Course detail

Industrial Safety

FSI-CPBAcad. year: 2024/2025

The main content of the course is a review of approaches to safety assurance (occupational health and safety, safety of machinery, environmental safety, prevention of serious accidents).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Luboš Kotek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics (ÚVSSR)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of mathematics in the extent of previous studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is expected.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Requirements for course-unit credit award: active participation in lectures and seminars, semestral work elaboration, test; in justified cases, the lecturer may set alternative requirements.

Presence in lectures is recommended, presence in seminars is compulsory.
In justified cases alternative form of tuition, solution of the individual semestral project.

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarize the students with approaches to the prevention of injuries and the prevention of losses in industrial enterprises. Attention will be paid to all basic areas of occupational health and safety and information security. 


The course allows the students to obtain basic knowledge in the field of risk management and safety assurance.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Česko. Zákon č. 262/2006 Sb., zákoník práce. In Sbírka zákonů, Česká republika. 2006, 84, s. 3146-3241
SKŘEHOT P. a kol.: Prevence nehod a havárií - 1. díl nebezpečné látky a materiály; Výzkumný ústav bezpečnosti práce, v. v. i. & T-SOFT, a. s., 2009; ISBN 978-80-86973-70-8
SKŘEHOT P. a kol.: Prevence nehod a havárií - 2. díl mimořádné události a prevence nežádoucích následků; Výzkumný ústav bezpečnosti práce, v. v. i. & T-SOFT, a. s., 2009; ISBN 978-80-86973-73-9
VÚBP: BEZPEČNOST A OCHRANA ZDRAVÍ NA PRACOVIŠTÍCH. Výzkumný ústav bezpečnosti práce, Praha, 2022 (CS)

Recommended reading

ČSN EN 31010 ed. 2. Management rizik - Techniky posuzování rizik. 2020.
KLETZ, T.: Learning from accidents; 3. ed.; Butterworth-Heinemann 2001; pp 357; ISBN 0 7506 4883 X
Manual for the classification and prioritization of risks due to major accidents in process and related industries : Inter-Agency Programme on the Assessment and Management of Health and Environmental Risks from Energy and Other Complex Industrial Systems [online]. Vienna : IAEA, 1996
OECD Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response - Guidance for Industry (including Management and Labour), Public Authorities, Communities, and other Stakeholders; 2. ed.; OECD Environment, Health and Safety Publications 2003; Series on Chemical Accidents No. 10

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-STR-P Bachelor's

    specialization KSB , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme C-AKR-P Lifelong learning

    specialization CZS , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Luboš Kotek, Ph.D.
Ing. Jana Rozehnalová, M.Sc.

Syllabus

1. History of safety in the Czech Republic and EU.
2. Occupational safety and health protection in an industry.
3. Safety in the workplace.
4. Factors affecting safety in the workplace.
5. Categorization of works and prevention of hazards.
6. Personal protective equipment.
7. Hazards created by neglecting ergonomic principles.
8. Occupational hygiene and prevention of occupational diseases.
9. Fire safety.
10. Protection of personal data.
11. Information security.
12. Cyber security.
13. Summarization of the presented topics, presentation of semestral works.

Computer-assisted exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Luboš Kotek, Ph.D.
Ing. Jana Rozehnalová, M.Sc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to methods of industrial safety, semestral work assignmnent
2. Measurement of workplace conditions and categorization of work.
3. Prevention of hazards - an example of the identification and prevention of risks.
4. Choice of personal protective equipment.
5. Safety estimation of industrial facilities with index methods - 1st part.
6. Safety estimation of industrial facilities with index methods - 2nd part.
7. Presentation of semestral works, course-unit credit award.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course