Course Details

School of Chemical Engineering

NEK 146 – Risk Assessment for Chemical Processes with Case Studies

Date: 25-26 August 2008

Fee: RM 600.00

Introduction

Risk Assessment is now integral to overall strategy of chemical process safety management. It is also required by current safety regulation in Malaysia. The proposed course offers case studies based overview of methodologies that are currently employed for risk assessment in the chemical process industries. It is expected that the outcome of this event will provide the necessary impetus for industries to identify and quantify the risk to become inherently safer.

Course Content

Introduction to Risk Assessment for Chemical Processes
Models for Releases of Hazardous Materials from Containment and Estimation of Liquid Pool Spreading and Vaporization
Prediction of Dispersion of Hazardous Materials and Evaluation of Toxic Exposure
Models of Combustion of Flammable Gases and Liquids
Damage Criteria for Fire and Explosion
Estimation of Probability of Accidents
Estimation of Risk


Course Coordinator

Associate Professor Dr. Mohamad Zailani Abu Bakar
Dr. Suhairi bin Abdul Sata

Email: chmohdz@eng.usm.my; chhairi@eng.usm.my
Tel: 04-599 5999 ext 5090; 04-599 6461
Fax: 04-594 1013


 
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