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Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title			Number of ECTS Credits Allocated
040-0860/01	Work at Height Safety			4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit		Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit		First Cycle
Year of Study		Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is delivered		Summer Semester
Mode of Delivery		Face-to-face
Language of Instruction		Czech, English
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites		Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)		Personal ID	Name
		RUC01	Ing. Emil Rucký
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Define basic terms (PPE, RE- rescue equipment), factual and legal differences. Clarify legislative background issues. Interpreting PPE selection and use of NG and systems (fall arrest, rescue hoists)
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Common optional components are not offered, students of special interest can participate in departmental activities or can arrange consulting hours with lecturer.
Course Contents
1st The obligation of employers to identify and eliminate risk - Labor Code 2007 2.Definition terms, "Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and" Rescue Equipment "(RE), factual and legal differences 3rd Legislative solutions of - Government Decree No. 495/2001 Coll. Government Regulation No. 21/2003 Coll. 4th Category PPE approval, CE Marking, product marketing, user manuals 5th Basic types of hazards, training and risk assessment, PPE selection and natural gas, residual risk 6th Government Regulation No. 362/2005 Coll., Act No. 309/2006 Coll. Government Regulation No. 591/2006 Coll. 7th Instructions for use and marking - General requirements BS EN 365 8th Fall arrest systems - IEC 363; harnesses, DIN EN 361 + BS EN 358 9th Shock absorber - IEC 355 Connectors - IEC 354 Connectors - DIN EN 362 10th Guided Fall incl. flexible anchor line - BS EN 353-2. Guided Fall incl. rigid anchor line - BS EN 353-1 11th Retractable type fall arresters - IEC 360, anchoring device - BS EN 795 12th Rescue lifting devices - EN 1496 Descender devices - BS EN 341 13th Technological procedures, accidents and incidents resulting from a fall from a height or depth
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:

Vojta, Z.- Rucký, E.: Osobní ochranné pracovní prostředky, SPBI Ostrava 2003, ISBN:806634-19- 1 Nařízení vlády č. 495/2001 Sb., rozsah a podmínky poskytování OOPP Nařízení vlády č. 21/2003 Sb., technické požadavky na výrobky Související ČSN EN Technické materiály výrobců jednotlivých druhů OOPP a ZP
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined
Work placement(s)
Course does not contain work placement.