Transportation Safety detailed syllabus for Petrochemical Engineering (PCE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the PCE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Petrochemical Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit PCE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to PCE Professional Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of transportation safety is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS GOODS 9
Transport emergency card (TREM) – warning symbols – responsibilities of driver – inspection and maintenance of vehicles-check list- loading and decanting procedures – communication – training to driver – selection of drivers – parking of tankers – design of tankers and effects of static electricity- Consensus Standards: IMDG & IATA
Unit II
ROAD TRANSPORT 9
Introduction – Road safety Improving factors – Accidents Causes due to drivers and pedestrians -design, selection, operation and maintenance of motor trucks preventive maintenance – motor vehicles act – motor vehicle insurance and surveys.
Unit III
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Unit IV
ROAD SAFETY 9
Road alignment and gradient-reconnaissance-ruling gradient-maximum rise per k.m.- factors influencing alignment like tractive resistance, tractive force, direct alignment, vertical curves-breaking characteristics of vehicle-skidding-restriction of speeds- significance of speeds-Pavement conditions – Sight distance – Safety at intersections -Traffic control lines and guide posts-guard rails and barriers – street lighting and illumination overloading-concentration of driver. Plant railway: Clearance-track-warning methods-loading and unloading-moving cars safety practices.
Unit V
SHOP FLOOR AND REPAIR SHOP SAFETY 9
Transport precautions-safety on manual, mechanical handling equipment operations safe drivingmovement of cranes-conveyors etc., servicing and maintenance equipment grease rack operationwash rack operation-battery charging-gasoline handling-other safe practices-off the road motorized equipment.
Course Outcomes:
The students will be able to
- Recognize various safety activities undertaken in transporting of hazardous goods
- Understand the various symbols which are specific to the road safety and able to reduce the accidents occurred in the roads.
- Apply for the safe transportation of hazardous goods, creating TREM card and safe loading and unloading procedure.
- To understand the various types of – emergency planning and Haz mat codes
- To understand the loading and unloading of moving cars
- To equip the students to effectively manual, mechanical handling equipment operations Significances to suit the industrial requirement
Reference Books:
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For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Petrochemical Engineering 5th Sem, visit PCE 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Petrochemical Engineering results, visit Anna University PCE all semester results direct link.