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Terminated in academic year 2010/2011

Environmental Accidents

Type of study Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 040-0001/02
Abbreviation HŽP
Course title Environmental Accidents
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator prof. RNDr. Pavel Danihelka, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Accident as phenomenon relating to environment.
Examples of historical accidents in environment: Baia Mare, Seveso, Schwarzhalle Basel, oil accidents
Dangerous compounds from the point of view of accidents.
Toxicity for water environmet, ecotoxicity
Acute and chronic effects.
Physico-chemical danger – fire, explosion.
Assessment of risk of environmental accidents. H&V index.
Legislation context
Prevention of environmental accidents
Emergency preparedness

Literature

P. Danihelka: Analysis and Management of Industrial Risks, VŠB – TU Ostrava,
2002, ISBN 80-248-0084-5
Directiva SEVESO II
Risk Management Guide for Major Industrial Accidents intended for
municipapilites and Industry, CRAM – Conseil pour la réduction des accidents
industriels majeurs, Canada, Québec 2002, ISBN 2-922820-04-1 
Awareness and Preparedness for Emergency at Local Level: a Process for
Responding to Technological Accidents, ISBN 92-807-1183-0 
U.S. EPA 550-B-99-009: Risk management programme guidance for off-site
consequence analysis, April 1999, www.epa.gov/ceppol/

Advised literature

No advised literature has been specified for this subject.