Course detail

Safety of Work on Earthwork Machines

FSI-NB0Acad. year: 2010/2011

The course is aimed towards the safety regulations valid for work with the earthwork machines, namely towards the regulation 324 of the Czech Labour Safety Office and of the Czech Mining Office from July 31, 1990. The course includes the site investigation, the securing of the excavation operations, the operation conditions of earthwork machines, the duties of machine operators, the forbidden handling with machines, the manner of machines transport on public roads etc.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Miroslav Škopán, CSc.

Department

Institute of Automotive Engineering (ÚADI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The graduation of this course is obligatory for all persons interested in attaining licence for controling earthwork machines. Students will gain knowledge necessary for every officer who controls activities of the staff doing earthwork. His/her control work must correspond with valid safety regulations and laws.

Prerequisites

Students are required to have basic knowledge of technical mechanics, physics, higher mathematics, machine parts and their mechanism, physics of materials and principles of electrotechnical engineering.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The presentation at seminars called The verification of knowledge of safety regulations

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic terms of dangerous activities in the sense of the regulation 324. Students will be made familiar with the duties of machine operators, the duties of supervisors (site managers, leading crews) mainly from aspect of making safe working environment and avoiding accidents and breakdowns during controlling the earthwork machines.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The attendance at seminars is obligatory, recorded by the teacher. The form of compensation of missed lessons (in justified cases) is solved individually with the subject guarantee person.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

VANĚK, Antonín. Moderní strojní technika a technologie zemních prací. Praha: Academia, 2003. Česká matice technická (Academia). ISBN 8020010459. (CS)
Zákon 262/2006 Sb. - Zákon zákoník práce ze dne 21. dubna 2006 In: Sbírka zákonů České republiky.2006. (CS)

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jaroslav Kašpárek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. The interpretation of terms
2. The legislature.The work codex.
3. Employers duties
4. Setting and preparation of the working place
5. Provision of site excavation
6. Protective zones (conduct VN, pipelines, roads, railways etc.)
7. The duties of controling the machine before starting working
8. The service conditions of machines
9. Prohibited manipulations with earthwork machines
10. The cooperation of a crane operator with a tier (targetman)
11. Machines protection during interruption or finishing work
12. The transport of machines on their own driving axles
13. The transport of machines on trailer

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Antonín Šťastný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1,2. The training of using basic regulations
3,4. The projection of instructional films
5,6. The practical demonstration of reparation in any company
7,8. The practical demonstration of a machine in operation in terrain
9,10. The formation of tests for work safety schooling
11,12. The excursion in Agrotech company
13. The excursion in Agrotech company

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Safety of Work on Earthwork Machines

Type of course unit