2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

AVIA2020 Aviation Health and Safety

20 creditsClass Size: 45

Module manager: Dr DC Peacock
Email: d.c.peacock@leds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should have developed and be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of:
- the legal framework that safety management operates within
- how health and safety law has developed, using case studies
- the European framework that operates within safety management
- the detailed general duties required in safety management by UK and European law
- the disasters that have led to modern safety management in high hazard situations and be able to illustrate the principles of safety management using case studies, drawn directly from the aviation industry and/or with features applicable to civil aviation
- the issues surrounding environmental management
By means of case study analysis, students should be able to demonstrate their understanding of how the aviation industry has successfully applied environmental management systems to improve their environmental performance. To examine the formation and control of atmospheric pollutants, their behaviour in the atmosphere, together with the attendant legislation.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should have developed and be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of:
- The legal framework that safety management operates within. How health and safety law has developed, using case studies. The European framework that operates within Safety Management. The detailed general duties required in safety management by UK and European law, The disasters that have led to modern safety management in high hazard situations and be able to illustrate the principles of safety management using case studies.
- The role aviation will have to play in the future regarding climate change and carbon reduction with an emphasis on the requirements needed to meet future emissions targets for the industry.
- The atmosphere, drivers and trends, future opportunities and the politics of the aviation industry and the drive towards 2050.

Skills outcomes
- Development of the skills needed to manage safety and environmental issues in aviation.
- Reinforcement of analytical skills.

Syllabus

An introduction to the Factories Act and the use of licensing; common law, negligence, workplace disasters, deaths at work, corporate manslaughter;
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1794. The European safety management workplace regulations, and accompanying six pack. HSE Guidance and ACOPS for specific industries and hazards, safety policy and safety inspections with employees. Risk analysis using video footage of actual events. The five steps to successful health and safety management. Safety management in hazardous industries.

The challenge facing the airline industry due to climate change and the changes due to carbon trading and carbon reduction policies and legislation being instigated throughout the industrial world. Analysis of the changing patterns of passengers, the use of bio fuels and the need for more efficient aircraft and engines within the next 10 years.

Students will be introduced to the difficulties of measuring pollution at commercial airfields. Sensing equipment typically rack mounted in mobile caravans. Airside problems raised with jet blast, general access to the equipment and power supplies. Specific reference to journal paper of on monitored pollution of commercial engine (CFM 56 on wing). Advantages of siting sensing equipment in favourable locations – issues with dilution.
Turbine lubrication oil aerosols will be discussed as a major source of fouling/pollution which are known to affect the other aircraft systems (ATA 21 failure), in addition to being a form of general airborne pollution.
Reference to air quality at London Heathrow airport - road transport (inc. M4/ M25), local industry etc. based on published data.

An introduction to the pollutants and CO2 emissions from aircraft engines and pollutant dispersions around airport. NOx (Nitrogen oxides) and PM (particulate matter) emissions as two of the major pollutants from aircraft engines will be described and discussed in details. Other emissions will be mentioned. Emission legislation for aircraft engines will be introduced. By the end of this session, students will have the knowledge of what the emissions are, how they dispersed to the surrounding environment and how they are regulated.

Students will study the airport noise monitoring requirements, monitoring techniques, noise footprints including noise contouring as well as aircraft noise abatement techniques, both external and internal, passenger and aircraft crew noise exposure levels.

They will also need to understand and have a working knowledge of Noise Preferential Routes (NPR), standard flight crew procedures on take-off, airport noise requirements, curfews and penalties.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	44	1.00	44.00
Private study hours			156.00
Total Contact hours			44.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

- Coursework: 22 hrs
- Private study and examination revision: 134 hrs

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Written assignments

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	2000 words	20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		20.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	3 hr	80.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		80.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 27/09/2018

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