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Occupational safety and health

Occupational safety and health
040-0708/01
angličtina

Summary

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.

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. 7th edition. Bernan Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-59888-982-6  (Paperback) / 978-1-59888-983-3 (eBook).
ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements with guidance for use.
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.

Advised literature

Global strategy on occupational safety and health. Conclusions adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 91st Session, 2003. International labour Organization, 2004. ISBN 92-2-116287-7  (print version), ISBN 92-2-116288-5  (web version).
EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work (2021-2027).
INSHPO (International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations) (2017). 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.
ILO encyclopaedia on occupational health and safety: http://www.iloencyclopaedia.org/.
EU-OSHA publications: https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications.


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Language of instruction angličtina
Code 040-0708
Abbreviation OSH
Course title Occupational safety and health
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator Ing. Lucie Kocůrková, Ph.D.