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Terminated in academic year 2012/2013

Industrial Toxicology

Type of study Follow-up MasterMaster
Language of instruction Czech
Code 040-0020/02
Abbreviation PrTox
Course title Industrial Toxicology
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator prof. RNDr. Pavel Danihelka, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Toxicology as a scientific discipline
2. Basic toxicology terminology
3. Introduction to the management of health risks from toxic substances
4. Hazard identification 1 – the process of hazard identification, classification and labelling of substances and mixtures
5. Hazard identification 2 – toxicity evaluation, information sources on toxic substances
6. Exposure scenarios, assessment of exposure to toxic substances
7. Dose-Response assessment
8. Risk analysis and risk assessment, risk characterization
9. Risk management
10. Management of health risks from professional exposure to toxic substances – case study
11. Summary of legislation – toxic substances and professional exposure to toxic substances
12. Industrial toxicology in the area of major accident prevention
13. Industrial toxicology in the area of fire prevention and protection
14. Reserve

Literature

Databases on toxicology (database system TOXNET)
Provazník, K. a kol.: Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi - souborné vydání. Univerzita Karlova: Fortuna, 2004. ISBN 80-7168-942-4 
Tichý, M.: Toxikologie pro chemiky. Toxikologie obecná, speciální, analytická a legislativa. Universita Karlova, Praha, 2002.
Buchancová, J.: Pracovné lekárstvo a toxikológia. Martin: Osveta, 2003, ISBN: 80-8063-113-1.
Illing, P. Toxicity and risk. Context, principles and practice. London: Taylor & Francis, 2001, ISBN 0-415-23371-2.

Advised literature

No advised literature has been specified for this subject.