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Principles and Practice of Occupational Safety and Health

Anotace

The course introduces Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) as a broad multidisciplinary field focusing on management of occupational risks which may harm the employee´s health or impair their well-being. It acquaints students with the basic principles and foundations of OSH, which are applied in the effective management of health and safety at work. It presents selected practical aspects of OSH, whose knowledge and the ability to implement into practice are among the key competencies of OSH professionals.

Povinná literatura

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. EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020.

Doporučená literatura

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.


Language of instruction angličtina
Code 040-0354
Abbreviation PPBOZP
Course title Principles and Practice of Occupational Safety and Health
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator Ing. Lucie Kocůrková, Ph.D.