Systems Safety Engineering (ENGG7020)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2021
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Chemical Engineering School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
External
Class hours
1L2W
Incompatible
ENGG4020
Restricted
This course is restricted to students in the following programs: ME suite, GCEngSc, MEngSc, MEngSc(Man), MCompSc, MCompSc(Man), GDipCompSc and GCCompSc.
Assessment methods
Assignments; examination
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Maureen Hassall (m.hassall1@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Course description
Course covering inherently safer design, defence in depth, resilience engineering, human factors, incident investigation and safety management and governance. Techniques covered include: Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP), Functional Failure Analysis (FFA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Event Tree Analysis (ETA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Bowtie Analysis, LOPA, Accimap and Safer.