040-0616/01 – Occupational risk management (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 | winter |
| | 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
After completing this course, the student will be able to: define the legal and other requirements in the area of occupational risk management; characterize the key steps of occupational risk management process and the logical connections among them; recognise fundamental workplace hazards (risks) and define the principles of occupational accidents and occupational diseases prevention; apply selected occupational risk assessment techniques (methods) to identify, analyse and evaluate the risks, prioritize the occupational risks; propose and defend measures to ensure OSH and create the occupational risk management documentation.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Project work
Summary
The course is focused on risk management in the workplace. Occupational risk assessment is a fundamental element in the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. The practical skill in risk assessment and the ability to propose effective measures to eliminate the risks or minimize their impact is among the key competences of OSH professionals. The requirement to carry out the occupational risk management is established in the European OSH Framework Directive (Directive 89/391 EEC), in the Czech Republic in the Labor Code (Act No. 262/2006 Coll.). Students will become familiar with common workplace hazards (risks) and the principles of occupational accidents and diseases prevention. They will develop practical skills in occupational risk assessment, including application of selected methods and tools for risk identification, analysis, evaluation and prioritization.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Obhajoba semestrální práce (projekt posouzení rizik).
Zkouška kombinovaná – písemný test a ústní zkouška, zahrnující řešení praktického úkolu.
E-learning
Other requirements
Worksheets - continuous solution and submission of tasks assigned in the form of worksheets
Semestral work - development, presentation and defense of the project of own risk assessment
Maximum 30% absence from exercises
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction (OSH risk management and its significance; relation to other safety risk assessments; OSH professionals and relevant competencies; legal framework)
2. General risk management process and OSH specifics (terminology; risk management process and ISO 31 000)
3. Preparation phase (defining scope, objectives, responsibilities, procedures, methods, etc.)
4. Categories/Types of hazards (risks); Physical risks (characteristics, risk sources and possible consequences, vulnerable professions / industries, principles of prevention, legal framework).
5. Chemical risks (characteristics, risk sources and possible consequences, vulnerable professions / industries, principles of prevention, legal framework).
6. Biological risks (characteristics, risk sources and possible consequences, vulnerable professions / industries, principles of prevention, legal framework).
7. Ergonomic risks (characteristics, risk sources and possible consequences, vulnerable professions / industries, principles of prevention, legal framework).
8. Risk identification (procedures and methods; risk formulation)
9. Risk analysis and evaluation (risk characterization/attributes; procedures and methods; risk acceptance; risk prioritization) – part 1
10. Risk analysis and evaluation (risk characterization/attributes; procedures and methods; risk acceptance; risk prioritization) – part 2
11. Risk prevention/control (hierarchy of risk controls, prevention principles; type of controls; risk transfer, residual risks; effectiveness of controls, cost-benefit analysis) – part 1
12. Risk prevention/control (hierarchy of risk controls, prevention principles; type of controls; risk transfer, residual risks; effectiveness of controls, cost-benefit analysis) – part 2
13. Occupational risk assessment documentation (content and structure)
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction