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Principles of risk analysis

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 040-0171/01
Abbreviation PMA
Course title Principles of risk analysis
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator prof. Dr. Ing. Aleš Bernatík

Subject syllabus

1. Risk analysis terminology, ISO 31 000 as a general risk management standard.
2. Systematic approach to risk management - individual steps of risk management, their mutual relationships and links.
3. Types of danger - physical, chemical, biological. Hazard identification, scenario creation.
4. ISO 31 010 - deterministic and probabilistic approach, qualitative, semiquantitative and quantitative methods of risk analysis.
5. Analysis of selected methods used in Europe and the world, eg Dow F&EI, Dow CEI, etc.
6. Risk analysis methods FTA, ETA, HAZOP, etc.
7. Consequence modeling, computer programs ALOHA, EFFECTS, etc.
8. The transition between analysis and risk assessment. Risk Acceptability.
9. Organizational and technical barriers for risk reduction, their effectiveness. Human factor - reliability of human factor.
10. Analysis of basic safety requirements and their use for ensuring the safety of selected technologies based on the risk analysis.
11. Case studies focused on specific examples of risk analysis.
12. Procedure of Quantitative Risk Assessment by CPR 18E Purple Book.
13. Methods for environmental impact assessment of accidents.

E-learning

Study materials are available at system E-vyuka.

Literature

IEC 31010 Risk Management — Risk assessment techniques

Advised literature

Danihelka P.: Analysis and Management of Risks of Dangerous Chemicals in Industry, Ostrava 2002, ISBN 80-248-0084-5
Terje Aven: Quantitative Risk Analysis, ISBN-13: 978-0521760577, Cambridge 2011
Lees´ Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Hazard identification, assessment and control, Third Edition, Edited by Sam Mannan, Elsevier 2005, ISBN: 0-7506-7555-1