Hazard & Risk Assessment - COM00025M
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
Module aims
This module teaches systematic approaches to hazard identification and risk assessment, including principles of risk reduction and ALARP. It effectively covers the first half of the safety process in the system development lifecycle. It encompasses predictive, target-setting techniques and should ideally be taken as a pair with System Safety Assessment, which addresses concepts and techniques appropriate to the later stages of a development project.
Module learning outcomes
- An understanding of the principles of hazard identification and assessment;
- An initial ability to apply techniques such as Functional Failure Analysis and HAZOP;
- An understanding of approaches to risk reduction;
- An appreciation of common cause / common mode failure mechanisms, and their importance.
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
Individual feedback is provided via the online feedback system. There will be structured feedback showing how your answers achieved the specific points we were looking for in the marking scheme, and additional comments may be provided where required.
Indicative reading
* Ostrom, L.T. and Wilhelmsen, C.A.,, Risk Assessment, Wiley, 2012
++ Kletz, T., HAZOP and HAZAN: Identifying and Assessing Process Industry Hazards, Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1992
++ Ericson, C.A., Hazard Analysis Techniques for System Safety, Wiley, 2005
++ Stephans, R.A. and Talso W.W., System Safety Analysis Handbook (2nd Ed), System Safety Society, 1997