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Module Title
Through Life Safety
School
School of Engineering
Department
Civil Engineering
Module Code
04 26319
Module Lead
Dr Andrew Rae
Level
Masters Level
Credits
10
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
Students with a good degree in an engineering or related numerate discipline or holding an equivalent professional engineering position
Exclusions
Description
This module addresses the safety issues that arise after system deployment, including safe management of operational systems; procedures required to maintain the safety of systems when maintenance or modification is required; and safety monitoring and advanced safety monitoring techniques. This module is run by the HISE group at the University of York.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Compare equipment and operational safety cases
Describe the relationship between equipment and operational safety cases
Review operational procedures for safety implications
Describe and participate in processes for the maintenance of ALARP in operation
Plan data collection using information from the design safety case
Describe the role and different levels of health monitoring in operational safety
Describe and participate in analysis of operational data for safety
Identifying and discuss issues relating to multiple organisations interacting in a safety programme
Describe and participate in the application of the principles of change management
Describe and participate in the application of techniques for accident modelling
Critically compare techniques for accident modelling
Explain the role of emergency planning in through life safety
Discuss the state of the art and future directions in Through Life Safety
Assessment
26319-03 : End of Year Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Mixed (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
University of York Assessment Activity
60 minutes of Class Test 10%
55 hours of Open Assessments 55%
0.5 hours of a 2.5 hours Written Exam (1-2 questions) to cover 5 Modules 20%
Clinic Exams on System Life Cycle 15%