Course Description
This course introduces the field of safety, health, and environment within the process industry. Students will explore various types of process hazards, safety and environmental systems, and equipment and regulations under which plants are governed.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the various agents that can present potential safety and health hazards in the Process Industry, including process fluids, pressurized equipment, physical agents, and air contaminants.
- Explain the various routes of entry hazardous chemicals use to enter the human body.
- Identify specific categories of hazardous chemicals used in the Process Industry and the potential safety and health hazards posed by these chemicals.
- Identify the various factors which can lead to leaks, spills, and releases and their potential dangers to worker safety and environmental protection.
- Recognize, identify and describe the various engineering controls; specifically alarm and indication systems, process containment and control systems, and process upset control systems used by the Process Industry to eliminate and/or minimize threats to safety, health, and the environment.
- Use MSDS to obtain key information regarding hazardous materials.
- Apply various analysis techniques to identify potential unsafe workplace practices, and workplace hazards to help ensure the safety of the work environment.
- Demonstrate the correct use of equipment and facilities used to prevent or contain various emergencies that may occur in the Process Industry.
- Describe and discuss various administrative controls, in the way of specific company SH&E programs and activities, used by the Process Industry to eliminate and/or minimize threats to safety, health, and the environment.
- Describe the short-term and long-term impact specific hazards have on individual health and safety, as well as the environment.
- Discuss the function and purpose of personal protection equipment, testing equipment, and permitting systems found in local plants.
- Discuss the various federal, state and local regulations as well as industry standards that impact the Process Industry.
- Employ and exhibit attitudes and behaviors that are critical to avoid personal injury, injury to others, or injury to the environment.
- Employ labels and placards to identify the contents of process vessels, piping, and miscellaneous containers.