Syllabus - Plant Safety Engineering (IP 803 (C))

Industrial Production Engineering

Plant Safety Engineering (IP 803 (C))

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Introduction

History of development of industrial safety, implementation of factories Act, formation of various councils, safety and productivity, Safety organizations, safety and committees roll of Govt. in industrial safety, safety analysis. management structure, roll of

Operational Safety in cutting safety (Hot Metal Operation)

Safety in welding. Safety in Boilers Pressure vessels Furnace (all types) Heat Treatment processes shops Electroplating Grinding Forming process Rolling Forging Surface hardening Casting Moulding Coiling. Operational safety (Cold metal operation): Safety in handling of portable power tools Hand grinder machine shop drilling polishing machine-Safety in assembly shop Material handling Dock safety – Safety in generation and distribution of power Distribution and handling of industrial gases – Safety in inspection – Safety in chemical laboratories Ammonia printing- Safety in power press – Safety in Sewage Disposal and cleaning. Safety in Industrial pollution and control, safety in working at height.

Accident prevention and protective equipment

Personal protective equipment surveying the plant for locations and hazards part of body to be protected. Education and training in safety Prevention of causes and cost of Accident. Housekeeping First Aid Fire fighting equipment Accident reporting investigations. Hazard identification and risk control, FMECA, Industrial psychology in accident prevention safety trials, safety audit.

The Acts which deal the safety and industrial Hygiene

Features of Factory Act, Explosive act, Boiler Act, ESI Act, Workman’s compensation Act.

Hygiene: Occupational Safety Industrial ergonomics

Occupational Diseases, Stress, Fatigue, Health safety and the physical environment. Engineering methods of controlling chemical hazards, safety and prevention of industrial nose and protection against Diseases

Case Studies

Practicals

Reference Books

  • L M Deshmukh Industrial Safety Management McGraw Hill 2006

  • Ray Asfahl C., “ Industrial Safety and Health Environment”. Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003

  • Willie Hammer, “Occupational Safety Management and Engineering”, Fifth EditionPrentice Hall; Fifth Edition, 2000

  • “Occupational safety manual” – BHEL

  • Safety in industry, N.V.Krishna, Jaico Publishers House

  • Industrial Safety and the Law, John Ridley P.M.C Nair Publishers, Trivandrum, 1998

  • Safety Law for Occupational Health and Safety – John Channing Butterworth Heinemann;