040-0085/01 – Occupational health and safety regulations (PPBOZP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Occupational and Process Safety | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Lucie Kocůrková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Lucie Kocůrková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2017/2018 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FBI | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Familiar with basic laws and other regulations ensuring occupational health and safety;
Interpret requirements of selected laws and other regulations to ensure occupational health and safety;
Acquires the ability to put legal requirements and other regulations to ensure occupational health and safety into practice.
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Summary
The subject focuses on key legal requirements and other regulations in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS). Excellent knowledge and understanding of the laws and other regulations to ensure OHS, the ability of their interpretation and application in practice is an essential part of the qualification requirements of all OHS professionals (specialists). The subject is the starting point for more specialized OHS subjects, e.g. Technical safety, Occupational hygiene, Case studies.
Compulsory literature:
Directive 89/391 - OSH "Framework Directive"
Individual EU directives focusing on specific aspects of safety and health (e.g. Directive 2009/104/EC – use of work equipment; Directive 92/58/EEC - safety and/or health signs; Directive 89/656/EEC - use of personal protective equipment; etc.)
Recommended literature:
ILO encyclopaedia on occupational health and safety: http://www.iloencyclopaedia.org/.
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA): https://osha.europa.eu/en.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE), UK: http://www.hse.gov.uk/.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Elaboration of worksheets (e.g. application for the medical check-up, allocation of PPE, reporting accidents and incidents at work);
Elaboration, presentation and defense of semestral work - internal guidelines for selected area of OSH (e.g. Occupational Health Services; OSH training; Provision and use of PPE; Workplace inspections and audits)
Legal consciousness; Key OSH principles and tools
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Brief law theory. Legal and other OSH requirements
2. Main OSH responsibilities, rights and duties of key stakeholders; Occupational risk management; Emergency preparedness
3. Occupational Health Services; Medical fitness to work
4. OSH training
5. Personal protective equipment
6. Occupational accidents and diseases
7. Workplace inspections and audits
8. Requirements for workplace and working environment; Safety signs and signals
9. Safety of machinery and work equipment
10. Organization of work and working practices
11. Occupational health
12. OSH professional/specialist
13. Labour inspection
14. Reserve
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
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