Analysis of safety risks

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Course Unit Code040-0057/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *Second 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
Summary
The subject deepens students´ knowledge in a dynamically developing field of study – hazard identification and risk analysis in context of symmetric and asymmetric threat. Information is provided on security management system and quantitative risk assessment of extraordinary events in relation to health and lives of population, property and environment. Requirements for risk analysis of territorial entities are analyzed in more detail, including practical examples of quantitative risk assessment. The subject includes the outline of favourite Dutch approach published in “Purple Book”, a newly developed European procedure called ARAMIS and risk assessment during transport of hazardous substances.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Understand and apply steps of risk assessment.
Course Contents
1. Introduction, characteristic of dangerous substances
2. Definitions, dividing of extraordinary events, risk sources types in territory
3. Risk assessment, risk analysis, risk perception, risk acceptability
4. Methods for territory assessment (Check-List, SWOT analysis, ETA, What if, FMEA)
5. Project SIPROCI, Method HVE
6. Selected programs for accidental consequence modelling (ALOHA, EFFECTS, TerEx)
7. Methods for environmental impact of accident, method H&V index
8. Transportation of dangerous substances
9. Critical infrastructure
10. Human factor
11. Physical protection plan
12. Ecoterrorism
13. Risk management
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Danihelka P.: Analysis and management of risks of dangerous chemicals in industry, VŠB-TUO, 2002.
Reitšpís J. a kol..: Manažérstvo bezpečnostných rizík. Žilina 2004, ISBN 80-8070-328-0
Recommended Reading:
Danihelka P.: Analysis and management of risks of dangerous chemicals in industry, VŠB-TUO, 2002.
Bernatík A.: Prevence závažných havárií I., SPBI, Ostrava, 2006, ISBN: 80-86634-89-2.
Bernatík A.: Prevence závažných havárií II., SPBI, Ostrava, 2006, ISBN: 80-86634-90-6.
Bartlová I., Damec J.: Prevence technologických zařízení, SPBI, Edice spektrum 30., 2002.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
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