Safety and Risk Analysis
Course offered :
- Current semester
- Next semester
Current programmes of study
| Number of credits | 10 |
| Course offered (semester) | Spring. This course has limited places available (normally under 10). With a high number of applicants will students in process technology and petroleum technology get priority. |
| Subject overlap | Ingen |
| Schedule | Schedule |
| Reading list | Reading list |
Language of Instruction
Norwegian
Learning Outcomes
After the course PTEK251 the student will be able to:
- assessing the possibilities and limitations of the use of safety and risk analysis
- explain the concepts of risk, undesirable event, accident, hazards, safety, reliability, probability, error mode, contingency, consequence, dose effect, probit function, FAR and FN-curve
- setting up fault tree, event tree and risk matrix, and rank the risks based on acceptance criteria
- do simple probability calculations and causes analysis
- perform simple consequence calculations related to leakage rates and radiation from fires
Course offered (semester)
Spring. This course has limited places available (normally under 10). With a high number of applicants will students in process technology and petroleum technology get priority.
Language of Instruction
Norwegian
Aim and Content
The course is offered in co-operation with Det Norske Veritas (DNV). DNV is responsible for both the technical substance, the teaching and the examination. Probability and other central concepts are discussed. Methods for calculation and evaluation of risks are reviewed with reference to cases of current interest. Emphasis is put on calculation of consequences of incidents in the oil and gas industries, based on the experience gained from DNV's extensive consultant work worldwide.
Learning Outcomes
After the course PTEK251 the student will be able to:
- assessing the possibilities and limitations of the use of safety and risk analysis
- explain the concepts of risk, undesirable event, accident, hazards, safety, reliability, probability, error mode, contingency, consequence, dose effect, probit function, FAR and FN-curve
- setting up fault tree, event tree and risk matrix, and rank the risks based on acceptance criteria
- do simple probability calculations and causes analysis
- perform simple consequence calculations related to leakage rates and radiation from fires
Recommended previous knowledge
Assessment methods
The exam consist of a written 4 hour part (counts 70%) and a project report (counts 30%). Both parts must be passed to pass the exam as a whole. The written exam can be replaced by a oral exam if it is fewer than 10 students. It is only possible to submit the project report in a semester when the course is offered. The project report is valid for 3 semester. Letter marks. Approved calculator is allowed.
Grading Scale
The grading scale used is A to F. Grade A is the highest passing grade in the grading scale, grade F is a fail.
Reading List
Terje Aven: "Pålitelighets- og risikoanalyse", Universitetsforlaget, 2006. Hand-outs and compendium. (English edition of Aven's book has also been published)