MSc Reliability Engineering and Asset Management / Course details

Year of entry: 2025

Course unit details:
Safety, Legislation & Cost Effectiveness

Course unit fact file
Unit code MECH68022
Credit rating 15
Unit level FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

This unit covers the safety, legislation, standards and cost effectiveness requirements for asset management and maintenance in an industrial environment. It has seven sections which are listed below.

  1. Process Safety
  2. Legislation, Regulations, Codes of Practice, & Standards 
  3. Risk Management Techniques 
  4. Asset Integrity Management 
  5. Electrical Safety 
  6. Financial importance of asset management & maintenance 
  7. Costing for maintenance & asset management

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
Asset Management Strategy & Organisation MECH69001 Co-Requisite Compulsory

Aims

To discuss the vital parts which safety, legislation & cost-effectiveness play in all aspects of maintenance & asset management.

Syllabus

This unit covers the safety, legislation, standards and cost effectiveness requirements for asset management and maintenance in an industrial environment. It has seven sections which are listed below.

  1. Process Safety
  2. Legislation, Regulations, Codes of Practice, & Standards 
  3. Risk Management Techniques 
  4. Asset Integrity Management 
  5. Electrical Safety 
  6. Financial importance of asset management & maintenance 
  7. Costing for maintenance & asset management

Teaching and learning methods

This unit is taught online via Blackboard with one full day of teaching.

Knowledge and understanding

Explain / describe the principles of costing. Describe how assets generate value. Understand how an organisation can maximise its performance in safety, health, environment & quality areas.

Intellectual skills

Explain / describe how assets generate value by being put to work

Practical skills

Cost a variety of asset management & maintenance activities

Transferable skills and personal qualities

Take adequate account of safety, legislation & cost-effectiveness in all other MSc modules & then on-going careers

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Written exam 50%
Report 50%

Feedback methods

Provided online via the Blackboard system.

Recommended reading

Redgrave’s Health & Safety 9th Edition by Jonathan Clarke 2016 ISBN 9781405781329

What Went Wrong by Trevor Kletz 4th Edition 1999 ISBN 9780884159209

Value Driven Maintenance by Mark Haarman & Guy Delahay 2003 ISBN 9799080827027

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 8
Project supervision 50
Tutorials 22
Independent study hours
Independent study 70

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Paul Wheelhouse Unit coordinator

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