Hirshfield, L., & Fogler, H. S., & Barr, C. (2022, August), Assessing Embedded Process Safety Curriculum Within Core Chemical Engineering Courses  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41435

\bibitem{asee_peer_41435}
  Hirshfield, L., \& Fogler, H. S., \& Barr, C. (2022, August), \emph{Assessing Embedded Process Safety Curriculum Within Core Chemical Engineering Courses}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--41435

Laura Hirshfield, H. Scott Fogler, and Chris Barr.  "Assessing Embedded Process Safety Curriculum Within Core Chemical Engineering Courses".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/41435 Internet.  22 Feb, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_41435}
  Laura Hirshfield, H. Scott Fogler, and Chris Barr.
  "Assessing Embedded Process Safety Curriculum Within Core Chemical Engineering Courses".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/41435 Internet.  22 Feb, 2025

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AB  - While process safety is an important part of being a chemical engineer, it is not easily integrated into an already-full chemical engineering undergraduate curriculum. It may be offered as an elective course, or heavily emphasized in laboratory or hands-on courses, but is not always possible to integrate throughout the entire chemical engineering experience. The SafeChE initiative was started to provide faculty and students safety resources that can be more effectively and efficiently implemented throughout all chemical engineering courses. The website was launched by Professor H. Scott Fogler in order to increase the safety education of chemical engineering students throughout the world. As a result, it is therefore free and accessible to all. 

This paper presents the results of an assessment program conducted to determine the impact of integration of the modules throughout the undergraduate curriculum. A survey was distributed to all undergraduate chemical engineering students at the start and end of the academic year. Depending on the student’s year in the program, they could complete up to three modules in one academic year. The assessment survey instrument first asked students to walk through a potential scenario as a new manufacturing engineer, tasking them with identifying areas of research, professional obligations, stakeholders affected by the manufacturing process, and the role of process safety in their approach. Next, the instrument gauged student’s current considerations of safety (“how often do you think about chemical engineering safety in the following situations?”) and confidence with completing process safety tasks (i.e., determining root cause or potential hazards). Ideally, as a result of completing safety modules over the course of the year, students prioritize process safety considerations more and feel more confident in completing process safety activities. While there were very few statistically significant changes in student perceptions of safety or confidence in safety-related tasks, analysis of open-ended responses demonstrated that students were far more invested in and considerate of safety at the end of the study.
AU  - Laura Hirshfield
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