James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020
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CL4040 - Safety, Environment and Sustain in Proc Industries
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Prerequisites: | Must have completed 48 credit points toward BEngineering |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Subject Description
- Learning from accidents the responsibility of the engineer. Workplace regulations, MSDS, work permit systems. Risk assessment. Inherently safe process design. HAZOP and HAZAN methods. Examples of safe practice for unit operations and materials. Environmental assessment processes.
Learning Outcomes
- to assess the environmental and safety implications of operations in the chemical industry
- to communicate clearly via oral and written communication
- to encourage the student to view safety issues as an evolving process that requires continual revision
- to identify and apply previous knowledge on the basic engineering fundamentals (mass and energy balances, heat and mass transfer, reactor theory, fluid mechanics, etc) to solve safety design problems of the chemical industry
- to make the student aware of legal and ethical responsibilities
- to perform problem solving exercises in a group or team environment. This will be especially important in HAZOP and HAZAN exercises
Subject Assessment
- Non-Invigilated > Assignments
Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.
Availabilities
Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020 |
| Coordinator(s): | Professor Yinghe He |
| Lecturer(s): | Professor Yinghe He |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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