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Principles and practice of OSH

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 040-0152/01
Abbreviation PaPB
Course title Principles and practice of OSH
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator Ing. Lucie Kocůrková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to OSH; Basic principles of OSH; Rights and obligations of stakeholders
2. International OSH framework
3. National policy, program and OSH system
4. Occupational health and safety management
5. Occupational hazards
6. Accidents at work and occupational diseases - case report
7. Assessment of occupational risks
8. Prevention of occupational risks
9. Investigation of occupational accidents and accidents
10. Employee Health Monitoring; Occupational medical services
11. Support of OSH, education and training in OSH
12. OSH management systems; Certification
13. Safety culture; Prevention culture

E-learning

Study materials are shared within a team created in MS Teams for the respective group.

Literature

Alli, B. O. Fundamental principles of occupational health and safety. 2nd edition. ILO: Geneva, 2008. ISBN: 978-92-2-120454-1.
Friend, M. A. and Kohn, J. P. Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health. 6th edition. Bernan Press, 2014. ISBN: 1598887246 , 9781598887242.
Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work
COM(2014) 332 final, Brussels, 6.6.2014 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS on an EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020

Advised literature

BS OHSAS 18001 - Occupational Health and Safety Management
ILO encyclopaedia on occupational health and safety: http://www.iloencyclopaedia.org/.
INSHPO (International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations. (2016). The Occupational Health and Safety Professional Capability Framework: A global framework for practice. International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations (INSHPO). Park Ridge, IL, USA.


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