Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

CDB 1012 Health, Safety and Environment

Semester May 2015
Course Code:
Course Name:
Course status:
Pre-requisite:
Instructor(s):

CDB 1012
Health, Safety & Environment
Core
None
Dr Asna Mohd Zain (Course Coordinator)(CE) (AMZ) / Dr Nurlidia Mansor
(CE) (NM) / Dr Sujan Chowdhury (CE) (SC) / Ir Idris Othman (PE) (IO) / AP
Ir Dr Masri Baharom (ME) (MB) / AP Dr Shamsul Rahman Kutty (CV)
(SRK) / Lo Hai Hung (EE) (LHH) /Dr Nurul Ekmi Rabat (CE)(NER)

Course coordinator Tel. no.: 05-3687614

Email: asnamz@petronas.com.my
COURSE SYNOPSIS:
The course covers aspects of HSE relating to the workplace environment. The roles of
management and non-management personnel in the development and implementation of a
successful health and safety program are addressed. The course also covers the recognition of
industrial hazards, the OSHAct, and other various Malaysian regulations relating to the manmachine interface in the workplace.
The course focuses on the principles of occupational HSE, specifically the following major
components: management, hazard impact and identification, control and prevention.
COURSE OUTCOME:
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Describe current regulations and law relating to health, safety and environment (Malaysian
HSE) and the role of engineers and technologists as HSE personnel or employee.
2. Identify the hazards in the workplace.
3. Discuss and apply the method of HSE assessment of identified process work unit.
4. Analyse HSE component in any given case studies, accidents and failures.
REFERENCE:
Goetsch, David L., Occupational Safety and Health for Technologist, Engineers, and Managers,
4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2002.
REMINDER:
1. Students are required to attend ALL lectures and tutorials/class activity.
2. Students can be barred from taking the final examination if attendance is unsatisfactory.
3. Plagiarism in any form is forbidden. No marks will be given if students are caught cheating in
quizzes, test, or assignments.
4. Replacement for test and quizzes will not be entertained in the case of absenteeism without
solid justification.
COURSE EVALUATION:
Group Assignment 1
Group Assignment 2
Quiz
Test 1
Test 2
Final Exam
TOTAL

10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
50%
100%

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GRADING SCALE:
Grade
A
AB+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F

Meaning
High Distinction
Distinction
High Credit
Credit
High Pass
Pass
Redeemable
Redeemable
Fail

Grade Points
4.00
3.75
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.00

Range
85.0 100
80.0 84.9
75.0 79.9
65.0 74.9
55.0 64.9
50.0 54.9
45.0 49.9
40.0 44.9
0.0 39.9

Notes:
1. Lecture notes and tutorials are available at http://elearning.utp.edu.my. Students are
responsible to get their lecture notes and tutorials ready before their class.
2. Students may use other resources as out-of-class, self-learning initiatives.

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Week (Date)

1
(18-22 May)

And

2
(25-29 May)

Course Content
Introduction
1. Ice breaking
2. Grouping
3. Subject Syllabus
4. Course Learning Outcome
Lecture 1: HSE Movement, Then and Now
(AMZ)
1. Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
movements
2. HSE awareness today and its integrated
approach
3. Development of HSE organization
4. Role of engineers and technologist as HSE
personnel or employees
Lecture 2: Regulations & Standards (NM)
1. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
and its regulations
2. The Environmental Quality Act (EQA) and its
regulations
Adjunct Lecture Industrial ERP
(17 June - Chancellor Hall)

3
(1-5 June)
and

Lecture 3: Effects of Accidents and Accident

Causation (NER)
1. Industrial Accidents and Other Causes of
Death
2. Time Lost Because of Work Injuries
3. Theories of Accident Causation
4. Direct, Indirect and Basic Causation
5. Lesson Learnt and Case Studies

4
(8-12 June)

Lecture 4: Emergency Response Plans (SC)

1. Rationale for Emergency Preparation
2. Emergency Plan and Community Right-toKnow-Act
3. First Aid in Emergencies
4. OSHA Standards

5
(15-19 June)

Lecture 5 : Safety Analysis and Prevention

(AMZ)
1. Hazard Identification
2. Hazard Analysis
3. Hazard Prevention/Deterrence
4. Risk Assessment and Management

and

6
(22-26 June)

Lecture 6: Ergonomic Hazards (NM)

1. Ergonomics Defined and Factors Associated
with Physical Stress
2. Hazard Prevention and Control

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Remark

Lecturer

Group
(Lecture):
CE/BIS (1)
PE/AC/AP (2)
ME/PG (1)
EE/CV/ICT (2)

AMZ
NM
AMZ
NM

CE/BIS (2)
PE/AC/AP (1)
ME/PG (2)
EE/CV/ICT (1)

NM
AMZ
NM
AMZ

AMZ, NM,
MAS, SC

QUIZ 5%
CE/BIS (3)
PE/AC/AP (4)
ME/PG (3)
EE/CV/ICT (4)

NER
SC
NER
SC

CE/BIS (4)
PE/AC/AP (3)
ME/PG (4)
EE/CV/ICT (3)

SC
NER
SC
NER

CE/BIS (5)
PE/AC/AP (6)
ME/PG (5)
EE/CV/ICT (6)

AMZ
NM
AMZ
NM

CE/BIS (6)
PE/AC/AP (5)
ME/PG (6)
EE/CV/ICT (5)

NM
AMZ
NM
AMZ

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3. Identifying and Problem-solving

22 - 26 June

7
(29 June- 3
July)
And

HSE Awareness Program/CSRBeach/Water bodies clean-up/ Health Survey

Lecture 7: Mechanical Hazards and Machine

Safeguarding (MB)
1. Common Mechanical Injuries
2. Requirements for All Safeguards
3. Lockout/Tagout Systems
4. General Precautions
5. Taking Corrective Action

8
(6 -10 July)

Lecture 8 : Falling, Impact, Acceleration and

Lifting Hazards (SC)
1. Causes and Kinds of Falls
2. Slip and Fall Prevention Program
3. Ladder Safety
4. Impact and Acceleration Hazards
5. Lifting and Standing Hazards

Lecture 9: Heat, Temperature and Pressure

Hazards (MB)
1. Heat Stress and its Prevention
2. Burns and Their Effects
3. Sources of Pressure Hazards
4. Pressure Dangers to Humans

(13-17 July)

And

10
(20 -24 July)

Lecture 10: Fire Hazards and Life Safety (LHH)

1. Hazards Defined
2. Sources of Hazards
3. Fire Dangers to Humans
4. Detection and Reducing Hazards
5. OSHA Fire Standards

TEST 1 (3 July)

Bomba (Fire Fighting Unit) and First Aid

Demonstration
(29 July -Chancellor Hall)

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Assignment 10%
Submit Wk 8

AMZ, NM,
MAS, SC

CE/BIS (7)
PE/AC/AP (8)
ME/PG (7)
EE/CV/ICT (8)

MB
SC
MB
SC

CE/BIS (8)
PE/AC/AP (7)
ME/PG (8)
EE/CV/ICT (7)

SC
MB
SC
MB

CE/BIS (9)
PE/AC/AP (10)
ME/PG (9)
EE/CV/ICT (10)

MB
LHH
MB
LHH

CE/BIS (10)
PE/AC/AP (9)
ME/PG (10)
EE/CV/ICT (9)

LHH
MB
LHH
MB

Test 1 - 10%
(40 MCQ)
(Lecture 1-6)

AMZ, NM,
MAS, SC

QUIZ 5%

NM, SC,
MAS

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11
(27 31
July)

And
12
(3 7 Aug)

(24July)

13
(10 - 14 Aug)

And

14
(17-21 Aug)

Lecture 11: Noise and Vibration Hazards (IO)

1. Characteristics of Sound
2. Hazards Levels and Risks
3. Standards and Regulations
4. Noise Control Strategies
5. Vibration Hazards
Lecture 12: Electrical and Radiation Hazards
(LHH)
1. Hazards Defined
2. Sources of Hazards
3. Detection and Reducing Hazards
4. Caution Signs and Labels
5. OSHAs Standards

Submission of Assignment 2

Lecture 13: Industrial Hygiene: Toxic

Substances and Confined Spaces (NER)
1. Toxic Substances Defined, Entry Points and
Effects
2. Contaminants and Effects of Airborne Toxics
and Carcinogens
3. Ventilation and the "Sick-Building Syndrome
4. Confined Spaces Hazards
5. Hazard Recognition and Evaluation
6. OSHAs Standards
Lecture 14 : Environmental Hazards and
Management (SRK)
1. Types of Environments
2. Environmental Pollutions
3. Types of Management System
4. Global Environmental Problems, Concerns
and Future Priorities

CE/BIS (11)
PE/AC/AP (12)
ME/PG (11)
EE/CV/ICT (12)

CE/BIS (12)
PE/AC/AP (11)
ME/PG (12)
EE/CV/ICT (11)

Assignment 10%
Submit Wk 10

IO
LHH
IO
LHH

LHH
IO
LHH
IO

AMZ/NM/SC
/MAS

CE/BIS (13)
PE/AC/AP
(14/15)
ME/PG (13)
EE/CV/ICT
(14/15)

NER
SRK

CE/BIS (14/15)
PE/AC/AP (13)
ME/PG (14/15)
EE/CV/ICT (13)

SRK
NER
SRK
NER

Test 2 - 10%
(40 MCQ)
(Lecture 7-12)

MB, MAS,
SC, IO, LHH

NER
SRK

Lecture 15: Promoting HSE and Wellness (SRK)

1. Company HSE Policy
2. Employee Participation in Promoting HSE
3. Safety Training and Committees
4. Harassment at work
5. Psychological Stress
6. General Wellness
TEST 2 (14 August)

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15
(25-29 Aug)

16
(1-5 Sept)

STUDY WEEK

EXAM WEEK

Note:
Group

Lecture venue Time

CE/BIS
PE/AC/AP
ME/PG
EE/CV/ICT

D4
D6
D3
C7

11.00-1.00
11.00-1.00
03.00-05.00
03.00-05.00

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