Course syllabus
Riskanalys inom säkerhetsområdet
Risk Assessment in the Safety Area
VRSN25, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)
Valid for: 2017/18
Decided by: PLED BI/RH
Date of Decision: 2017-04-03
General Information
Compulsory for: BI3, RH4-rh
Elective for: Pi4
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
Aim
The aim of the course is that the students gain the capability
of utilizing methods and tools for risk analysis and evaluation as
a basis for making decisions concerning risk management within the
safety area. Furthermore, the course is aimed at providing a
foundation for continuing studies in the risk management field.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
- Be able to describe common accident models within the are of
safety and be able to present the assumptions on which they are
based.
- Be able to decribe the basic principles for risk assessment
within the safety area
- Be able to describe the basic principles for process
safety
- Be able to descrbe both qualitative and quantitative methods
for riskanalysis of systems related to safety
- Have basic knowledge about legal aspects related to safety
- Have basic knowledge about research and development within risk
analysis and evaluation in the safety area
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
- Be able to identify risks in systems related to safety
- Be able to analyse such systems calculate relevant risk
metrics
- Be able use qualitative and quantiative methods and tools for
risk assessment, also in situations that are new for the
student
- Be able to evaluate the contents of existing risk
analyses.
- Be able to, both orally and in writing, present the results and
discuss the implications of an risk assessment in a way
understandable to persons with different knowledge
backgrounds.
- Be able to utilise material in scientific publications that is
relevant for risk analysis within the area of safety.
- Demonstrate the capacity to plan and undertake project
assignments and in doing so focused on risk assessments demonstrate
a capacity for teamwork.
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
- Be able to assess the applicability of various risk analysis
methods depending on the nature of the problem and within the
framework of safety, health, and environment.
- Be able to carry out analyses in a way that takes into
consideration both scientific, societal and ethical aspects.
- Be able to realise and judge the limitations of a conducted
risk assessment.
Contents
The course covers an overview of risk assessment in safety,
accident theories, legal aspects and review/quality of risk
assessments. And in-depth consideration and applications of
qualitative and quantitative methods for risk analysis, likelihood
estimations, consequence analysis, uncertainty analysis, risk
presentation, risk evaluation and the risk assessment process.
Examination details
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: The examination represents a combination of results individual assignments, group assignments and a written examination. The examination consists of both questions on theory and questions of a problem-solving nature.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Parts
Code: 0117. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 4. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Writen examination. Contents: This element constitutes the whole course including an overview of risk assessment in the safety area and process safety, accident theories, legal aspects in safety, and review/quality of risk assessment. In depth consideration and application of qualitative and quantitative methods for risk assessment, methods for probability estimations, consequence analysis, uncertainty analysis, risk presentation, risk evaluation and the risk assessment process.
Code: 0217. Name: Indivudal Assignments and Group Assignments.
Credits: 3,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Successfully completed individual assignments and project assignments completed in groups. Contents: During the course, a number of individual assignments, as well as a major group project assignments, are to be completed. For the project assignments, supervisors are available for consultation.
Admission
Admission requirements:
- Basic Course in Statistics, at least 7,5hp
Required prior knowledge: FMA430 , Calculus in Several Variables.
Basic course in risk assessment, at least 7,5 hp.
The number of participants is limited to: No
Selection: Students from the Bachelor's program in Fire Safety Engineering and the Master's program in Risk Management and Safety Engineering is guaranteed to be admitted to the course provided they fulfill the entry requirements
The course overlaps following course/s: VBRN01, VBR180
Reading list
- Nilsson, J.: Introduktion till riskanalysmetoder. LUCRAM, Lund, 2000.
- Handbok för riskanalys. Räddningsverket, Karlstad, 2003.
- ISO 31000 Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines. International Organization for Standardization, 2009.
- Morgan & Henrion: Uncertainty. Cambridge University Press, 1990. Chapter 4 och 8.
- Paté-Cornell: Uncertainties in risk analysis – six levels of treatment. 1996. In Reliability Engineering and System Safety 54 1996. sid 95-111.
- Nystedt, F.: Riskanalysmetoder. Brandteknik LTH, 2000.
- Kompendium i miljötoxikologi för miljötoxikologikurs på kemitekniklinjen. Avd för yrkes- och miljömedicin. Universitetssjukhuset i Lund, 2002. Version 1.12.2002. pp. 3-12, 21-40 och 123-127.
- Künzli, N. m fl: Public-health impact of outdoor and traffic-related air pollution: a European assessment. 2000. The Lancet, Vol 356, pp 795-783, 2000.
- CCPS Guidelines for chemical process quantitative risk analysis. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York , 1989. Chapter 4 and 8.1.
- Lauridsen m fl: Assessing the uncertainties in the process of risk analysis of chemical establishments: Part I och Part II.
- Fischer, S.: Vådautsläpp av brandfarliga och giftiga gaser och vätskor. Försvarets forskningsanstalt, FOA Umeå , 1997. Pp. 1-10, 113-139, 161-196, 243-277.
- Riskhantering 3, Tekniska riskanalysmetoder. Kemikontoret, Stockholm, 2001.
- Karlsson H. T.: Fördjupning av felträd ”Kursmaterial ”Felträdsanalys”. , Utdrag ur Riskanalysmetoder, 1997och CPQRA kap 3”.
- Alfredsson, C., och Carlsson, C.H.: Räddningstjänst och miljö. Räddningsverket, 2006.
- Kaplan, S. & Garrick, B. J.: On the quantitative definition of risk. 1981. Risk Analysis, Vol 1, No 1, 1981.
- Apostolakis, G.: How useful is Quantitative risk assessment?. 2004. Risk Analysis, Vol 24, No 3, 2004.
- Öberg, T.: Miljöriskanalys. Studentlitteratur, 2009.
Contact and other information
Course coordinator: Henrik Hassel, henrik.hassel@risk.lth.se
Further information: Group assignments require active participation. Each group member must individually be able to account for the content of the assignment. If a group member does not fulfill the demands of the group or ignores hers/his commitment, she/he can be reassigned to another group or get a fail result.