040-0603/01 – Dangerous chemicals and materials (NLaM)
Gurantor department | Department of Occupational and Process Safety | Credits | 4 |
Subject guarantor | Ing. Michaela Skřížovská, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Michaela Skřížovská, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2020/2021 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | FBI | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Identify the characteristic properties of dangerous (hazardous) substances. Explain the legal measures in accordance with requirements of the EU for handling with chemicals and mixtures as registration, classification, labelling and packaging, communication within downstream users including risk management measures (material safety data sheet, risk assessment). Illustrate the process of combustion, explosion and toxic effects of chemical substances and mixtures. Explain the basics of waste issues, identification of their own properties, requirements of the Czech Republic and EU legislation for waste management. Addressing the knowledge requirements of the safe transportation of hazardous substances (ADR, RID and other). Clarify the concept of nano-materials and the requirements of EU legislation for their management.
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Summary
In industry, transport and everyday activities, we are exposed to several chemicals that could harm human health and the environment. Information on combustion processes, explosion, toxic effects and properties of hazardous substances is given. Further, the statutory measures, in accordance with the requirements of the European Union, on classification, registration, labelling and packaging, including the requirements for the handling of hazardous chemicals, are explained. The industrial activity also generates waste to be categorized and managed in accordance with the legal requirements. Knowledge of requirements for safe transport (ADR, RID) is also included. At the present time, there is a high increase in development and use of specific materials, so-called nano-materials. The particular attention is also paid these materials, to specific dangerous properties and their regulation within the EU.
Compulsory literature:
REGULATION (EC) No 1907/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC. In: Official Journal of the European Union. 2006.
REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. In: Official Journal of the European Union. 2008.
Recommended literature:
Guidance on REACH. Online. ECHA European chemicals agency. Available at: https://www.echa.europa.eu/cs/web/guest/guidance-documents/guidance-on-reach. [cit. 2024-02-09].
Chesar. Online. C2018. Available at: https://chesar.echa.europa.eu/. [cit. 2024-02-09].
Ecotoc. Online. Available at: https://www.ecetoc.org/tools/. [cit. 2024-02-09].
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Forma ověření studijních výsledků je kombinovaná a to jak ústní tak písemná. Student dále v rámci předmětu zpracovává semestrální práci, kterou také prezentuje na cvičení.
E-learning
Other requirements
At least 80 % attendance at seminars. Absence of a maximum of 20 % must be excused and the excuse must be accepted by the teacher (the teacher decides on the justification of the excuse). Continuous submission of tasks assigned to the exercises in terms set by the teacher.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1.BASIC TERMS IN CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
Terms explanation, dangerous properties overview – physical hazard, hazard for human health and environment.
2.CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
Management of chemicals and mixtures, life cycle, requirements of law for chemicals and mixtures, public health protection. State administration.
3. PHYSICAL HAZARDS
Explanation of combustion and explosion processes. Flammable gases, aerosol, oxidizing gases, pressurized gases, flammable liquids, self-reactive substances / mixtures, self-heating substances / mixtures, substances reacting with water to release flammable gases, oxidizing liquids and solids, organic peroxides and substances / mixtures corrosive to metals. Testing.
4. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - basic distribution, biodegradability, octanol-water partition coefficient, bio-concentration. Additional hazards- for the ozone layer. Testing.
5. HEALTH HAZARDS
Acute toxicity, corrosivity/irritation, sensitization, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, specific target organ toxicity - single or repeated exposure, inhalation toxicity. Testing.
6. HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT
Hazard identification, dose-response relationship, exposure assessment, risk characterization.
7. ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Hazard identification, dose-response relationship, exposure assessment, risk characterization.
8. REGULATION CLP
Classification, packaging and labelling dangerous substances and mixtures. Globally Harmonized System.
9. REGULATION REACH
The principle of REACH, registration, chemical safety report. European Chemicals Agency. Supply chain information transmission - safety data sheet.
10. WASTES AND EVALUATION OF HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES WASTE
Waste categorisation into categories and groups; hazardous properties of waste; waste management, transport of waste.
11. SAFE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
The requirements for road and rail transport of dangerous substances and articles according to ADR and RID (classification of dangerous substances, the conditions for inclusion of hazardous substances into classes, classification code, tickets, equipment, vehicles). Requirements for the safe transport of dangerous substances in water and air.
12. OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
Analysis of the necessary information for the prevention and to intervene. Usage of literature sources, database, information systems – DIAMANT, HAZCHEM, TRINS.
13. NANOMATERIALS
Terms explanation, specific types of nanomaterials, management of nanomaterials.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction