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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Management of Risks

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 542-0329/03
Abbreviation MR
Course title Management of Risks
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator Ing. Jaroslava Koudelková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. History of OSH and The State Mining Administration.
2. Legal and other health and safety regulations. State Labour Inspection Office.
3. Legislative Framework of Labor Safety - the Implementation of EU Requirements into Czech regulations.
4. Risk identification methods; quantification of risk. Methods of resource analysis hazards and risks. Risk
elimination methods; preventive measures and their efficiency.
5. Occupational accidents.
6. Hazardous workplaces.
7. Principles for determining employee protection against risk factors.
8. Classification of works.
9. Labour Code No. 262/2006 Coll.
10. Technical facilities - pressure, electrical, lifting, gas.
11. Compensation for damages and non-material damage.
12. Personal protective equipment.
13. Safety signs, signals, and meaning of colors in terms of OSH.
14. Safety requirements for work and technical facilities.

E-learning

lms.vsb.cz

Literature

STRANKS, Jeremy. Management Systems for Safety. London: Prentice Hall, 1994. ISBN 0273604414 .
GLENDON, A. Ian, Sharon CLARKE a Eugene F. MCKENNA. Human safety and risk management. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2006. ISBN 0-8493-3090-4.

Advised literature

Generally binding regulations of CZ
Statute book of Czech republic
Guidelines for auditing process safety management systems. 2nd ed. New York: Center for Chemical Process Safety, c2012. ISBN 978-0-470-28235-9 .