Course

ENG-430: Risk management

Summary

This course provides students with the opportunity to acquire the methods and tools necessary for modern risk management from an engineering perspective. It emphasizes stakeholders, resources, and objectives, while ensuring economic and social sustainability.

Lectures

Instructor

Thierry Meyer

Thierry Meyer received in 1986 a diploma degree (MSc) in chemical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL). He was awarded in 1989 a PhD at EPFL for his thesis on micromixing in highly viscous polymeric media. He joined the Institute of Chemical Engineering from 1989 till 1993 as senior scientist in the field of polymerization reactions. In 1994 he joined Ciba-Geigy SA in the pigment division as successively development chemist, head of development a.i. and finally production manager for high performance pigments. Returning to the Institute of Chemical Engineering at EPFL in Lausanne by the end of 1998, he was nominated maître denseignement et de recherche (MER) for leading a new research group in the field of polymers and supercritical fluids, and teaching to chemists, chemical engineers and material sciences, disciplines as process development, introduction to chemical engineering, polymer and organic chemistry at master and bachelor program. In 2005 he owned the responsibility of the Occupational Health and Safety of the school of basic sciences on top of his research activities dealing with risk management and supercritical fluids. He is presently teaching introduction to chemical engineering at bachelor level, risk management at master level and specific courses on safety and engineering risk management in continuing education. He acts also as consultant and expert in risk assessment and chemical engineering matters by the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) of the World Business Organization, by several consultancy companies and by major and SMEs chemical industries. Thierry Meyer is currently member of several international associations of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering, American institution of chemical engineering, American chemical society and senior member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He was elected chairman of the European Working Party on Polymer Reaction Engineering from 2001 till 2006. He his currently the Swiss academic member of the European Working Party on Loss Prevention and Safety Promotion as well as of the European Working Party on Education. He is member of several editorial boards: Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Technology, Journal of Chemical Health and Safety.

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http://go.epfl.ch/ENG-430

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Thierry Meyer

Official source

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/ENG-430

Lectures in this course (18)

Risk Management: Introduction and Major Accidents

Covers the basics of risk management, major accidents, and the uncertainties of the future in decision-making processes.

Crisis Management: Lessons and Examples

Explores crisis management, types of crises, real-life examples, crisis communication, business continuity, and FEMA's role.

Risk Perception: Understanding Society's Perception of Risk

Delves into society's perception of risk, risk estimation, residual risk, and safety culture.

Risk Resilience: Introduction to Resilience Engineering

Introduces the concept of risk resilience and the principles of Resilience Engineering, emphasizing the importance of proactive risk management strategies.

Risk Diagnostic and Analysis

Covers risk analysis, Preliminary Hazard Analysis, checklists, and Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis.

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