Safety and Civil Protection (Sicurezza e protezione civile)
Teacher
Prof aggr. Stefano Grimaz
Credits
6 CFU
Objectives
The course aims: to introduce the safety engineering principles and criteria for analyzing and managing the territorial risks within an intersectoral framework; to provide knowledge about methods and techniques of safety engineering; to identify strategies for prevention and protection planning for the management of emergencies; to make known the approach of disaster management and the organization of the Italian Civil Protection system; to experiment and use engineering tools and techniques for safety planning and for emergency management.
Acquired skills
Conceptual references for safety analysis and management within an integrated framework.
Strategies for risk mitigation with particular reference to the seismic risk and fire safety in terms of civil protection.
Methods of analysis of scenarios for the characterization of the conditions of risk and the prioritization of intervention with particular reference to the risk of earthquake and fires.
Damage, safety and usability assessments in the post-earthquake emergency.
Role of the risk assessment and management within prevention and safety planning
Knowledge of the main legislative references on the subject.
Contents
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Lectures and exercises |
hours |
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Topics |
Specific contents |
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Introduction |
Purpose and application fields of safety engineering and civil protection. Holistic and integrated approach to safety. |
6 |
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Risk and Safety |
The evolution of risk and safety concepts. Risk analisys: the PxM classic model. The UNESCO’s Model (P,V,E). The foundamental process of damage generation. Prevention and protection concepts. Disaster management cycle. |
6 |
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Dangerous substances |
Hazard characterization of dangerous substances. Handling, storage and Transport of dangerous substances. |
4 |
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Fire and explosion risk |
Fire: chemistry and physics of fire. Fire dynamics. Combustion products and effects on people. Explosions: flammable range and ATEX atmospheres. Flash fire, deflagration, detonation. Principles of fire safety Introduction to the use of simulation models.of Fire Safety Engineering |
10 |
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Seismic risk |
Seismic risk: the seismic problem and risk mitigation strategies. Analysis of the post-event damage. Post-earthquake assessments of usability (AeDES form). Structural damage assessment. Short term countermeasures for safety. |
10 |
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Civil Protection |
Civil Protection system. The Augustus method. |
4 |
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Emergency management |
Method of the functional characterization of emergency scenarios Principles and criteria of designing emergency plans and safety procedures. The Incident Command System and the HAZ-MAT method. |
6 |
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Legislation |
Safety and environmental protection regulations. Principles and criteria of seismic codes. Civil protection regulations: civil protection plans. |
6 |
References
- Lecture notes
- S. Menoni - Costruire la prevenzione – Pitagora editrice Bologna, 2004
- S. Simonetti – Rischio Ambientale – Dario Flaccovio Editore. Palermo. 2002
- Manuale scheda AeDES per la verifiche di agibilità e danno nell'emergenza sismica on line:
http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/jcms/it/view_pub.wp?contentId=PUB5
- Manuale Opere Provvisionali L’intervento tecnico urgente in emergenza sismica on line:
http://sprint.uniud.it/ricerca/progetti/stop
Additional material information on line http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it
Evaluation methods
Oral