Course detail

Analysis of Risks and Disponible Sources I

FCH-BAO_ARDAcad. year: 2011/2012

The scale of classification for emergency events and characteristcs of their possible consequences including their categorization according to the specific effects on health of human and the environment. The assessment of risk from hazardous substances and preparations for human health and the environment. Marking specific hazards by Risk-phrase and security by Security-phrases. Importance of risk analysis for emergency and crisis planning. The methods of risk analysis and their use. Procedure for evaluation and risk essessment. Prediction of possible consequences in the case of emergency situation. The modelling spread of fires, HazMat and floods. Prediction of development of emergency and crisis situations. Characterisation of disposable means and significance of their analysis for emergency and crisis planning and management. Relation of risk analysis and analysis of disposable means. The basic division of disposable means. Purpose and procedure of their analysis. Databases of disposable means, their locations, capabilities, and time possibilities.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To teach students the basic methods and procedures concerning analysis of risks and disponible sources.

Prerequisites

To have mastered subjects of common basis

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

Term work of students.
Examination consists of written work.
Evaluation of the level of knowledge from the base of theory and practise of analysis of risk and disponible sources and creative approach to solve problems.

Course curriculum

T1: Emergency events
T2: Hazardous chemical substances
T3: Analyses and assessment of risk from hazardous chemical substances
T4: Methods of risk analyses from hazardous chemical substances
T5: Risk-Phrases of hazardous chemical substances
T6: Safety-Phrases of hazardous chemical substances
T7: Prediciton of impacts
T8: Modelling impacts
T9: Characteristics of disponible sources
T10: The basic distribution of disponible sources
T11: Analyses of disponible sources
T12: Databases of disponible sources
T13: The useing disponible sources for solution of emergency events

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To acquaint students with the methods and procedures of analyses of risk and analyses disponible sources.

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

Term work of students.
Individual consultations of students during the term in the extent of 2 hours per a week.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Mašek, I., Mika, O., J., Zeman, M.: Prevence závažných průmyslových havárií, VUT Brno, Chemická fakulta, Brno 2006 (EN)

Recommended reading

Zeman, M., Mika, O., J.: Integrovaný záchranný systém, VUT Brno, Chemická fakulta, Brno 2007 (EN)
Zeman, M., Mika, O., J.: Ochrana obyvatelstva, ISBN 978-80-214-3449-3, Vyskoké učení technické Brno, Fakultachemická, Brno 2007 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPCP_CHM_INT Master's

    branch NPCO_CHM , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme BPCP_OOB Bachelor's

    branch BPCO_KROO , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Seminar

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer