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Risk Analysis of Major Accidents

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Course Unit Code040-0090/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *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
BER72prof. Dr. Ing. Aleš Bernatík
MAR33Ing. Kateřina Sikorová, Ph.D.
PER126Ing. Michaela Skřížovská, Ph.D.
Summary
The course focuses on the explanation of the basic concepts for studying the risk analysis of major accidents, legislation in the area of major accident prevention, safety management system and selected methods for the risk assessment used in the Czech Republic and Europe.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of this course is to clearly and comprehensively inform students about the risk assessment from the major accident prevention point of view.
Course Contents
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
EC, 2012. 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).
Bernatík A.: Prevence závažných havárií I., SPBI. Ostrava 2006. ISBN 80-86634-89-2.
Zákon č. 224/2015 Sb., o prevenci závažných havárií. Sbírka zákonů ČR.
Recommended Reading:
Danihelka P.: Analysis and management of risks of dangerous chemicals in industry, VŠB-TUO, Ostrava 2002.
Sikorová K. a Blažková K.: Analýza dopadů havárií s účastí nebezpečné látky na životní prostředí. SPBI. Ostrava 2018. ISBN 978-80-7385-211-5.
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
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 25
        ExaminationExamination60 30