040-0097/01 – Management of occupational risks (MPR)
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 | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2018/2019 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | FBI | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
At the completion of the course, the student shall:
• Explains the importance of risk management in the OSH field.
• Interprets the requirements of legal and other regulations in the field of occupational risk management.
• Describes common hazards (risks) in the workplace and explains the principles of prevention of occupational accidents and diseases for individual hazards (risks).
• Applies the general risk management process (according to ISO 31000) in the OSH field.
• Applies selected procedures, methods/techniques and tools for occupational risk assessment.
• Designs and defends a risk management strategy and plan.
• Develops documentation of occupational risk management.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Project work
Summary
The course is focused on risk management in the workplace. The ability to assess risks at work and to propose effective measures to deal with risks is one of the key competencies of OSH professionals. Students will get acquainted with common workplace hazards (risks), with procedures, methods/techniques and tools for their assessment and with fundamental prevention of occupational accidents and diseases for individual hazards (risks). As part of the semester project, students will have the opportunity to work on case studies from real companies and try out the management of occupational risks in practice.
Compulsory literature:
Teaching materials (PowerPoint presentations, Student´s guide on OSH project).
ISO 31000: 2018 Risk management – Guidelines.
IEC 31010:2019 Risk management — Risk assessment techniques.
Recommended literature:
ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety: https://www.iloencyclopaedia.org/.
HSE Managing risks and risk assessment at work: https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/index.htm.
EU-OSHA Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA): https://oiraproject.eu/cs.
ISSA Guide for Risk Assessment in Small and Medium Enterprises: https://safety-work.org/en/guide-for-risk-assessment-in-small-and-medium-enterprises.html.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit: Project elaboration (risk assessment and risk treatment proposal for selected workplace / profession)
Exam: Presentation and defense of the project
E-learning
Other requirements
Development of partial outputs of the project according to the set schedule, regular consultations with the teacher.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to the subject (OSH risk management and its importance. Relation to other risk assessments in the field of safety and health. Legal framework of OSH risk management.).
2. The general process of risk management (ISO 31 000) and its application in the area of OSH.
3. Preparing for risk assessment in OSH.
4. Assessment of occupational risks (risk identification, risk analysis, risk evaluation and prioritization): procedures, methods and tools - I .part;
5. Assessment of occupational risks (risk identification, risk analysis, risk evaluation and prioritization): procedures, methods and tools - II .part;
6. Treatment of occupational risks (General prevention principles. Hierarchy of controls. Residual risks and risk transfer. Cost-benefit analysis. Risk treatment plan.) – I. part.
7. Treatment of occupational risks (General prevention principles. Hierarchy of controls. Residual risks and risk transfer. Cost-benefit analysis. Risk treatment plan.) – II. part.
Overview of key groups of occupational risks (characteristics, risk sources and possible consequences, vulnerable professions / sectors, principles of prevention, legal framework):
8. Physical risks – I. part.
9. Physical risks – II. part.
10. Chemical risks.
11. Biological risks.
12. Ergonomic risks.
13. Emerging occupational risks.
14. Reserve
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction