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Course Unit Code040-0559/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer 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
BAU020Ing. Barbora Martiníková, Ph.D.
SIK117Ing. Lucie Kocůrková, Ph.D.
PET380Ing. Lukáš Petik
PER126Ing. Michaela Skřížovská, Ph.D.
ROU0016Ing. Petra Roupcová, Ph.D.
Summary
History of Occupational safety and health (OSH). Current concept of OSH. Multidisciplinarity of OSH. Position of OSH within the "Safety and Security". OSH and other disciplines within safety and security (process safety, fire protection, crisis management and emergency planning, etc.). Specializations in OSH (technical safety, occupational hygiene and ergonomics, management of hazardous chemicals, explosion protection, etc.). Key OSH principles. OSH legal framework. OSH organization on international, European, national and enterprise level. Role, knowledge and skills of OSH professionals. Professional qualification in OSH. Information sources in OSH.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
- Recognize OSH specialized disciplines and related fields;
- Have an understanding of OSH multidisciplinarity and interconnections to other safety disciplines;
- Characterize key international OSH organizations;
- Interpret key OSH principles and tools;
- Identify role and competence of OSH professionals (specialists);
- Analyze and evaluate information on OSH issues.
Course Contents
1. OSH history and importance
2. OSH as a scientific discipline
3. Information resources in OSH
4. Key OSH principles, rights and duties of stakeholders
5. Main OSH instruments
6. OSH organization on international, european and national level
7. OSH management within an enterprise
8. Role, knowledge and skills of OSH professional
9. Occupational safety and Technical safety
10. Construction site safety
11. Occupational hygiene and ergonomics
12. Chemical safety
13. Explosion protection
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
COM(2014) 332 final. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS on an EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work(89/391/EEC)
COM(2014) 332 final. Sdělení Komise Evropskému parlamentu, Radě, Evropskému hospodářskému a sociálnímu výboru a Výboru regionů o strategickém rámci EU pro ochranu zdraví a bezpečnosti při práci na období 2014– 2020. Brusel, 6. 6. 2014 (popř. další platný EU rámec pro BOZP).
Národní politika BOZP a Národní akční program BOZP.
Zákon č. 262/2006 Sb., zákoník práce, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.
Zákon č. 309/2006 Sb., o dalších podmínkách BOZP, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.
Recommended Reading:
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. 6th edition. Bernan Press, 2014. ISBN: 1598887246, 9781598887242.
ILO encyclopaedia on occupational health and safety: http://www.iloencyclopaedia.org/.
Hale, A., Pryor, P., Hudson, D. (2014). The OHS Professional: A framework for practice – Role, knowledge and skills. International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations (INSHPO). Des Plaines, USA.
EU-OSHA: https://osha.europa.eu/en.
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. 6th edition. Bernan Press, 2014. ISBN: 1598887246, 9781598887242.
ILO encyclopaedia on occupational health and safety: http://www.iloencyclopaedia.org/.
Hale, A., Pryor, P., Hudson, D. (2014). The OHS Professional: A framework for practice – Role, knowledge and skills. International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations (INSHPO). Des Plaines, USA.
Český Focal Point pro BOZP: https://osha.europa.eu/fop/czech-republic/cs/.
Český oborový portál BOZP: http://www.bozpinfo.cz/.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
ExaminationExamination100 51