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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Project and Safety Management
Reference EN3105 Version 4
Created April 2023 SCQF Level SCQF 9
Approved July 2018 SCQF Points 30
Amended August 2023 ECTS Points 15

Aims of Module
To provide the student with the knowledge and skills to operate safely in the workplace and evaluate risks within a project.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Demonstrate a critical understanding about the inherent nature of safety and loss prevention and principal of hazard sources in an industrial plant.
2 Interpret the various means by which organisations manage health and safety.
3 Assess appropriate key techniques for specifying and assessing the safety integrity level of a given system.
4 Formulate a holistic and proportionate approach to the mitigation of safety and security risks in industrial settings.

Indicative Module Content
ATEX, HAZOP, Industrial safety standards, Intrinsic safety, Safety integrity levels, device ratings, process hazards & risk assessment, ergonomics, pressure safety, reliability Use techniques for specifying and assessing the safety integrity level of a given system. Causes and outcomes of industrial accidents. Role of design and management. Failure prediction and uncertainty of data. Safety life cycle. Hazard identification and control, HAZOP, Fault Tree and FMEA analysis. ALARP principle. Safety integrity levels, Human factors, Corporate responsibility, safety culture, management issues. Assessment techniques for system reliability. Design for reliability. Redundancy and standby systems. Maintenance and repair strategies.

Module Delivery
The module is delivered in Blended Learning mode using structured online learning materials/activities and directed study, facilitated by regular online tutor support. Workplace Mentor support and work-based learning activities will allow students to contextualise this learning to their own workplace. Face-to-face engagement occurs through annual induction sessions, employer work-site visits, and modular on-campus workshops.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 30 N/A
Non-Contact Hours 30 N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours 240 N/A
TOTAL 300 N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body 240  

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Coursework Weighting: 50% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2
Description: Case study report on general safety management
Component 2
Type: Coursework Weighting: 50% Outcomes Assessed: 3, 4
Description: Case study report on technical safety

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
The module has 2 components and to gain an overall pass a minimum D grade must be achieved in each component. The component weighting is as follows: C1 is worth 50% and C2 is worth 50%.
Coursework:
Coursework: A B C D E F NS
A A A B B E E
B A B B C E E
C B B C C E E
D B C C D E E
E E E E E E F
F E E E E F F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module Completion of Stage 2, SCQF Level 8, or equivalent.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 HUGHES P. and FERRET E., 2010, Introduction to international health and safety at work: the handbook for the NEBOSH international general certificate. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
2 REASON, J.T., 1990. Human error. Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press.
3 STOREY, N., 1996. Safety-Critical Computer Systems, Harlow:Addison-Wesley.

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