CE10 CB7 CB8
-Assessment of work in groups
CT3 CT6 CB8 CB9 CB10
- Assessment in Group Tutoring
CB10
The final exam will be a multiple choice questionnaire on the different contents taught. It may contain calculation questions with a choice of a multi-option solution. Incorrect answers subtract (at the rate of 2 incorrect subtract one correct).
The presentation of the group work will be carried out together with the Conceptual Design subject. A report with the results will be delivered through the LMS module of tasks.
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations for the evaluation of the academic performance of students and the review of grades will apply.
Study time and individual work
Activity Hours Hours ECTS
face-to-face student work
Master classes 11.0 11.0 0.88
Seminars 7.0 8.0 0.60
Computer room 8.0 10.0 0.72
Laboratory practices - - -
Group tutorials 1.0 4.0 0.20
Subtotal 27.0 33.0 2.40
Tutorials 1.0 4.0 0.20
individualized
Examination and revision 2.0 8.0 0.40
Total 30.0 45.0 3.0
• Attendance at practices in the Computer Room and group tutorials is mandatory. Attendance to the expository and interactive classes is highly recommended for the good follow-up of the subject and as an aid for the preparation of the evaluable activities.
• The use of the LMS application for the subject is recommended.
• The use of the teacher's individualized tutorial schedule is recommended to resolve doubts in relation to the contents studied by the student.
• Follow the matter day by day.
• Participate actively in classes.
Classes are taught in Spanish. Many of the teaching materials are provided in English to promote this transversal competence, since it is essential to communicate with professionals specialized in this subject.
As stated in the methodology, the LMS will be used.
Enrique Roca Bordello
Coordinador/a- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816774
- enrique.roca [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
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