Edinburgh University engineering students to work with 'cutting-edge' industry software

An Aberdeenshire process safety firm has teamed up with the University of Edinburgh to give the next generation of engineers the chance to work with “cutting-edge” industry software.

The university has asked Salus Technical’s founder and managing director David Jamieson to carry out a lecture for undergraduate students on their chemical engineering degree course.

Salus Technical is offering its new risk assessment system – Bowtie Master – free-of-charge to students of degrees related to process safety, such as chemical and process safety engineering.

The move will give students the opportunity to experience “pioneering industry-relevant” software as part of their studies.

The university has asked Salus Technical’s founder and managing director David Jamieson to carry out a lecture for undergraduate students on their chemical engineering degree course. His lecture on bowtie diagrams and barrier management will form part of a module on advanced process safety.

Jamieson is currently in discussions with a number of universities across the UK, several of whom are keen to use the software with their students.

He said: “Bowtie diagrams are an excellent training tool to help understand our risks, the management of our barriers and what can make them fail. A cloud-based application, Bowtie Master facilitates the building and sharing of these bowtie diagrams, offering unprecedented capabilities to design, collaborate on and share these diagrams across disciplines and organisations.

“The students will enjoy exposure to this cutting-edge industry software, as well as learning about the fundamentals of bowtie diagrams. What’s more, with most university students working and learning from home at the moment, our cloud-based application can be used on their laptops, without the need to install any software.

“I know from my own experience, I didn’t encounter any real-life, industry software programmes until I was actually working, so this will be a huge boost to the students’ future career prospects.”

Jamieson developed Bowtie Master following an extensive career working in-house for major operators and service providers.

As well as oil and gas, the system can be used across a wide range of major hazard industries, including aerospace, rail, construction and cyber security.

Jamieson added: “We describe Bowtie Master as a lens through which to understand, visualise and communicate risk. Supporting the next generation of engineers is part of a wider drive towards increasing the safety competencies of individuals, teams and organisations.”

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