CHIM0074-2 : Seminars on industrial security

Study Programmes 2015-2016

CHIM0074-2

Seminars on industrial security

Duration :

15h Th, 2d FW

Number of credits :

Master in chemical and materials engineering (120 ECTS)		2
Master in chemical and materials engineering (120 ECTS)		2
Master in chemistry (120 ECTS)		2
Master in chemistry (120 ECTS)		2

Lecturer :

Jean-Luc Bozet, Angélique Léonard, Dominique Toye

Coordinator :

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Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

These seminars illustrate various aspects of process safety in chemical and pharmaceutical industries. It consists in alerting the students on the importance of process safety concerns in the industry, more particularly for chemical applications because of the dangerousness of the manipulated products. Safety process is based on the analysis of the risks, a proactive management of prevention, the implementation of barriers and means of remediation in case of problem.
Depending on years and speakers, some of the following themes are approached:

Overview : risk and hazards
Combustions-explosions : in case of gases, liquids and solids.
Thermal runaway
Atmospheric dispersion of accidental discharges
Case studies : some incidents
Seveso legislation in Belgium
High pressure gas management (O2, N2, He, H2): supply, storage, handling
PSM : Process Safety Management
Design of a chemical process including safety issues

Learning outcomes of the course :

At the end of the course, the student will be able to :
- show his understanding of the various theoretical concepts, the legislative aspects, risk assessment methodologies approached during the seminars;
- put in relation these various aspects with the realized visits of industrial sites.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Bachelor degree in engineering (orientation chemical engineering and material science) or Bachelor degree in chemistry

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

15 hours of lectures distributed in several half days 2 days of visit of industrial facilities (Total, Air Liquide, INEOS)
Most of speakers comes from the industry or public service (Patrick Brennet, Alain Missa, Brigitte Gielens)

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face seminars (15 hours) and industrial site visits (2 days)