The second meeting of our fyp consisted of showing our supervisor Mr Koh, what we have completed in the past week and also another short briefing on what we next had to do.
Apparently, there are mainly 3 types of RAs which we have to thoroughly understand; lab, plant, as well as office. We were advised to start on the office RA first as it was the smallest and simplest
and therefore the easiest to complete. It was to be a start to slowly expand into the other categories.
However, there was still one question on our mind: Why is RA so important for our course?
Risk assessment is actually a process in which hazards are identified, risks are evaluated, ways to control or mitigate risks are determined, identify who is at risk, and to determine if existing hazard controls are sufficient or more should be done.
It is essential for a chemical engineer as chemical engineering is a job or certain risks and proper risk assessment can prevent these accidents from occuring if properly planned at the design stage.
One of the ways to assess the risks is to use a matrix. The matrices more commonly used are 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5. We were to transcribe this format into our excel spreadsheet with the accompanying calculation mechanism.
5x5 matrix
Following that, we were to also complete our critic report.
