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CBRN Substances

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Course Unit Code050-0521/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Fourth Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KLO067doc. Ing. et Ing. Karel Klouda, CSc., Ph.D.,MBA
Summary
The course introduced students to the development, present and the possible development directions in the field of CBRN agents.
It highlighted of their possibilities of misuse, while the ways of protecting against the consequences of their use.
The analysis (strengths and weaknesses) of national and international legislation in this area.
The workshop will be analyze in modeling experiments CBRN substances of abuse.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The goal of the subject is to get basic knowledge about CBRN for planning and realization of prevention provisions the case of their usage.
Course Contents
- CBRNE substance, history, divisions, common and different principles of effect for CNBNE sphere
- National legislation, task of national authorities
- International organization, international contracts and treatments in the CNBNE sphere
- Chemical weapons (chemical structure, preparing, effect)
- Biological weapons (bacteria, viruses, toxin)
- Possible use of chemical and biological agents from accessible sources
- Protection against the chemical and biological weapons
- Nuclear and radiologic terrorism
- Detection and identification of CBRN agents, protection against their effect
- Properties and differences of explosives, incidence of blast, detection and identification of explosive
- Simulation of CBRN agents spreading in the space
- Activities of ČR from point of ZHN non-proliferation
- Practice at the workplace with chemical warfare agents and risk of biological agents
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Kaszeta, D. CBRN and Hazmat Incidents at Major Public Events: Planning and Response. Wiley, 2012, 448 p. ISBN 978-1118288191
- Macela, A. a kol.: Vysoce riziková biologická Agens, Azin CZ s.r.o., Praha 2002
- Matoušek, J., Bendík, J., Linhart, P.: CBRN – Biologické zbraně, SPBI Spektrum, Ostrava 2007, ISBN 978-80-7385-003-6
Recommended Reading:
US DOD. 21st Century NBC WMD CBRN Weapons and Terrorism: Mass Fatality Management for Incidents Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction - Capstone Document from the U.S. Army and Department of Justice. Progressive Management, 2012, 177 p.
- Slabotinský, J., Brádka, St.: Ochrana osob při chemickém a biologickém nebezpečí, SPBI Spektrum, Ostrava , ISBN 80-86634-93-0
- Středa, L., Halámek, E., Kobliha, Z.: Bojové chemické látky, Azin s.r.o., Praha 2004, ISBN 80-239-3102-4
- Středa, L.: Šíření ZHN – vážná hrozba 21. století, MV GŘ HZS ČR, Praha 2003, ISBN 80-86640-03-5
- Matoušek a kol.: CBRN chemické zbraně. SPBI Spektrum, Ostrava 2006, ISBN:80-86634-71-X
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit35 15
        ExaminationExamination65 36