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ENG305 - Safety, Risk and Reliability

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Engineering

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 LCA principles (including CDIO) to design.
4.	Perform and evaluate problem solving exercises especially in relation to HAZOP and 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 CDIO assignment (~500 words)	5%	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 LCA principles (including CDIO) to design. 4 - Perform and evaluate problem solving exercises especially in relation to HAZOP and HAZAN exercises. 5 - Incorporate legal and ethical responsibilities into design. 6 - Use effective oral, written, numeric and communication methods to convey ideas and principles.
2.	Lifecycle analysis and CDIO assignment (~2500 words)	20%	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 LCA principles (including CDIO) to design. 4 - Perform and evaluate problem solving exercises especially in relation to HAZOP and HAZAN exercises. 5 - Incorporate legal and ethical responsibilities into design. 6 - Use effective oral, written, numeric and communication methods to convey ideas and principles.
3.	Process plant design and operation assignment (~3000 words)	25%	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 LCA principles (including CDIO) to design. 4 - Perform and evaluate problem solving exercises especially in relation to HAZOP and HAZAN exercises. 5 - Incorporate legal and ethical responsibilities into design. 6 - Use effective oral, written, numeric and communication methods to convey ideas and principles.
4.	Risk and environmental assessment assignment (~3000 words)	25%	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 LCA principles (including CDIO) to design. 4 - Perform and evaluate problem solving exercises especially in relation to HAZOP and HAZAN exercises. 5 - Incorporate legal and ethical responsibilities into design. 6 - Use effective oral, written, numeric and communication methods to convey ideas and principles.
5.	Safety in design and operation assignment (~3000 words)	25%	ENG305 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 LCA principles (including CDIO) to design. 4 - Perform and evaluate problem solving exercises especially in relation to HAZOP and HAZAN exercises. 5 - Incorporate legal and ethical responsibilities into design. 6 - Use effective oral, written, numeric and communication methods to convey ideas and principles.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2023	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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