Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

PGD Course (3.00 Credit): Hazard Analysis and Risk Management

Course Outline: September 2018

Course Teacher

1. Dr. Md Easir Arafat Khan, Asst Prof, Dept of ChE, BUET

2. Shahriar Mahmud, Asst Prof./Dept of PMRE, BUET
3. Hazzaz Bin Yousuf, Asst Prof./ Dept of PMRE, BUET

Course Synopsis

This course will explain the hazard analysis and risk assessment techniques and its application in
the industries to avoid or prevent accidents. The course will cover topics on hazard, Risk, Risk
Analysis, Risk Ranking, Hazard Analysis and Awareness, Hazard analysis tools, bow tie
diagram, principle of risk management. The course will also include industrial hygiene, safe
work practice, consequence analysis, risk communication, case studies and safety culture to
enhance workplace/industrial safety.

Course Objectives (CO):

 To provide the importance of hazard analysis and risk management issues to prevent
losses due to industrial accidents

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
 Understand and identify different types of workplace hazard
 Understand and apply principles of hazard identification
 Apply appropriate techniques for risk analysis
 Evaluate risk assessment to manage risk
 Course outline
No Content of the course (Instructor) Weeks Assessment
1 Workplace Hazard Identification and Assessment (EAK) 2 EAK
 Introduction: Safety vs Health
 Code of professional ethics
 Measurement of Safety, Safety Pyramid, Safety
Metrics
 Hazard vs Risk; Risk perception
 Hazard Identification
 Hazard Assessment
 Control and mitigation
 Common type of Industrial Hazard
2 Industrial Hygiene, toxicology and health effects(EAK) 2 1
 Toxicology
 Entry routes of toxicant and method of control
 Consequence estimation
 Exposure vs response, probit analysis, TLV, IDLH,
PEL
 Industrial hygiene definition
 Identification and evaluation of industrial hazard
 Control of hazard
3 Risk management (HBY) 1
 What is risk?
 Types of risk analysis – qualitative, semi-
quantitative, and quantitative
 Probability theory
 Risk matrix
 Risk acceptance criteria and ALARP
 Risk mitigation/risk reduction options
 Risk communication

4 Risk Assessment tools Examples (HBY) 3 1

 Checklist
 “what-if” analysis
 HAZID
 Bowtie analysis
 HAZOP
 Physical effects/ consequence modeling
 QRA
 5 Bow Tie Analysis (SM) 1
Terms used for bowtie
Bowtie diagrams
Control and mitigation barriers
Limitations of bowtie analysis
Bowtie application for management of safety
critical elements (SCE)
 Case study
6 HAZOP Studies (SM) 1 1
 Methodology
 Process
 Team composition
 Case study
7 Physical effects/ Consequence modeling(EAK) 1
 Thermal radiation, blast overpressure, jet/flash
/pool fire, VCE, BLEVE, gas dispersion
 Lethality, injury, structural damage - Consequence
analysis
 Case study
8 Fire Safety and Prevention(EAK) 1 Final
 The fire tringle
 Flammability characteristics of materials
 Flammability diagram
 Ignition sources
 Design to prevent fire and explosion
 Case study

Teaching learning/Assessment strategy

 Teaching: Conventional (Lecture, Videos, Presentation)

 Learning: Problem based learning(Case studies)

References:
1. Industrial Safety and Health Management, by C. Ray Asfahl, Fifth Edition, 2004
2. Chemical Process Safety: Fundamentals with application, by Daniel A Crowl F Louvar,
2nd Edition, 2002
3. Guideline for Risk Based Process Safety, CCPS, 2007
4. What went wrong? by Trevor. A. Kletz, 4th Edition, 1998