OLGA SACCO | PRODUCT AND PROCESS SAFETY IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

cod. 0512400029

PRODUCT AND PROCESS SAFETY IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

	0512400029
	DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
	EQF6
	CHEMISTRY
	2022/2023

PERCORSO SHARED STUDY PATHWAY

	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
CHIM/04	3	24	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
CHIM/04	3	36	EXERCISES	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE AIMS OF COURSE IS TO GIVE BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON CHEMICAL HAZARDS AND SAFETY IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION, USE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS. THE COURSE ALSO AIMS TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE AND STUDY THEIR POSSIBLE ELIMINATION / REDUCTION. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: CLASSROOM EXERCISES WILL ALLOW THE STUDENTS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE AND TO INDEPENDENTLY STUDY THE ISSUES ADDRESSED DURING THE COURSE. AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE VALIDITY OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED THANKS TO DISCUSSIONS PROMOTED BY THE PROFESSOR IN THE WORKING GROUP. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE COURSE WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO ACQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE TERMINOLOGY IN DESCRIBING THE ANALYZES CARRIED OUT THANKS ALSO TO THE STUDY OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS.

THE AIMS OF COURSE IS TO GIVE BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON CHEMICAL HAZARDS AND SAFETY IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION, USE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.
THE COURSE ALSO AIMS TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE AND STUDY THEIR POSSIBLE ELIMINATION / REDUCTION.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
CLASSROOM EXERCISES WILL ALLOW THE STUDENTS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE AND TO INDEPENDENTLY STUDY THE ISSUES ADDRESSED DURING THE COURSE.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT:
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE VALIDITY OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED THANKS TO DISCUSSIONS PROMOTED BY THE PROFESSOR IN THE WORKING GROUP.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
THE COURSE WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO ACQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE TERMINOLOGY IN DESCRIBING THE ANALYZES CARRIED OUT THANKS ALSO TO THE STUDY OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS.

	Prerequisites
	NOT REQUIRED

	Contents
	GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE - DEFINITION OF SAFETY. THE FRAMEWORK OF MANDATORY REGULATIONS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND SAFETY (0.5 CFU - 5 HOURS THEORETICAL LESSON). SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT - CLASSIFICATION, HAZARD CHARACTERISTICS, SAFETY DATA SHEET. REFERENCE REGULATIONS (REACH AND CLP) REGARDING PRODUCTS (0.5 CFU - 5 H THEORETICAL LESSON) INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND RISK MANAGEMENT - EXAMPLE OF RISK ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT (DVR) (0.5 ECTS - 5 H THEORETICAL LESSON) REACTIVITY AND INSTABILITY OF SUBSTANCES, RUNAWAY REACTIONS. IDENTIFICATION OF UNSTABLE CHEMICAL STRUCTURES. INCOMPATIBILITY. (EXAMPLES OF EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS, DECOMPOSITION, ISOMERIZATION AND POLYMERIZATION) (1 CFU- 10 H THEORETICAL LESSON) AND (0.5 CFU- 5 H LABORATORY) FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS. GENERAL INFORMATION ON COMBUSTION REACTIONS. THE FIRE TRIANGLE, FLAMMABILITY LIMITS, MINIMUM OXYGEN CONCENTRATION, IGNITION SOURCES, SELF-IGNITION TEMPERATURE. GENERAL INFORMATION ON FIRES: SOURCES OF IGNITION, DISPERSION OF HEAT FROM THE FUMES. TYPE OF FIRES. EFFECTS OF FIRES ON STRUCTURES AND PEOPLE. DETONATION AND DEFLAGRATION, EXPLOSIONS OF FLAMMABLE VAPOR CLOUDS, EXPLOSIONS OF AIRBORNE DUST. EFFECTS OF THE PRESSURE WAVE ON STRUCTURES AND PEOPLE (2 CFU- 20 H THEORETICAL LESSON) TOXICITY OF SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATED SITES, RISK ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES, REMEDIATION AND SAFETY EFFECTS OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES ON BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS. DOSE RESPONSE CURVES AND RELATED MODELS; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES. IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF EXPOSURE TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES (1 CFU - 10 H THEORETICAL LESSON)

Contents

GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE - DEFINITION OF SAFETY. THE FRAMEWORK OF MANDATORY REGULATIONS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND SAFETY (0.5 CFU - 5 HOURS THEORETICAL LESSON).
SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT - CLASSIFICATION, HAZARD CHARACTERISTICS, SAFETY DATA SHEET. REFERENCE REGULATIONS (REACH AND CLP) REGARDING PRODUCTS (0.5 CFU - 5 H THEORETICAL LESSON)
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND RISK MANAGEMENT - EXAMPLE OF RISK ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT (DVR) (0.5 ECTS - 5 H THEORETICAL LESSON)
REACTIVITY AND INSTABILITY OF SUBSTANCES, RUNAWAY REACTIONS. IDENTIFICATION OF UNSTABLE CHEMICAL STRUCTURES. INCOMPATIBILITY. (EXAMPLES OF EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS, DECOMPOSITION, ISOMERIZATION AND POLYMERIZATION) (1 CFU- 10 H THEORETICAL LESSON) AND (0.5 CFU- 5 H LABORATORY)
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS. GENERAL INFORMATION ON COMBUSTION REACTIONS. THE FIRE TRIANGLE, FLAMMABILITY LIMITS, MINIMUM OXYGEN CONCENTRATION, IGNITION SOURCES, SELF-IGNITION TEMPERATURE. GENERAL INFORMATION ON FIRES: SOURCES OF IGNITION, DISPERSION OF HEAT FROM THE FUMES. TYPE OF FIRES. EFFECTS OF FIRES ON STRUCTURES AND PEOPLE. DETONATION AND DEFLAGRATION, EXPLOSIONS OF FLAMMABLE VAPOR CLOUDS, EXPLOSIONS OF AIRBORNE DUST. EFFECTS OF THE PRESSURE WAVE ON STRUCTURES AND PEOPLE (2 CFU- 20 H THEORETICAL LESSON)
TOXICITY OF SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATED SITES, RISK ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES, REMEDIATION AND SAFETY EFFECTS OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES ON BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS. DOSE RESPONSE CURVES AND RELATED MODELS; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES. IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF EXPOSURE TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES (1 CFU - 10 H THEORETICAL LESSON)

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE CONSISTS INTO THEORETICAL LESSON (50 H), CLASSROOM EXERCISES (5 H) AND LABORATORY EXERCISES (5 H). THE THEORETICAL LESSON WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE ON CHEMICAL HAZARDS AND SAFETY IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION, USE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS. THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES WILL ALLOW TO KNOW THE MAIN INSTRUMENTS USED FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE THERMAL STABILITY OF THE SUBSTANCES. THE COURSE ALSO INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GROUP REPORT AIMED AT APPLYING MODELS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICAL RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT LEGISLATION. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPORT WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE CLASS AND INDIVIDUALLY WITH THE STUDENT DURING THE TEACHER'S OFFICE HOURS.

Teaching Methods

THE COURSE CONSISTS INTO THEORETICAL LESSON (50 H), CLASSROOM EXERCISES (5 H) AND LABORATORY EXERCISES (5 H). THE THEORETICAL LESSON WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE ON CHEMICAL HAZARDS AND SAFETY IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION, USE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS. THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES WILL ALLOW TO KNOW THE MAIN INSTRUMENTS USED FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE THERMAL STABILITY OF THE SUBSTANCES. THE COURSE ALSO INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GROUP REPORT AIMED AT APPLYING MODELS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICAL RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT LEGISLATION. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPORT WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE CLASS AND INDIVIDUALLY WITH THE STUDENT DURING THE TEACHER'S OFFICE HOURS.

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAM CONSISTS ON ORAL DISCUSSION. THE FINAL GRADE OF THE EXAM DEPENDS ON THE STUDENT'S ABILITY OF IN-DEPTH STUDY, EFFECTIVELY PRESENT THE CONTENTS AND CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE TOPICS ILLUSTRATED DURING THE COURSE. THE FINAL GRADE OF THE EXAM WILL BE EXPRESSED IN THE NUMERIC SCALE FROM 18 (WORST) TO 30 (BEST).THE MINIMUM GRADE (18/30) INCLUDES THE UNDERSTANDING OF ACCIDENT SCENARIO FOR A DEFINED CHEMICAL PROCESS AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CORRECT THEORETICAL MODELS FOR THE QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF THE DAMAGE. THE MAXIMUM GRADE (30/30) IS ACHIEVED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES EXTREME COMPETENCE OF THE TOPIC, EXCELLENT ABILITY TO EXPRESS AND UNDERSTAND.

Verification of learning

THE EXAM CONSISTS ON ORAL DISCUSSION. THE FINAL GRADE OF THE EXAM DEPENDS ON THE STUDENT'S ABILITY OF IN-DEPTH STUDY, EFFECTIVELY PRESENT THE CONTENTS AND CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE TOPICS ILLUSTRATED DURING THE COURSE. THE FINAL GRADE OF THE EXAM WILL BE EXPRESSED IN THE NUMERIC SCALE FROM 18 (WORST) TO 30 (BEST).THE MINIMUM GRADE (18/30) INCLUDES THE UNDERSTANDING OF ACCIDENT SCENARIO FOR A DEFINED CHEMICAL PROCESS AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CORRECT THEORETICAL MODELS FOR THE QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF THE DAMAGE. THE MAXIMUM GRADE (30/30) IS ACHIEVED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES EXTREME COMPETENCE OF THE TOPIC, EXCELLENT ABILITY TO EXPRESS AND UNDERSTAND.

	Texts
	1.GUIDELINES FOR CHEMICAL PROCESS QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS, 2ND EDITION BOOK BY JOHN WILEY AND SONS, 08/01/2010 2.D.A.CROWL AND J.F.LOUVAR, CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY: FUNDAMENTALS WITH APPLICATIONS, 2ND EDITION, PRENTICE HALL, 2001 3.DURING THE COURSE THE TEACHER WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF SLIDES AND TYPESWRITED NOTES OF THE LESSONS.

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