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ENG305 - Safety, Risk and Reliability

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Engineering

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Incompatible

Coerequisites

Assumed Knowledge

CUC106

Unit Description

The issues of safety, OH&S, reliable designs and what constitutes acceptable risk are central to any practical application of engineering. These issues are explored, using examples of both good and poor engineering practice, covering topics such as:

lifecycle analysis, including CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate)
workplace regulations
industrial hygiene, including identification, evaluation and control, MSDS
fires and explosions
work permit systems
risk and reliability assessment
inherently safe process design
HAZOP, HAZID and HAZAN
sustainability, including environmental assessment processes
ethics

This unit is reliant on on-line materials. Students must have reliable access to the internet. Access to high-speed broadband is highly recommended. Students studying in external mode must have access to a scanner to submit assessment items.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Assess the environmental and safety implications of operations in industry.
2.	Evaluate safety issues and recognise that they are a process that requires continual monitoring and revision.
3.	Critically apply the design cycle, particularly with respect to applying engineering fundamentals and using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) principles (including Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO)) to design.
4.	Perform and evaluate problem solving exercises especially in relation to Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) and Hazard Analysis (HAZAN) exercises.
5.	Incorporate legal and ethical responsibilities into design.
6.	Use effective oral, written, numeric and communication methods to convey ideas and principles.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Introduction to Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO) assignment (~500 words)	5%	1,2,3,4,5,6
2.	Lifecycle analysis and Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO) assignment (8 minutes, video-recorded presentation)	20%	1,2,3,4,5,6
3.	Process plant design and operation assignment (12 minutes, video-recorded presentation)	25%	1,2,3,4,5,6
4.	Risk and environmental assessment assignment (12 minutes, video-recorded presentation)	25%	1,2,3,4,5,6
5.	Safety in design and operation assignment (12 minutes, video-recorded presentation)	25%	1,2,3,4,5,6'

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2025	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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