posted on 2021-02-19, 23:13authored byH. Scott Fogler, Laura J. Hirshfield
Chemical process safety must be an
integral part of a chemical
engineer’s training. This training could be achieved through
a course on chemical process safety, but the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum
is often fully packed, with virtually no credit hours available for
incorporating additional courses. Consequently, a very small percentage
of graduating seniors may receive adequate training in process safety.
In this paper, we describe the University of Michigan’s Safety
Modules on the Process Safety Across the Chemical Engineering Curriculum
website (http://umich.edu/~safeche/index.html) which offer a unique and efficient way to impart a chemical process
safety mindset into our students in every core course
in the chemical engineering curriculum, thus graduating more prepared
engineers who are equipped to prevent major industrial accidents.