Managing risk focuses on three issues, namely (1) prudently operating and maintaining processes that pose the risk, (2) managing changes to those processes to ensure that the risk remains tolerable, and (3) preparing for, responding to, and managing incidents that do occur. In addition to these three issues, students will also learn that managing risk helps an organisation deploy management systems that help sustain long-term, incident-free, and profitable operations.

• Operating procedures: improving human performance through effective operating procedures • Safe work practices: controlling temporary and non-routine work, work permit systems • Asset integrity and reliability of safety critical equipment • Contractor and supplier management • Training and performance assurance: training management, identifying required knowledge, skills and abilities for tasks, job task analysis. • Management of Change (MOC): Legislation, standards and guidelines. Maintaining effective MOC systems. Identifying potential change situations. Communicating of changes. Control of temporary change. • Operational readiness: Effective commissioning, qualification, prestart-up safety and environmental reviews and operational readiness assessments. • Conduct of operations: Maintaining operational discipline. Process and operational status monitoring and handover. Effective communications between workers, shift teams and work groups. Safe operating limits. • Establishing effective emergency management systems. Scenario-based emergency planning. Emergency Action Codes. Emergency evacuation and response drills, media policies

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: 1. Describe how process safety risks can be managed by effective operating procedures, safe work practices, asset integrity systems, management of contractors, and management of change. 2. Defend the need to promote operational readiness and conduct of operations within an organisation. 3. Apply aspects of scenario-based emergency planning.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: Demonstrate an appreciation that the management of process safety risks is a multi-faceted activity which requires the ongoing and committed involvement of a range of stakeholders within an organisation.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: N/A

This module will be taught over a 12-week period through a formal interactive lecturing mode (1 x 2-hour lecture per week). The module will be assessed by means of in-term assignments and/or a final written exam. As part of a professional education programme for industry the module will foster interactions between researchers, industry and professional practice, by connecting theory to practice and developing action research capabilities within organisations and individuals that can lead to further research studies and or project collaborations. A core learning experience of the modules and programme is integrating the content into the learner's organisation through assignment and project work as well as considering how the theory is applied in their context Modules will incorporate a substantial component of reading involving current literature, in this context the AICHE CCPS (American institute of Chemical Engineers Centre for Chemical Process Safety) learning resources will be added into the learning experience. Guest speakers from industry will also present during the programme. These lectures will be supplemented with additional reading material, assignments, discussion forums and on-line quizzes.