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Course Details in 2021/22 Session


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Module Title Through Life Safety
SchoolSchool 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%
Other None
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