040-0610/01 – Working Environment (PPrst)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Occupational and Process SafetyCredits4
Subject guarantorIng. Lucie Kocůrková, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorMgr. Veronika Brancová Hase
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2021/2022Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesFBIIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
BER13 Ing. Šárka Bernatíková, Ph.D.
SIK117 Ing. Lucie Kocůrková, Ph.D.
SKE0015 Mgr. Michaela Škerková, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 14+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

A. Define and interpret the requirements of legal and other regulations to ensure OSH in the area of occupational health. B. Define the risk factors of work environment and discuss their impact on workers' health. C. Apply appropriate procedures and methods for measuring selected risk factors. D. Interpret the measurement results for health risk assessment purposes. E. Process and discuss data for the occupational health risk assessment. F. Characterize, propose, discuss and defend prevention strategies and tools.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work

Summary

This course introduces students to the broad principles of occupational hygiene as a discipline of anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards that can be encountered in the workplace. Through lectures and practical exercises, students will gain knowledge and skills for measurement of exposure to some key risk factors (chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic). The course will introduce the health risk assessment framework incl. control banding tools and the principles of prevention and reduction of health risks. Specific measures to protect occupational health will be discussed. As part of semester project, students will acquire practical skills in assessing health risks and proposing measures to prevent health risks.

Compulsory literature:

Sue Reed, Dino Pisaniello, Geza Benke (edit.). Principles of Occupational Health & Hygiene - An introduction. 3rd edition. Routledge, AIOH, 2019. ISBN 9781 760528508.

Recommended literature:

John Cherrie, Sean Semple, Marie Coggins. Monitoring for Health Hazards at Work, 5th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2021. ISBN: 978-1-119-61496-8.

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 70 % attendance at seminars. Absence of a maximum of 30% 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, legal regulations, factors of occupational environment, their basic characteristics and specifics 2. Hygiene limit values, legal framework for the assessment of the degree of risk of occupational disease, basic conditions of work categorization 3. Definition of ergonomics, basic ergonomic concepts, criteria and parameters of ergonomic evaluation of work systems 4. Dust, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention 5. Chemicals, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention 6. Noise, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention 7. Vibration, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention 8. Non-ionizing radiation, ionizing radiation and electromagnetic field, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention 9. Thermal and cold load, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention 10. Physical load and working position, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention 11. Visual and mental stress, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention 12. Biological agents, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention 13. Work at elevated air pressure, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention, space requirements for the workplace

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2021/2022 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 30  16
        Examination Examination 70  35 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Preparation of a semester project on a given topic and its presentation. Preparation laboratory protocols. Credit test. Exam - written and oral part.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Preparation of a semester project on a given topic and its presentation. Preparation laboratory protocols. Credit test. Exam - written and oral part.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2024/2025 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2024/2025 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2024/2025 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Praha 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Praha 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Lázně Bohdaneč 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Lázně Bohdaneč 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Praha 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Lázně Bohdaneč 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů K Czech Lázně Bohdaneč 2 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B1022A020001) Bezpečnost práce a procesů P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

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Assessment of instruction



2022/2023 Summer