TEXTBOOK: System Safety Analysis Handbook, 2nd Edition, 1997, Richard A. Stephans and Werner Talso. Editors, New Mexico Chapter, System Safety Society, PO Box 9524, Alberquerque, NM 87119-9524 .

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS: Fundamental skills in the use of computers is required. Both computer literacy and the ability to move about the Internet will help in obtaining information that may be needed in research required in preparation of the course term paper.

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John A. Singley

212C Communications Building

Office hours posted in the department, see department Secretary.

CREDITS: Three

PREREQUISITES: Math 130 or 130E

LEARNING OUTCOME: This course is designed to acquaint the student with the field of System Safety and its practical use within the area of Safety and Health Management. The student will learn the requirements for planning, evaluating, upgrading, conducting and managing system safety programs. In addition, the student will become familiar with the various types of analytical tools and their uses in Safety and Health.

EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS: The student will be responsible for both lecture and textbook material. There will be weekly quizzes based on the reading assignments during the course. The lecture material will not necessarily follow the reading assignments, as outlined in the course outline. A term paper about a topic listed in the course outline (or another topic about System Safety and approved by the instructor) will be required. A 15 minute oral presentation summarizing the term paper is required. The term papers are expected to be consistent with good scholarship and should reflect research by the student. The length of the paper is dictated by the need to convey to the instructor, knowledge about the subject matter, by the student. The minimum required length is 10 pages, with a bibliography of at least 12 references (not including your textbook).

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GRADING POLICY: Term paper and oral presentation. 10%

Hour Quizzes 75% (25% each)

Quizzes based on reading assignments. 15%

POLICY STATEMENT: Presentations of Oral Reports will be assigned by lottery..

There will be three hour quizzes. No midterm or final examination.

Absences from quizzes will be honored if accompanied with a physician's excuse. If some business requirements or family emergency does not allow you to be present for a quiz, you will be allowed to take a make up a quiz, subject to the approval of the instructor. However, the make up quiz will be different from the scheduled quiz. Further, the make up quiz must be made up within one week of the scheduled quiz or a failing grade will be given. No other reason for missing a quiz will be considered. Recognize that make-up exams will be different from the regular scheduled exams. The use of tobacco in any form is prohibited in the classroom. Students shall not wear hats in class, unless it is necessary for a religious or medical purpose.

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance at each session is expected and attendance will be taken.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Wk 1 The History and Fundamentals of System Safety. Forward and Section 1

Wk 2 System Safety and Industrial Safety. Sections 4 & 5

Wk 3 Getting Started with System Safety Programs. Sections 2 & 6

Wk 4 Hour Quiz 1

Wk 5 Preliminary Hazard Analysis. Section 3, pages 201-212, 217-224

Wk 6 Subsystem and System Hazard Analysis. Section 3, pages 275-284

Wk 7 Risk Assessment. Section 3, pages 227-240

Wk 8 Operating and Support Analysis. Section 3, pages 199-202d

Wk 9 Hour Quiz 2

Wk 10 Energy, Trace and Barrier Analysis. Section 3, pages 77-92

Wk 11 Failure, Mode and Effects Analysis. Section 3, pages 73-92

Wk 12 Fault Tree Analysis, Change Analysis, and MORT. Section 3, pages 125-129, 27-28, 167-168

Wk 13 HAZOP, WHAT-IF, Techniques for Human Error Prediction (THERP) Section 3, pages 137-140, 301-308, 287-288.

Wk 14 Job Safety Analysis, Human Error Analysis, Checklist Analysis Section 3, 161-162, 147- 157, 29-30.

Wk 15 Hour Quiz 3

Wk 16 Oral presentations of term papers.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Systems Safety Engineering and Management, Harold E. Roland and Brian Moriety, 1983, John Wiley & Sons, NY, NY.

Basic Guide to Systems Safety, Jeffrey W. Vincoli, 1993, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 115 Fifth Ave, NY, NY 10003

Systems Safety 2000, Joe Stephenson, 1991, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 115 Fifth Ave, NY 10003