Risk Analysis of Major Accidents

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	040-0090/02
Abbreviation	ARZH
Course title	Risk Analysis of Major Accidents
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator	Ing. Kateřina Sikorová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to major accident prevention
2. Selected dangerous substances and their properties
3. Major accident – examples, report
4. SEVESO Directive
5. Safety management system – Policy and Objectives
6. Safety management system – Control, Audit, Training
7. Insurance
8. Process of risk assessment
9. Identification and selection of risk sources
10. Emergency scenarios and estimation of their impacts
11. Risk assessment
12. Case studies
13. Issue of unclassified risk sources

Literature

EC, 2012. Council Directive 2012/18/EU of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous sub-stances. Official Journal of the European Communities (SEVESO Directive III).

Advised literature

Danihelka P.: Analysis and management of risks of dangerous chemicals in industry, VŠB-TUO, Ostrava 2002.

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