School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Systems Safety
  • Unit Code

    OHS6140
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Martyn Frank CROSS

Description

This unit focuses on the combined application of engineering and management systems. Students will examine a 'cradle-to-grave' approach to systems by considering safety systems theories and applications. The unit content will introduce students to the concepts of due diligence, change management and project management throughout the life of plant and processes. Students will also be introduced to the safety case system as well as major hazard facilities legislation underpinning systems safety.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This unit is delivered online and as a consequence students wishing to enrol will need to have internet access.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded OHS5140

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply contemporary System Safety theory and practices to initiate policies, and procedures within the workplace.
  2. Evaluate and apply System Safety analysis techniques to develop effective life cycle risk management from concept and design through to decommissioning of a plant or process.
  3. Employ System Safety and Safety Case principles for the risk management of an on-shore or off-shore Major Hazard Facility.

Unit Content

  1. Systems safety theories and methods of predicting and quantifying hazards.
  2. System safety techniques in industrial accident prevention.
  3. Plant safety management systems.
  4. Hazard analysis techniques (e.g. HAZOP).
  5. Project plans, project review and interaction between project tasks.
  6. Engineering change management approaches.
  7. Chemical process safety

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and case studies

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Literature ReviewModels of systems safety 50%
ProjectQuantitative Risk Assessment Project50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Systems Safety
  • Unit Code

    OHS6140
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Martyn Frank CROSS

Description

This unit focuses on the combined application of engineering and management systems. Students will examine a 'cradle-to-grave' approach to systems by considering safety systems theories and applications. The unit content will introduce students to the concepts of due diligence, change management and project management throughout the life of plant and processes. Students will also be introduced to the safety case system as well as major hazard facilities legislation underpinning systems safety.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This unit is delivered online and as a consequence students wishing to enrol will need to have internet access.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded OHS5140

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply contemporary System Safety theory and practices to initiate policies, and procedures within the workplace.
  2. Evaluate and apply System Safety analysis techniques to develop effective life cycle risk management from concept and design through to decommissioning of a plant or process.
  3. Employ System Safety and Safety Case principles for the risk management of an on-shore or off-shore Major Hazard Facility.

Unit Content

  1. Systems safety theories and methods of predicting and quantifying hazards.
  2. System safety techniques in industrial accident prevention.
  3. Plant safety management systems.
  4. Hazard analysis techniques (e.g. HAZOP).
  5. Project plans, project review and interaction between project tasks.
  6. Engineering change management approaches.
  7. Chemical process safety

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and case studies

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Literature ReviewModels of systems safety 50%
ProjectQuantitative Risk Assessment Project50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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