040-0020/03 – Industrial Toxicology (PrTox)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Occupational and Process SafetyCredits5
Subject guarantorprof. RNDr. Pavel Danihelka, CSc.Subject version guarantorprof. RNDr. Pavel Danihelka, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year1Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2002/2003Year of cancellation2012/2013
Intended for the facultiesFBIIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
BRZ0014 Ing. Mgr. Táňa Brzicová
DAN40 prof. RNDr. Pavel Danihelka, CSc.
KLO067 doc. Ing. et Ing. Karel Klouda, CSc., Ph.D.,MBA
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Part-time Credit and Examination 14+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

After absolving the course, student will be able, with the help of legislation and open database sources, to identify basic dangers of chemical compounds from the point of view of toxicology, to define information necessary to estimate exposure and to assess risks.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

Industrial Toxicology as a scientific discipline and management system. Compounds dangerous for human health and their impacts: system toxicity, cancerogenity, mutageneicity, reproduction toxicity, teratogenity, corrosivity, irritant properties, environmental toxicity and other effects (endocrine disruptors, allergens, sensibilitation). Dose - response dependens, limits of dangerous compouns in working and living environment, risk assessment, information sources concerning industrially used chemicals

Compulsory literature:

Databases on toxicology (database system TOXNET) Provazník, K. a kol.: Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi - souborné vydání. Univerzita Karlova: Fortuna, 2004. ISBN 80-7168-942-4 Tichý, M.: Toxikologie pro chemiky. Toxikologie obecná, speciální, analytická a legislativa. Universita Karlova, Praha, 2002. Buchancová, J.: Pracovné lekárstvo a toxikológia. Martin: Osveta, 2003, ISBN: 80-8063-113-1. Illing, P. Toxicity and risk. Context, principles and practice. London: Taylor & Francis, 2001, ISBN 0-415-23371-2.

Recommended literature:

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Úspěšné absolvování předmětu.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Toxicology as a scientific discipline 2. Basic toxicology terminology 3. Introduction to the management of health risks from toxic substances 4. Hazard identification 1 – the process of hazard identification, classification and labelling of substances and mixtures 5. Hazard identification 2 – toxicity evaluation, information sources on toxic substances 6. Exposure scenarios, assessment of exposure to toxic substances 7. Dose-Response assessment 8. Risk analysis and risk assessment, risk characterization 9. Risk management 10. Management of health risks from professional exposure to toxic substances – case study 11. Summary of legislation – toxic substances and professional exposure to toxic substances 12. Industrial toxicology in the area of major accident prevention 13. Industrial toxicology in the area of fire prevention and protection 14. Reserve

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51 3
        Exercises evaluation Credit 30 (30) 0 3
                Project Project 25  0 3
                Other task type Other task type 5  0 3
        Examination Examination 70 (70) 0 3
                Written examination Written examination 20  0 3
                Oral Oral examination 50  0 3
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Occurrence in study plans

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2011/2012 (N3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908T002) Safety Engineering K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908T002) Safety Engineering K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (N3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908T002) Safety Engineering K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (N3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908T002) Safety Engineering K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (N3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908T002) Safety Engineering K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (N3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908T002) Safety Engineering K Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan

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