PC3752 Process Safety in Petrochemical Industries Syllabus:

PC3752 Process Safety in Petrochemical Industries Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVE:

 To ensure knowledge on the safe handling of petrochemical products

UNIT I PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CLASSIFICATION & HAZARDS

Petroleum and Petroleum products – Fuels- Petroleum solvents – Lubricating oils – Petroleum wax, greases – Miscellaneous product

UNIT II UPSTREAM & DOWNSTREAM OPERATION

On and off shore oil operation – Construction of Installation – Pipe line Construction – Maintenance and repair activities – Safety and associated hazards – transportation – Petroleum
product storage

UNIT III SAFETY HANDLING OF HYDROCARBON

Boil over phenomena – Hydro Carbon Detector (HCD) – Remote Operated Shut Off valves (ROSOV) – Firefighting techniques – Foam types – AFFF, ARAFFF, and Rim Seal Fire Protection
System – Foam Pourer – Foam monitor – Medium Expansion Foam Generator (MEFG), High Volume Long Range (HVLR) Monitor

UNIT IV DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN

Basics of major DMP – Objective of DMP – Categories of Emergencies – Quantitative Risk Assessment – Element of Disaster Management Plan – Mutual aid – On-site drill – Off-site drill –
Disaster Management Act, 2005

UNIT V RULES AND REGULATION

Oil Industry Safety Directorate – OISD-STD-105 – OISD-STD-118 – OISD-STD-144 – Jaipur Fire Incident – OISD-STD-244 – The Petroleum Rules, 2002

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

CO1: Understand about the various classes of petrochemical products
CO2: Know about different aspects of pipeline constructional safety aspects of oil transportation
CO3: Obtain knowledge about various safety techniques of safe handling of hydro carbon
CO4: Analyze different aspects of disaster management plans and safety management drill
CO5: Obtain insight into various oil and natural gas legislation in India
CO6: Understand about the various rules and regulations of petroleum industries

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Basic Offshore Safety: Safety induction and emergency training for new entrants to the offshore oil and gas industry Hardcover – 4 Jul 2017.
2. Offshore Safety Management, 2nd Edition, Ian Sutton – 6th December 2013.
3. Safety of offshore oil and gas operations: Lessons from past accident analysis Michalis Christou and Myrto Konstantinidou 2012.
4. Guide to the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005 (Legal) Paperback –December 1, by HSE (Author).