CHME 420 Chemical Process Safety
The purpose of this course is to introduce you to hazard sources, hazard identifications, implementation of safety in engineering design, and hazard and operability studies. This course familiarizes you with the impact of process safety and potential harmful effects of chemical release in the case of incidents. This course teaches how to identify the chemical hazard, systematically investigate, and formalize the process safety findings and conduct the risk assessment.
Course Goals
- Develop the ability to discuss toxicology, industrial hygiene, source, and dispersion models, fires and explosions, and pressure relief systems.
- Develop the ability to conduct a process safety review, HAZOP study, and FMEA.
- Develop the ability to investigate safety incidents and to apply engineering controls and safety measures.
- Gain experience in using of modern tools to conduct safety studies.
- Describe and present work by formal oral presentations and written reports.
- Gain experience in working collaboratively in a group setting.
Mentoring
We have many opportunities in our lab for undergraduate students to develop technical skills and gain experience working in a research environment.
If you are interested in participating in working with our lab, please contact Dr. Bavarian at mona.bavarian@unl.edu to set up an appointment.