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Terminated in academic year 2016/2017

Working Environment

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0802/01
Abbreviation PP
Course title Working Environment
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator RNDr. Alena Labodová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Integration of occupational health and safety problematic into company managerial system, relation to QMS and EMS, legislation in force
2. Hygienic requirements on buildings, workplace basic sanitary equipment requirements
3. Ventilation and heating, workplace microclimate
4. Physical load, psychical load.
5. Workplace limits – definitions
6. Dust – sources, limits, measuring methods
7. Chemical pollutants - sources, limits, measuring methods, health impact, biological exposure tests
8. Biological pollutants
9. Physical pollution (noise, vibrations - sources, limits, measuring methods)
10. Ionisation radiation
11. Non-ionisation radiation and electro-magnetic rays
12. Lightning – natural, artificial, combined
13. Workload classification and risk, occupational diseases
14. State control and administration of occupational health and safety
15. Occupational safety – legislation, company duties

Literature

1. Legislation in force (Constitution, Labour Code, Public Health Act...)
2. ISO 45001
3. ILO Conventions (www.ilo.org)
4. Occupational health (www.who.int/occupational_health/en/)

Advised literature

1. www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm
2. Occupational Safety and Health (www.who.int/ifcs/champions/occupation/en/)
3. Selected occupational risk factors (www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/quantification/en/)