Psychology of Workplace Safety

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	040-0608/01
Abbreviation	PBP
Course title	Psychology of Workplace Safety
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator	Mgr. Ivana Slováčková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. General psychology, work psychology and psychology of workplace safety-introduction to topic
2. Managerial psychology. The typology, the differences between individuals, the use in occupation safety
3. Principles of human action, basic types of behavior, the creation of safe and dangerous routine
4. Model of human behavior, encouraging safe behaviour, group behavior
5. Safety culture
6. Safety leadership
7. Communication in the workplace, communication skills and their development
8. Effective training – how to increase the level of safety by the training
9. Motivation and engagement
10. The worker and his/her working potential, assessment of people in the workplace
11. Solving work problems, conflicts and their solution
12. Stress in the workplace, personality and stress management, classification of the stressors
13. Human errors

E-learning

Study materials are available on MS TEAMS.

Literature

DUHIGG, Ch.: Power of Habit, BizBooks, 2013, 280 pages,
MARCIANO, P.: Carrots and Sticks Don't Work, Motiv Press, 2013, ISBN, 978-80-904133-9-9
CIALDINI ROBERT B: Influence – Power of Persuasion and Manipulation, BizBooks, 2012, ISBN:978-80-265-0041-4
Safety Culture in Nuclear Installations: Guidance for use in the Enhancement of Safety Culture, Státní úřad pro jadernou bezpečnost a Výzkumný ústav bezpečnosti práce, v.v.i., prosinec 2010,

BUCKINGHAM, M COFFMAN, C.: First, Break All The Rules, BizBooks, 2012, ISBN 978-80-265-0023-0

Advised literature

ARNOLD, J., SILVESTER, J., PETTERSON, F., ROBERTSON, I., COOPER, C., BURNES, B.: Work Psychology for Managers and Human Resources Officers. Praha: Computer Press, a.s., 2007. 605 s. ISBN 978-80-251-1518-3
PAUKNEROVÁ, D. at al.: Psychology for economists and managers, Grada Publishing, a.s. 2012, 264 p. ISBN 978-80-247-3809-3
KLETZ, T.: An Engineer's View of Human Error, CRC Press; 3 edition (July 10, 2001), 296 stran, ISBN: 978-156032910

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