Course detail

Hazard analysis and chemical safety

FCH-DCO_ARDAcad. year: 2011/2012

Analysis and evaluation of the hazards caused by the treatment of environment and its contamination by chemicals. Evaluation of dangerous qualities, classification, registration and treatment of chemical substances following the regulations of the Czech Republic, EU and other international regulations. Methods of hazard analyses and their applications. Algorithm of hazard evaluation. Danger of the selected operations. Informational systems in chemical security. Hazard potential in chemical and petrochemical industries. Mechanism and causes of chemical emergencies followed by the release of dangerous chemicals into environment. Valid legislature of chemical emergency liquidation and prevention. Prevention of emergencies and accidents.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Josef Čáslavský, CSc.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Obtaining and evaluation information about dangerous properties of chemical
materials and preparatives.
Analysis and risk classification connected with handling or presence chemical
materials in life environment.
Application legislative norms at activities connected with treatment of chemical materials and preparatives.
Treatment with databases and others sources of the information about dangerous properties of chemical materials.
Evaluation of simple accidents and specified undesired events.
Fundamentals processing crisis documentation, disaster plans.
Procedure of occurrance of iemergency event, in its progression and by the remove of the consequences.
Knowledge of the pollutants, mechanism of theirs effect on organism, on the fauna and flora

Prerequisites

Chemistry and technology of protection of the environment I, II
Technology of the chemical productions

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

Requirements to examination result from syllabus of study.

Course curriculum

Themes of tutorials.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Introduce with principles and technique risk analysis classification of materials for health and environment,
with legislation on EU and CR concerning dangerous materials and preparation, introduce with improvement sources of information about dangerous properties
of chemical materials, obtaining information about principles of first aid
and sanitation, identification basics of safety and hygiene at work.
Inform students about problems of prevention and liquidation accidents, crisis planing a management, with valid legislature, duties of state organs, self - employed juridical and physical persons.
Inform students about treatment of possible specified undesired events and accidents.

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

Elaboration of seminar project on topic assigned and its presentation

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BENERJEE, S.: Industrial hazards and plant safety. (CS)
Červená řada nakladatelství SPBI Ostrava (CS)
FARAZMOND, A.: Handbook of crisis and emergency management. (CS)
KALOUSEK, J.: Základy fyzikální chemie hoření, výbuchu a hašení. (CS)

Recommended reading

Legislativa (CS)
MARTINCOVÁ, J.; MAŠEK, I. Safety of transport of dangerous substances. In The Book of Abstracts. EMEC 7, VUT FCH Brno: Brno, University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, 2006. s. 79 (1 s.). ISBN: 80-214-3320-5. (CS)
MAŠEK, I., BOHANES, J., VALÁŠEK, R. Zkušenosti z likvidace požáru obilního sila v Brně. In CHEMORISK 96. Bratislava: ZSVTS Bratislava s.r.o., 1996. s. 135-138. ISBN: 80-233-037. (CS)
MAŠEK, I., MATOUŠEK, J. Systém prevence a likvidace chemických nehod v nevýrobní sféře a v dopravě. In CHEMORISK-95. 2. Bratislava: Dom techniky ZSVTS Bratislava s.r.o., 1995. s. 197-201. ISBN: 80-233-032. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme DPCP_CHTOZP Doctoral

    branch DPCO_CHTOZP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch DPCO_CHTOZP , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme DKCP_CHTOZP Doctoral

    branch DKCO_CHTOZP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch DKCO_CHTOZP , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional