CX: Process Safety

Taqeem · November 20, 2024, 8:34am

Process Safety Concentration Program

Overview / نظرة عامة

This interdisciplinary program aims to produce students with the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to be qualified safety engineers. Graduates of this program learn the principles of process safety and hazard analysis, mitigation, and prevention, with special emphasis on the chemical process industries.

Topics include source modeling for leakage rates, dispersion analysis, relief valve sizing, fire and explosion damage analysis, hazards identification, risk analysis, accident investigation, occupational safety, safety administration, the legal aspect of industrial safety, hazardous waste management and treatment, including regulations, environmental audits, and pollution prevention. Students also learn the assessment and management of risk, uncertainty, and reliability, including quantitative risk assessment, and understanding the link between safety and human factors.

يهدف هذا التخصص إلى إعداد الطلاب بالمعرفة والمهارات الأساسية اللازمة ليصبحوا مهندسين مؤهلين في مجال السلامة. يتعلم خريجو هذا البرنامج مبادئ سلامة العمليات وتحليل المخاطر، والحد منها، والوقاية منها، مع التركيز بشكل خاص على صناعات العمليات الكيميائية.

تشمل الموضوعات نمذجة المصادر لتحديد معدلات التسرب، وتحليل الانتشار، وتصميم صمامات الأمان، وتحليل أضرار الحرائق والانفجارات، وتحديد المخاطر، وتحليل المخاطر، والتحقيق في الحوادث. كما يتناول البرنامج السلامة المهنية، وإدارة السلامة، والجوانب القانونية للسلامة الصناعية، وإدارة ومعالجة النفايات الخطرة، بما في ذلك اللوائح، والتدقيق البيئي، ومنع التلوث.

يتعلم الطلاب أيضًا تقييم وإدارة المخاطر وحالات عدم اليقين والموثوقية، بما في ذلك التقييم الكمي للمخاطر، وفهم العلاقة بين السلامة والعوامل البشرية.

Application for the Concentration Program

Eligibility Criteria

Requirements:

Minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all BSc KFUPM students.
Students with applied major cannot enroll in concentrations.
Students who completed (79 – 115 hours).
Students who finished all junior-level courses of the specific majors are eligible to enroll in the concentration after completing the prerequisites.

Timeline:

Applications open at the end of the first semester of the Junior year ( around November ) till the middle of the following semester ( around February)
Applications are reviewed at the end of the second semester or early summer.

Hosting Department:

Chemical Engineering

For more information about concentration programs, visit the general information page.

To apply for the concentration program, please visit the official application page provided by the university.

Offered To:

Major	Pre-requisites	Notes
Chemical Engineering (CHE)	PHYS 102
Chemistry (CHEM)	PHYS 102
Civil Engineering (CE)	PHYS 102
Electrical Engineering (EE)	PHYS 102
Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE)	PHYS 102
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	PHYS 102

Courses in the Concentration

Course	Course Title	Brief Description	Pre-requisites	Instructors	Average GPA
CHE 458	Process Safety Engineering	Process safety and hazard prevention in chemical industries, covering leakage modeling, risk analysis, and accident investigation.	PHYS 102	Dr. Umer Zahid, Dr. Sunhwa Park	-
CE 476	Industrial Hazardous Waste Management & Treatment	Hazardous waste management theory, design, and treatment techniques.	Senior Standing	Dr. Muhammad Vohra	-
ME 461	Risk Management Tools In Systems Design and Operation	This course focuses on assessing and managing risk, uncertainty, and reliability in engineering through theory, tools, and case studies.	Senior Standing	Dr. Abba Abubakar, Dr. Hassan Baaqeel, Dr. Wasif Farooq	-
ISE 465	Industrial Safety	Occupational safety covers human, environmental, and legal aspects.	Senior Standing	Dr. Ahmet Kolus	-

Semester	Course 1	Course 2
First Semester (Fall)	CE 476	CHE 458
Second Semester (Spring)	ME 461	ISE 465

Special Benefits

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Resources

For courses’ study materials click here

Instructors

Photo	Name	Courses	Office Number	Email	Telephone	Office Hours	Department	Specialization	Taqeem Post	Coordinator
Dr. Umer Zahid3695×4499 3.26 MB	Dr. Umer Zahid	CHE 458	Building 16 Room 212	uzahid@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 7360	-	Chemical Engineering	Process Design	Taqeem Post	Program Coordinator
Prof. Muhammad Vohra181×222 16.7 KB	Prof. Muhammad Vohra	CE 476	Building 3 Room 106	Vohra@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 2854	-	Civil Engineering	Industrial Wastewater Treatment	Taqeem Post
Dr. Abba Abubakar300×330 20.6 KB	Dr. Abba Abubakar	ME 461	Building 63 Room 312-1	abba.abubakar@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 5170	-	Mechanical Engineering	Machine Design	Taqeem Post
Dr. Sunhwa Park5504×5504 2.75 MB	Dr. Sunhwa Park	CHE 458	Building 16 Room 267	sunhwa.park@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 5581	-	Chemical Engineering	Process Safety	Taqeem Post
Dr. Ahmet Kolus350×350 15 KB	Dr. Ahmet Kolus	ISE 465	Building 22 Room 420-2	akolus@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 2807	-	Industrial & Systems Engineering	Human factors integration in production and maintenance systems	Taqeem Post
Dr. Hassan Baaqeel4035×5380 2.63 MB	Dr. Hassan Baaqeel	ME 461 (Term 202)	Building 16 Room 229	baaqeel@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 2205	-	Chemical Engineering	Process System Engineering	Taqeem Post
Dr. Wasif Farooq3882×4726 3.24 MB	Dr. Wasif Farooq	ME 461 (Term 212)	Building 16 Room 220	wasif@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 7513	-	Chemical Engineering	Process Risk Assessment	Taqeem Post