Major Accident Prevention

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	040-0709/01
Abbreviation	MAP
Course title	Major Accident Prevention
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator	Ing. Kateřina Sikorová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to major accident prevention
2. Selected dangerous substances and their properties
3. Major accident – examples, report
4. SEVESO Directive
5. Safety management system – Policy and Objectives
6. Safety management system – Control, Audit, Training
7. Insurance
8. Process of risk assessment
9. Identification and selection of risk sources
10. Emergency scenarios and estimation of their impacts
11. Risk assessment
12. Case studies
13. Issue of unclassified risk sources

E-learning

Study materials are also available to students on MS Teams.

Literature

Council Directive 2012/18/EU of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous sub-stances. Official Journal of the European Communities (SEVESO Directive III).
Sikorova K.: Environmental Protection and Safety. Study support within the project Technology for the Future 2.0. Ostrava 2020.

Advised literature

Danihelka P.: Analysis and management of risks of dangerous chemicals in industry, VŠB-TUO, Ostrava 2002.

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