Systems Safety Engineering (ENGG6020)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2023
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Chemical Engineering School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Workshop 4 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
ENGG4020 and ENGG7020 and CHEE7112
Assessment methods
Assignments, Oral defence exam (interview)
Course enquiries
Prof Maureen Hassall (m.hassall1@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Course covering inherently safer design, defence in depth, resilience engineering, human factors, incident investigation and safety management and governance. Techniques covered include: Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP), Functional Failure Analysis (FFA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Event Tree Analysis (ETA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Bowtie Analysis, LOPA, Accimap and Safer.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
