System Safety

SFT 475/575

 

Course Syllabus

Spring 2005

 

 

Text:   Joe Stephenson. System Safety 2000 - A Practical Guide for Planning, Managing, and Conducting System Safety Programs, Van Nostrand Reinhold/International Thomson Publishing Company, 115 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003.    

 

 

Computer Requirements: Basic internet research skills

 

 

Instructor:      Darrell L. Dechant, PhD, JD

212 Communications Building

(304) 696-3067

dechant@marshall.edu

 

 

Office Hours: 2:00 - 4:00 PM MTWR

 

 

Course Description: The course acquaints the student with the field of System Safety and its practical use within the overall area of Safety and Health Management.  The student will learn requirements for planning, evaluating, upgrading, conducting and managing system safety programs. The student will also become familiar with various analytical tools that are used in system safety, well as with pertinent government regulations. 

 

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Desired Learner Outcomes: Following completion of this course, the student will be able to:

 

  • Understand and describe the technical and managerial principles that underlie the field of System Safety.

 

  • Assess potential safety and health problems using a variety of analytical techniques developed by the System Safety discipline.

 

  • Understand and explain the requirements of related regulatory standards, including the OSHA Process Safety Management Standard.

 

 

 

 

Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes. Attendance will be taken at each session.

 

 

Evaluation and Measurement of Student Progress:

 

Students will be evaluated using the following criteria:

 

Midterm examinations (2)               100 points

Final examination                            100 points

Research project/presentation         100 points

Class participation                             50 points

 

Material for the midterm and final examinations will come from the textbook and other reading assignments, as well as from the lecture discussions. The lecture material will not necessarily follow the reading assignments as outlined in the course schedule. Students will also complete a group project, including an oral presentation, involving the use of systems safety principles and analytical tools. 

           

 

Grading Policy:

 

Grades will be determined according to the following percentage system:

 

90% or higher =  A

80% to 89%    =  B

70% to 79%    =  C

60% or 69%    =  D

59% or lower  =  F

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule and Reading Assignments

SFT 475/575

 

 

Week 1

 

Introduction to the Course, Chapter 1, Chapter 2

 

Week 2

 

Chapter3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5

Week 3

 

Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8

Week 4

 

Chapter 9, Chapter 10

Week 5

 

Chapter 11, Chapter 12

Week 6

 

Midterm Examination

Week 7

 

Chapter 13, Chapter 14

Week 8

 

Chapter 15, Chapter 16

Week 9

 

Chapter 17, Chapter 18

Week 10

 

Chapter 19, Chapter 20

Week 11

 

Midterm Examination

Week 12

 

OSHA Process Management Standard

Week 13

 

EPA Risk Management Rule

Week 14

 

Group Project Presentations

Week 15

 

Group Project Presentations

Week 16

 

Dead Week

Week 17

 

Final Examination