HU151: Industrial Safety

1. HU151: Industrial Safety Pharos University in Alexandria Faculty of Engineering Prof. Dr. Abdelsamie Moet Fall 2012/13 Lecture 1: Course Outline

2. Intended Learning Outcomes • To be familiar with current concepts of industrial safety and occupational health. • To enable the student to perform hazard identification and determine the associated risk. • To introduce the student to methods of risk reduction. • To familiarize the student with the relevant codes. • Enable the student to practice principles of incident/accident investigation.

3. Safety at Work • Every day: • 6,300 peopledie as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases – more than 2.3 million deaths per year. • 317 million accidents occur on the job annually; many of these resulting in extended absences from work.

4. . . . Safety Bonus Engineering Disasters and Learning from Failure http://www.matscieng.sunysb.edu/disaster/

5. Good Engineer • The role of the engineer is to respond to a need by building or creating something along a certain set of guidelines (or specifications) which performs a given function. • Just as importantly, that device, plan or creation should perform its function without fail. • Everything, however, must eventually fail (in some way) to perform its given function with a sought after level of performance. • Hence, the engineer must struggle to design in such a way as to avoid failure, and, more importantly, catastrophic failure which could result in loss of property, damage to the environment of the user of that technology, and possibly injury or loss of life. • Through analysis and study of engineering disasters, modern engineering designers can learn what not to do and how to create designs with less of a chance of failure.

6. A recent study conducted at the Swiss federal Institute of technology in Zurich analyzed 800 cases of structural failure in which 504 people were killed, 592 people injured, and millions of dollars of damage incurred. When engineers were at fault, the researchers classified the causes of failure as follows: • Insufficient knowledge ............................... 36% • Underestimation of influence ......................... 16% • Ignorance, carelessness, negligence .................. 14% • Forgetfulness, error ................................. 13% • Relying upon others without sufficient control ....... 9% • Objectively unknown situation ........................ 7% • Imprecise definition of responsibilities ............. 1% • Choice of bad quality ................................ 1% • Other ................................................ 3%

7. Fundamental Canons of Engineering (From ASCE Code of Ethics) • Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties. • Engineers shall perform services only in areas of their competence. • Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner. • Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest. • Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not compete unfairly with others. • Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, integrity, and dignity of the engineering profession. • Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers, and shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those engineers under their supervision.

8. Grades • Quizzes 10 • Self-learning Assignment 20 • Intra-term Exam 20 • Final Exam 50

9. Industrial Safety Overview International Organizations Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis Ergonomics Fire Prevention Electrical Hazards Chemical Hazards Accident Investigation I. Lecture Topics

10. Reference Book System Safety Engineering and Management (2nd Edition), Roland, Harold E.; Moriarty, Brian, 1990 John Wiley & Sons, New York

11. Useful Links • American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Codes and Standards http://cstools.asme.org/csconnect/CommitteePages.cfm?Committee=A01000000&Action=7609 • Egypt Laws http://www.egyptlaws.com/comprehensive14.html • Intenational Labor Organization (Egypt) http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex_browse.details?p_lang=en&p_country=EGY&p_classification=14&p_origin=SUBJECT • European Agency for Safety and Health at Work http://osha.europa.eu/en/ • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ • Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/dte/outreach/construction_generalindustry/aids.html • Emergency Management Institute http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/hram.asp • US Chemical Safety Board http://www.csb.gov/

12. III. Self-learning Assignment: • Selection • Each student must submit a sheet containing his/her chosen topic, name and ID number to the Instructor • Written approval of the instructor is necessary • Format • Reference (s) • Background • Hazard Identification and Analysis • Causes of the Accident (Direct – Indirect – Basic)  ? • Lessons Learned • Progress Presentations • Power Point slides and Print-out • Start first progress report with a few slides • Then add more next report • etc • Final Presentation (to be scheduled) Progressive

13. Suggested Self Learning Topics • Deep Water Horizon (Case) • Bhopal (Case) • Boston Molasses Disaster (Case) • The Space Shuttle Challenger (Case) • USS Schenectady (Case) • Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Case) • Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Case) • Student Search and Choose: Examplehttp://www.jniosh.go.jp/icpro/jicosh-old/english/cases/cases/index.html

14. Worthy Source • UBC http://www.library.ubc.ca/scieng/engineeringfailure/EngFailures.htm

15. WORTHY EXAMPLE Barton Solvents US Chemical Safety Board: Case Study http://www.csb.gov/assets/document/CSB_Study_Barton_Final.pdf

16. QUESTIONS? Thank You For Your Attention!