PROCESS SAFETY AND OPERATIONS INTEGRITY - 2025/6

Module Overview

 A teaching and learning module that covers all aspects of safety and reliability in the design and operation of process plant and equipment. Although generally applicable to the full range of business operations, the main focus is on offshore oil and gas platforms, refinery and petrochemical operations where knowledge and understanding will be gained in maintaining the highest standards of process safety and operations integrity.

Module provider

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Module Leader

LEE Judy (Chst Chm Eng)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 2

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None 

Module content

Indicative content includes:

• UK and international requirements and legislation regarding general safety, health and environment (SHE) issues


• Types of incidents


• Hazard identification


• Risk assessments


• Safe operating procedures


• Permit-to-work systems


• Management of change


• Analysis of incidents


• Safety in operations management systems


• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate:

·         Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, a, b in the examination, and

·         Learning outcomes 3, 4, a, b, c, d in coursework

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

• Coursework - Written report involving the identification of hazards and risk assessments on a process plant (LO3) - 30 %


• Examination – 70 %, 2 hours (LO1 – LO6)

Formative assessment and feedback

For the coursework, in class there is an introductory briefing followed by an intermediate discussion of progress with extensive oral feedback and discussion after submission. Individual grades and personal comments are notified to the students by e-mail/SurreyLearn.  

Module aims

• The law regarding general safety, health and environmental (SHE) issues;
• Safety in the design and operation of process units;
• The causes of incidents and means of prevention;
• SHE and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:

Provide the students with basic knowledge, understanding and skills that will inform them of basic responsibilities for SHE, allow them to recognise hazards and use tools and techniques for reducing and mitigating risk.   

The learning and teaching methods include:

Two separate face-to-face sessions on campus each comprising two full days providing combined lecture sessions with educational videos, a case study, group working and discussions in class and supportive coursework involving summative assessment.

Captured Content: 1hr per week ; Guided Learning: 1hr per week

 

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: ENGM218

Other information

Sustainability: Corporate social responsibility will be covered in this module where students till be introduced to what is sustainable development, and environment, social and governance.  Students will l earn about how large corporate companies have approach sustainability.

Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2025/6 academic year.