Course detail

Safety in Electrical Engineering

FEKT-XELEAcad. year: 2018/2019

The main idea of the course is to introduce the students to the following problems:
- legal regulations related to labour safety and health protection in the Czech Republic
- principles of risk prevention
- safety rules for handling and operating an electrical apparatus
- safety rules for the maintenance of an electrical apparatus
- realizing protection against electric shock
- protection of electrical devices against lightning and overvoltage
- fire protection of electrical devices
- first aid upon electric shock

The course is not intended for first-year students.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Radim Kadlec, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Theoretical and Experimental Electrical Engineering (UTEE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to perform the following tasks:
- evaluate the risks and avoid any danger posed by electricity,
- interpret the legal or technical regulations and standards related to the given discipline,
- explain the dangers of electricity to persons not familiar with this province,
- instruct persons intending to operate an electrical apparatus,
- apply first aid in case of electric shock.

Prerequisites

Students wishing to enroll in the course are expected to be capable of applying Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s laws to single-phase and three-phase circuits.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods include lectures and practical training in first aid. Course is taking advantage of e-learning (Moodle) system.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The applicable classification components are as follows:
- an in-class test, 0 – 40 points
- a final test, 0 – 60 points
Any student who scores at least 75% of total points in each test is eligible to take an oral interview before an examining board. If successful, the student will be awarded a Certificate of professional qualifications in electrical engineering according to Section 6 of Notice No. 50/1978 Coll. Holders of the Certificate are considered highly qualified for independent operation and maintenance of an lv electrical apparatus (up to 1000 V).

Course curriculum

- Legal regulations, technical standards, and qualifications in electrical engineering: the Czech Republic and other European countries, electrical apparatuses and networks.
- Electric shock in rooms and spaces, shielding and protection of powered objects, safe electrical products and installations, connection of electrical appliances.
- Impact of the electric current on the human organism, protection against electric shock.
- Protective equipment, assessment of operational risks, standardized safety signs and instructions; communicators and controllers, safe handling and operation of an electrical apparatus.
- Fire safety of electrical devices.
- In-class test.
- Immediate first aid and resuscitation practice using a dummy.
- Protection of electrical and electronic devices against lightning and overvoltage.
- Summary of issues for examination before the interview.
- Final test.
- Interview.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course has been set up to teach (as a part of the required knowledge in electrical engineering) the principles of safe design, realization, and operation of electrical installation and devices. The instruction will be directed towards preparing the students to take the examination based on ordinance no. 50/1978 Coll., On professional qualifications in electrical engineering, issued by the Czech Labour Safety Authority (ČUBP) and the Czech Mining Authority (ČBÚ). After passing the exam, the students will be qualified to work independently in the field of electrical engineering.

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

Students wishing to be awarded the Certificate of professional qualifications in electrical engineering are required to attend the course instruction/lectures between weeks 3 and 8.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KADLEC, R.; STEINBAUER, M. Bezpečná elektrotechnika (XELE, MELB). 2015. (CS)
Vyhláška č. 50/1978 Sb. o odborné způsobilosti v elektrotechnice (CS)

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radim Kadlec, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Czech and European legislative, technical standards, qualification in electrical engineering.
2. Effects of electric current on human organism, principles of protection against electric shock.
3. Laic first aid in case of electric shock.
4. Electric arrangement, electrical installation, electrical device mounting, conductor and terminals notation, handheld electrical tools.
5. Safe product, safe installation, safe activity, times of verification and revision.
6. Protection against overcurrents and short circuit currents.
7. System of protection against electric shock.
8. Automatic disconnect protection systems in TN and TT nets.
9. Protection of electric and electronic devices against lightning and overvoltage.
10. Fire safety of electrical installation and electrical devices.
11. Safety considerations for attendance and work on electric devices.
12. Searching, classification and prevention of risk of electrical device operation.
13. Examination to obtain qualification level "worker for independent activity".

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Faculties

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Parts

Safety in Electrical Engineering

Type of course unit