B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Industrial Safety Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

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The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first, second and third years are on NEP 2020; the final year is still on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for it this year.

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Syllabus for Industrial Safety

Semester 6 · Third Year BE Chemical

Module 1: Introduction & Industrial Hygiene

Introduction: History and development of safety movement, Safety programs, Need for safety, Engineering ethics, accident and loss Statistics, acceptable risk, The nature of accident process, Identifying the causative and initiating factors of Industrial accidents, Accident prevention and control techniques, Plant safety inspections, Major Industrial Disasters (Case Study) Bhopal disaster (1984) Industrial Hygiene: Definition of Industrial Hygiene, Phases of industrial hygiene, Industrial Hygiene: Control Methods, Substitution, Changing the process, isolation, wet method, local exhaust ventilation, personal hygiene, housekeeping and maintenance, waste disposal, special control measures, Government Regulations, Anticipation and identification, MSDS, Evaluation workers exposure to Volatile toxicants, noise, toxic vapors, Industrial Hygiene: Control Self-learning topic: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) basics and Control Methods for Workplace Hazards

Module 2: Fire and Explosions

Fire and Explosions Fire: Fire triangle, Classification of fires, Flammability characteristics of liquids and gases, Limiting oxygen concentration, ignition energy, auto ignition, autoxidation, adiabatic compression. Ignition sources, spray and mist. Common causes of industrial fires. Explosion: Detonation, Deflagration, Confined explosion, unconfined explosion, VCE, BLEVE, Problems on energy of chemical explosion. Self-learning topic: Fire Class, extinguishers, evacuation procedure..

Module 3: Fire and Explosion prevention methods and Introduction to Reliefs

Concept to Prevent Fire and Explosion (Fire and Explosion prevention methods and Introduction to Reliefs) and Introduction to Reliefs Inerting: vacuum and pressure purging, combined purging, Controlling Static electricity: Bonding and grounding, dip pipes, Explosion-proof equipment instruments, ventilation. Sprinklers systems. Fire-fighting systems: Different types of portable fire extinguishers, their installation, periodic inspection and operation, Replacement of Halon with safer substitutes, Fire hydrant system, Fire monitors, sprinkler system and deluge system, Carbon-dioxide flooding system, Foam Pourer system Relief concept: Principle of pressure system, Pressure, Hazards of steam, Mechanism of Steam explosion, key components and safety features of pressure system, Failure of pressure system, Hazards of overpressure and over temperature in pressure system, location of reliefs and types of relief. Self-learning topic: Fire Emergency Planning, Explosion Prevention and Protection.

Module 4: Chemical Reactivity and Safety in Plant Operation And Maintenance

Chemical Reactivity and Safety in Plant Operation And Maintenance Commitment, Awareness and Identification of reactive chemical hazards, characterization of reactive chemical using calorimeters, controlling reactive hazards. Safe procedures for plant start-up and shut-down, Pipeline color coding for identification of contents, Safety precautions for working on pipelines, Safety in preventive and emergency maintenance work. Self-learning topic: Basics of Chemical Reactivity, Chemical Compatibility and Process Safety in Chemical Plants

Module 5: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment :

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Hazard Identification: Hazard identification and risk control approaches and techniques, Reactive approach-Incident recall technique (after-the- event approach), Proactive approaches: Critical incident review technique (before-the-event approach), Deductive technique, Inductive technique Process hazards checklists, survey, Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP), Maximum Credible Accident Analysis (MCAA)/Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), Safety review. Risk assessment: Cause/consequence finding techniques What-if, Fishbone, Why-Why, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Event tree analysis, Fault tree analysis, Maximum Credible Accident Analysis (MCAA)/Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) and LOPA. Self-learning topic: Risk Analysis Screening Tool (RAST) and Chemical Hazard Engineering Fundamentals (CHEF)

Module 6: Safety Procedures & design and Electrical safety :

Safety Procedures & design and Electrical safety Process safety Hierarchy, managing safety, best practices, procedure for safety review and accident investigation, design for process safety, runway reactions, investigation of accidents, First aid, Control of Static Electricity, Electrical Grounding; Reducing Electrical Hazards. Self-learning topic: Electrical Protection Systems, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Procedure.

Text Books

1 Crowl, D. A. and Louvar, J. P.; Chemical Process Safety: Fundamentals with Applications; Prentice Hall, Englewood
2 K. S. N. Raju, Chemical Process Industry Safety, McGraw Hill Education
3 Roy E. Sanders, Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories, Butterworth- Heinemann publisher
4 H.W. Heinrich, Dan Petersen, and Nestor Roos, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York / New Delhi
1 A.K.Gupta, Industrial Safety and Environment, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Ltd., New York, N.Y. USA
2 K.T. Kulkarni, Industrial Safety: Concepts and Practices, Pune VidyarthiGrihaPrakashan, 1786, Sadashiv Peth, Pune
3 Accident Prevention Manual for Industrial Operations (ISBN: 978-08-7-912024-5), National Safety Council USA
4 H.W. Heinrich, Dan Petersen, and Nestor Roos, Industrial Accident Prevention, McGraw- Hill Book Company, New York / New Delhi
5 K.U. Mistry, A Course in Industrial Safety, NKM Publishers, Ahmedabad

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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