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Chemicals management

Summary

The course is focused on the management of chemical substances. As part of teaching subjects, students will learn information about the basic principles and tools of MCHL, the life cycle of a chemical substance, hazardous properties of substances, classification of hazardous chemical substances, risk assessment and management, handling of hazardous chemical substances in the enterprise, transportation of hazardous chemical substances, hazardous properties of waste, classification of hazardous waste and handling and transport of hazardous waste.



Literature

IPCS: WHO HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT: CHEMICAL HAZARDS. 1.Hazardous substances - toxicity. 2.Risk assessment. 3.Environmental exposure. 4.Toxicology. I.World Health Organization. II.International Programme on Chemical Safety. 2010. ISBN 978 92 4 154807 6 
ESH Manual: Chapter 40: Chemical Lifecycle Management. Available on: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/hazardous_substances/chemmanage/

Advised literature

REACH Guidance. Avalaible on: https://echa.europa.eu/cs/home


Language of instruction angličtina
Code 040-0355
Abbreviation MCHL
Course title Chemicals management
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator Ing. Michaela Skřížovská, Ph.D.