Hazard and Risk Analysis

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Course Unit Code040-0525/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter, Summer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
BER72prof. Dr. Ing. Aleš Bernatík
MAR33Ing. Kateřina Sikorová, Ph.D.
Summary
Introduce to issue of major accident prevention. Explain of significance and the way of hazard analysis of toxic substance releases, fire and explosion in storage, production and processing of dangerous substances and risk assessment. Analyse selected methods used in Europe and the Czech Republic.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Understand and apply basic methods of analysis and risk assessment.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to major accident prevention
2. Selected dangerous substances and their dangerous properties
3. Legislative requirements in major accident prevention
4. Safety management system of major accident prevention
5. Analysis and risk assessment caused by major accidents
6. Case study, the way of method selection
7. Methods used for selection of risk sources – according to CPR 18E Purple Book
8. Methods used for selection of risk sources - IAEA-TECDOC-727
9. Method Dow´s Fire and Explosion Index
10. Method Dow´s Chemical Exposure Index
11. Methods used for probability estimation of accident scenarios - FTA, ETA
12. Methods used in environmental impact assessment caused by major accidents
13. The issue of no-classified sources of major accident risk
14. Excursion
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substance (SEVESO II).
Directive 2003/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2003 amending Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances.
Committee for the Prevention of Disasters: Guidelines for quantitative risk assessment, “Purple Book”. CPR 18E. Hague, 1999.
IAEA: Manual for the classification and prioritization of risks due to major accidents in process and related industries, TEC-DOC 727. Vienna, 1996. ISSN 1011-4289.
AIChE: Dow´s Fire and Explosion Index. Hazard Classification Guide. New York, 1994. ISBN 0-8169-0623-8.
AIChE: Dow´s Chemical Exposure Guide. New York, 1994. ISBN 0-8169-0647-5.
Bernatík A.: Prevence závažných havárií I. Ostrava SPBI, 2006. ISBN 80-86634-89-2.
Zákon č. 59/2006 Sb., o prevenci závažných havárií způsobených vybranými nebezpečnými chemickými látkami nebo chemickými přípravky, ve znění pozdějších předpisů. Sbírka zákonů ČR, částka 25.
Committee for the Prevention of Disasters: Guidelines for quantitative risk assessment, “Purple Book”. CPR 18E. Hague, 1999.
IAEA: Manual for the classification and prioritization of risks due to major accidents in process and related industries, TEC-DOC 727. Vienna, 1996. ISSN 1011-4289.
AIChE: Dow´s Fire and Explosion Index. Hazard Classification Guide. New York, 1994. ISBN 0-8169-0623-8.
AIChE: Dow´s Chemical Exposure Guide. New York, 1994. ISBN 0-8169-0647-5.
Recommended Reading:
Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substance (SEVESO II).
Directive 2003/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2003 amending Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances.
Committee for the Prevention of Disasters: Guidelines for quantitative risk assessment, “Purple Book”. CPR 18E. Hague, 1999.
IAEA: Manual for the classification and prioritization of risks due to major accidents in process and related industries, TEC-DOC 727. Vienna, 1996. ISSN 1011-4289.
AIChE: Dow´s Fire and Explosion Index. Hazard Classification Guide. New York, 1994. ISBN 0-8169-0623-8.
AIChE: Dow´s Chemical Exposure Guide. New York, 1994. ISBN 0-8169-0647-5.
Bernatík A.: Prevence závažných havárií I. Ostrava SPBI, 2006. ISBN 80-86634-89-2.
Zákon č. 59/2006 Sb., o prevenci závažných havárií způsobených vybranými nebezpečnými chemickými látkami nebo chemickými přípravky, ve znění pozdějších předpisů. Sbírka zákonů ČR, částka 25.
Committee for the Prevention of Disasters: Guidelines for quantitative risk assessment, “Purple Book”. CPR 18E. Hague, 1999.
IAEA: Manual for the classification and prioritization of risks due to major accidents in process and related industries, TEC-DOC 727. Vienna, 1996. ISSN 1011-4289.
AIChE: Dow´s Fire and Explosion Index. Hazard Classification Guide. New York, 1994. ISBN 0-8169-0623-8.
AIChE: Dow´s Chemical Exposure Guide. New York, 1994. ISBN 0-8169-0647-5.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined