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ENGG8401 – Safety and Risk Engineering

2022 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convener
Rouzbeh Abbassi
rouzbeh.abbassi@mq.edu.au
Contact via Email
Room 107, 44 Waterloo Rd
Should be set via email
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MEngEnvSafetyEng or MEngMgt
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

The objective of this unit is to provide an understanding of principles and methods of safety and risk engineering applicable to industrial operation. Specific topics include analysis of past accidents; risk assessment methods, risk analysis tools, risk-based decision making, process safety, engineering safety, occupational safety, safety assessment studies, and regulatory perspective of safety.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Demonstrate advanced knowledge of risk and safety engineering.
  • ULO2: Interpret and synthesise various methodologies and tools applicable in risk analysis and accident modelling.
  • ULO3: Critically review safety performance in a range of engineering operations.
  • ULO4: Apply risk-based design decision methods to industrial operations.
  • ULO5: Design risk-based safety measures for complex engineering operations.

General Assessment Information

In order to pass this unit a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD).

For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.

Online quizzes, in-class activities, or scheduled tests and exam must be undertaken at the time indicated in the unit guide. Should these activities be missed due to illness or misadventure, students may apply for Special Consideration.

All other assessments must be submitted by 5:00 pm on their due date.

Should these assessments be missed due to illness or misadventure, students should apply for Special Consideration.

Assessments not submitted by the due date will receive a mark of zero.

If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled by the faculty during a supplementary exam period, typically about 3 to 4 weeks after the normal exam period. By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

The final examination is a hurdle requirement. A grade of 40 or more in the final examination is a condition of passing this unit. If you are given a second opportunity to sit the final examination as a result of failing to meet the minimum mark required, you will be offered that chance during the supplementary examination period and will be notified of the exact day and time after the publication of final results for the unit. The second attempt at a hurdle assessment is graded as pass fail.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Term Project 50% No Friday, Week 13
Mid-term 20% No Week 7
Final Exam 30% Yes TBA

Term Project

Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 80 hours
Due: Friday, Week 13
Weighting: 50%

This is a group term project. Students are going to work on the project from the beginning of the semester. Each group will work on safety and risk engineering applications with a focus on a particular industry (e.g. oil and gas, mining, cement, etc.). Students will receive feedback on their progress to achieve each individual learning outcome during the semester. This will happen by breaking the project to different tasks by the lecturer (considering each individual learning outcome), and assess the project based on achieving the leaning outcomes individually.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of risk and safety engineering.
  • Interpret and synthesise various methodologies and tools applicable in risk analysis and accident modelling.
  • Critically review safety performance in a range of engineering operations.
  • Apply risk-based design decision methods to industrial operations.
  • Design risk-based safety measures for complex engineering operations.

Mid-term

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%

Students will be assessed at the mid of the semester. This will be an open book exam for 2 hours.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of risk and safety engineering.
  • Interpret and synthesise various methodologies and tools applicable in risk analysis and accident modelling.
  • Critically review safety performance in a range of engineering operations.
  • Apply risk-based design decision methods to industrial operations.
  • Design risk-based safety measures for complex engineering operations.

Final Exam

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 3 hours
Due: TBA
Weighting: 30%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

This will be a 3 hrs open book exam.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of risk and safety engineering.
  • Interpret and synthesise various methodologies and tools applicable in risk analysis and accident modelling.
  • Critically review safety performance in a range of engineering operations.
  • Apply risk-based design decision methods to industrial operations.
  • Design risk-based safety measures for complex engineering operations.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Teaching materials including lecture notes and slides provided by the instructor 

Scientific calculators

Unit Schedule

Refer to iLearn and lecture notes for the unit schedule

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

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Changes from Previous Offering

N/A

Engineers Australia Competency Mapping

EA Competency Standard

Unit Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Skill Base

1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.

ULO1

1.2 Conceptual understanding of underpinning maths, analysis, statistics, computing.

ULO1 and ULO2

1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge

 

1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions

 

1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice

ULO2

1.6 Understanding of scope, principles, norms, accountabilities of sustainable engineering practice.

 

Engineering Application Ability

2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex problem solving

ULO1

2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.

ULO1

2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes.

ULO4, ULO5

2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects.

ULO2, ULO3

Professional and Personal Attributes

3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability.

 

3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.

ULO4, ULO5 

3.3 Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour.

 

3.4 Professional use and management of information.

 

3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct.

 

3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership

 

Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook