29 April, 2022

​​​​​​A Training Program on “Chemical Process Safety” (Session – 2) was organized by the Chemical Engineering Department under the banner of the Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) on April 29, 2022 via the online platform of Microsoft Teams and in offline mode also.

Key Features:

• Organizing Department: Chemical Engineering Department
• Expert Name: Shri Amit Dave (Technical Advisor-ISOCYANATES)
• Event Coordinator: Prof. Sunil R Patel and Prof. J.B. Trivedi
• Duration: 29thApril 2022 (1.00 pm to 2.30 pm)
• Venue: Online on Microsoft teams as well as offline (in-person)
• No. of Participants:65

Objectives:

• To understand hazard and its identification, HAZOP, fault trees, event trees and case study related to it.
• To understand the severity of avoiding safety procedure and precautions.
• To discuss the about industrial process safety-its importance, need and fundamentals.
• To make students understand and identify about the hazard and its risk.
• To strengthen the bond of expert with the department and for overall progress of the department as a whole.

Discussion Points:

• Hazard and Hazard Identification
• HAZOP
• What does HAZOP involve?
• What is risk?
• Chemical Hazards
• Hierarchy of controls.
• Fault trees, Event trees
• Case study: Surat fire, burning from Nitric acid due to absence of PPE, consequences of avoiding helmet and so on
• Experience of incident to be share to all

A Quote from the Session:

• “Accidents hurt, safety doesn’t.” – Shri Amit Dave