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Industrial Risks

Summary

Industrial risks as a phenomenon accompanying technological development.
Chronic and acute risks, chemical risks, physical risks, biological risks,
stress. Historical case studies of major accidens: Bhopal, Flixborough,
Feyzin, Piper Alfa, Mexico, Chernobyl, Toullouse. Methods of industrial risk
analysis, deterministic and probabilistic approaches, indexing, screening and
complex methods of risk analysis. Risk management in industry, OSHAS,
legislation in EU and the Czech Republic.

Literature

P. Danihelka: Analysis and Management of Industrial Risks, VŠB – TU Ostrava,
2002, ISBN 80-248-0084-5
OECD Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and
Response, OECD 2003
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 
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.


Language of instruction čeština
Code 040-0003
Abbreviation PRUMR
Course title Industrial Risks
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator prof. RNDr. Pavel Danihelka, CSc.