Department of Chemical Engineering Batch 18

Maintenance Engineering & Risk Assessment Term 5th `

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COURSE CODE:
COURSE NAME: Maintenance Engineering & Risk Assessment
CREDIT HOURS: Theory =2
Practical =0
Total =2
PREREQUISITE: None

MODE OF TEACHING: Two hours of lecture per week 100 %

Course Outline:

Types of maintenance, Preventive, predictive, break down and total productive maintenance. Individual
versus group replacement; Internal versus external maintenance. Scheduling of maintenance. Computerized
Maintenance. Organization of maintenance force. Design considerations; Layout and construction
maintenance of rotary and stationery equipment, inspection techniques. Non-destructive testing techniques,
basic of rigging and lifting. Lubrication and lubricants.
Hazard, Risk assessment and Management. Importance of safety with increased productivity. Overall safety
of plant and personnel; Accident and loss statistics. Accident analysis and prevention. Types of accidents in
chemical industry. Govt. regulations for industrial safety. Difference between accident and incident. Accident
rate calculations and economics of accident prevention. Safety management.. Accident investigation and case
history. Fires and explosions. Fire triangles. Flammability characteristics. Safety equipment, firefighting
equipment’s and their uses. Occupational diseases related to chemical industry.

RELEVANT PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs):

The course is assigned so that students will achieve the PLOs:

1 Engineering Knowledge:  7 Environment and Sustainability: ☐

2 Problem Analysis: ☐ 8 Ethics: ☐
3 Design/Development of Solutions: ☐ 9 Individual and Team Work: 
4 Investigation: ☐ 10 Communication: ☐
5 Modern Tool Usage:  11 Project Management: 
6 The Engineer and Society: ☐ 12 Lifelong Learning: ☐

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will demonstrate competency by being
able to:

CLOs Description Taxonomy Level PLOs

1 Categorize the different kinds of maintenance activities. C4 1
2 Explain hazards, risk assessment and safety management related to C2 9, 11
both plant and personnel.
3 Use of firefighting equipment’s in case of different types of fire C3 5

TOPICS COVERED WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO PLOs:

 Department of Chemical Engineering Batch 18

Maintenance Engineering & Risk Assessment Term 5th `

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Theory:

S. No Contents No. of
lectures
1 Introduction To Maintenance Engineering 01
2 Types Of Maintenance 02
3 Individual vs Group Replacement 01
4 Computerized Maintenance System 01
5 Scheduling Of Maintenance 02
6 Design Considerations; Layout & Construction of Equipment’s 02
7 Inspection Techniques ; Non Destructive Testing 01
8 Basics Of Rigging & Lifting 02
9 Lubrication & Lubricants 02
10 Hazard, Risk assessment and Management 01
11 Importance of safety with increased productivity 02
12 Overall safety of plant and personnel 02
13 Accident and loss statistics. Accident analysis and prevention. Types of 02
accidents in chemical industry
14 Govt. regulations for industrial safety. Difference between accident and 02
incident. Accident investigation and case history
15 Fires and explosions. Fire triangles 01
16 Flammability characteristics 01
17 Safety equipment, firefighting equipment’s and their uses 02
18 Occupational diseases related to chemical industry 01
Total Lectures 28

TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS:

1. Maintenance Manager’s Standard Manual by Thom as A. Wester-Kamp, Prentice-Hall.

2. A Guide to Effective Industrial Safety by Jack W. Boley, Gulf Publishing Company

Prepared By Name with Sign Rao Ahsan Atta

(Instructor) Date 21 October 2019
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