Learn the fundamentals of freight transportation risk management, including risk assessment concepts and methodologies in this concise, 3-hour course designed for professionals.
This course is a simple dive into the world of transportation risk management. You'll learn how to spot potential hazards and assess risks, especially in the context of transporting hazardous materials by rail. It's all about keeping things safe and sound while moving stuff around!
Introduction to freight transportation risk management framework, risk assessment concepts and methodologies.
What is the course about? This course provides an introduction to transportation risk analysis.
What kind of materials are included? It covers risk management framework, and risk assessment concepts and methodologies using examples based on railroad hazardous materials transportation risk.
How long will the course take to complete? The lectures can be completed in about 3 hours. Students are highly encouraged to complete optional assignments specified in the lectures. This would require additional 2-10 hours, depending on the level of complexity of the student-chosen transportation risk scenario.
How is the course structured? There are a set of 5-15 minute video lectures with optional assignments. Students are encouraged to publish their assignments online (e.g. using Google Doc) and share the link using the Q&A board for specific lectures.
Why take this course? This course will provide an ultralight, express introduction to transportation risk. This course is particularly suitable for managers, planners, engineers, other professionals or students who are or will be involved in transportation supply chain. Upon completion of this course, students will feel comfortable to support a transportation risk analysis project. Additional resources are specified throughout the lectures if students want to learn more.
Level of instructor involvement/availability: Students are highly encouraged to post questions and comments, and respond to those from other students using the Q&A board. Instructor will check and address unanswered questions/comments at least weekly.
Understand basic concepts in transportation risk
Structure transportation risk problems by identifying potential hazards, initiating events, likelihood and accident consequences
Identify data needs to perform transportation risk analysis
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Dr. Rapik Saat holds B.S. (2003), M.S. (2005), and Ph.D. (2009) degrees in civil engineering, all from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He teaches graduate-level courses in High-Speed Rail Planning and Multimodal Transportation Safety and Risk. His research interests are transportation safety and risk analysis, high-speed rail planning, railroad civil engineering economics, data mining and operations research.
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It went beyond my expectations because it dealt with hazardous products and equipment.
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Very thorough without getting bogged down on any topic. Pertinent to anyone who works in rail, especially related to risks/hazards.
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