Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CE1500 : Environment and Safety Engineering { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Soukat Kumar Das
Syllabus
Environmental Engineering:Introduction to Environmental engineering Nature and scope of environment problems Ecosystem effects through bio-geochemical cycles Local, regional and global environmental challenges, Basic concepts of biodiversity and its significance, human behavior and values for a sustainable society Water Pollution Fundamentals and Control Strategies: Water quality-physical, chemical & biological characteristics, Drinking water standards Effluent quality requirements Water and wastewater treatment processes-treatment train, physical, chemical and biological unit operations Air Pollution Fundamentals and Control Strategies: Air pollution - sources, classifications and regulations indoor air pollution, air pollutants and their effects, Monitoring Principles and instrumentation for particulate and gaseous pollutant measurements Air pollution control strategies: physical, chemical and biological methods Noise standards and criteria, Noise pollution measurement in ambient air and industrial complex, Control methods for noise pollution Engineering principles in waste management, Case studies on industrial applications of cleaner technologies in chemical, metallurgical, pulp and paper, textile, electroplating, leather, dairy, cement and other industries. Environment Management and Sustainability Tools for sustainable management including ISO certification, environment audit, EIA and LCA National and International policies, regulations and institutions Safety Engineering: Introduction: Background, Benefits of safety in Industry, Safety Terms and Definitions. Safety Mathematics and Reliability Basics: Basic Statistics, Set Algebra, Probability, Reliability. Workplace Accidents and Safety: Accident Causation Theories (Domino Theory, Human Factor Theory), Accident Investigation and Reporting. Legal Aspects of Safety: Factories Act 1948, Other International Codes (OSHA Laws & Regulations). Hazards Related to Various Industries: Chemical, Electrical, Mining, and Construction Safety and Risk Management: Safety Management Principles, Safety Program Plan, Safety Committees, Safety Performance Measures, Risk Assessment, Risk Management. Safety Analysis Methods: FMEA, FTA, Markov Method, HAZOP, JHA, Control Charts. Human Factors in Safety: Job Stress, Ergonomics, Human behaviour, Human Reliability Prediction Models, Personal Protective Equipments Safety Costing Safety Cost Estimation Methods, Safety Cost Estimation Models, Safety Cost Performance Measurement Indices.
Course Objectives
- Convey ideas of the interdisciplinary nature of environment
- Characterization of water and wastewater including basic design
- To aware of the basic concepts of safety
- Ability to assess safety in various places
Course Outcomes
1) Capable to assess environmental pollution level <br />2) Can design water treatment units <br />3) Identify and solve occupational safety and health problems <br />4) Ability to apply the fundamental knowledge of environmental engineering to assess environmental and risk
Essential Reading
- Howard S. Peavy, Donald R. Rowe, George Tchobanoglous, Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill Education
- Noel de nevers, Air Pollution Control Engineering, McGraw-Hill, 2000 - Technology & Engineering
Supplementary Reading
- W Eckenfelder, Jr, Eckenfelder Industrial Water Pollution Control, McGraw-Hill Science
- G Kiely, Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill Education