| Course Unit Code | 040-0608/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 4 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| REH0030 | Ing. Jakub Řeháček |
| SLO0110 | Mgr. Ivana Slováčková |
| Summary |
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| The subject deals with applying the findings from psychology in the area of occupational safety. Most of the accidents are caused by the human factor and often they are consequence of unsafe behavior. Therefore, the modern safety focused on creating safe behaviour, safe habits, motivation of employees to compliance with safety rules and improving safety culture. To do this H&S managers need to have a basic knowledge from a range of human conduct. The subject contains information about principles of human behavior, about the model of human behavior and motivation. Term safety culture is explained and different models of safety culture are compared. An important part of subject is the development of soft skills, in particular from the field of communication, including practical training in presentation skills. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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The subject Psychology of Workplace Safety is aimed at practical application of fundamental knowledge of psychology and psychology of work in health and safety management within companies.
After finishing the course, the students have knowledge about the psychology and the application of this scope in the area of occupational safety; obtain the skills to use the foundations of applied psychology in the context of identification of industrial risks and risk management system in the industrial companies; gain skills aimed to increase awareness about safety and motivate employees to safe behaviour; will raise their competency in the soft skills required for the job of H&S manager; have a awareness of safety culture and its stages from the perspective of employee behavior at the individual levels; are ready to evaluate the assumptions and risks relative to occupational safety and health for workers and apply them in practice; have information on the problems of the human factor in the field of safety and the risk of accident and can apply them in enhancing safety in the enterprise.
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| Course Contents |
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1. General psychology, work psychology and psychology of workplace safety-introduction to topic
2. Managerial psychology. The typology, the differences between individuals, the use in occupation safety
3. Principles of human action, basic types of behavior, the creation of safe and dangerous routine
4. Model of human behavior, encouraging safe behaviour, group behavior
5. Safety culture
6. Safety leadership
7. Communication in the workplace, communication skills and their development
8. Effective training – how to increase the level of safety by the training
9. Motivation and engagement
10. The worker and his/her working potential, assessment of people in the workplace
11. Solving work problems, conflicts and their solution
12. Stress in the workplace, personality and stress management, classification of the stressors
13. Human errors
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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DUHIGG, Ch.: Power of Habit, BizBooks, 2013, 280 pages, ISBN: 978-80-2650-055-1
MARCIANO, P.: Carrots and Sticks Don't Work, Motiv Press, 2013, ISBN, 978-80-904133-9-9
CIALDINI ROBERT B: Influence – Power of Persuasion and Manipulation, BizBooks, 2012, ISBN:978-80-265-0041-4
Safety Culture in Nuclear Installations: Guidance for use in the Enhancement of Safety Culture, Státní úřad pro jadernou bezpečnost a Výzkumný ústav bezpečnosti práce, v.v.i., prosinec 2010, ISBN 978-80-86973-44-9
BUCKINGHAM, M COFFMAN, C.: First, Break All The Rules, BizBooks, 2012, ISBN 978-80-265-0023-0
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DUHIGG, Ch.: Síla zvyku, BizBooks, 2013, ISBN: 978-80-2650-055-1, 280 stran
MARCIANO, P.: Cukr a bič nefungují, Motiv Press, 2013, ISBN, 978-80-904133-9-9
CIALDINI ROBERT B: Vliv – Síla přesvědčování a manipulace, BizBooks, 2012, ISBN:978-80-265-0041-4
Kultura bezpečnosti v jaderných zařízeních: Návod pro použití při zvyšování kultury bezpečnosti, Státní úřad pro jadernou bezpečnost a Výzkumný ústav bezpečnosti práce, v.v.i., prosinec 2010, ISBN 978-80-86973-44-9
BUCKINGHAM, M COFFMAN, C.: Nejprve porušte pravidla, BizBooks, 2012, ISBN 978-80-265-0023-0
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| Recommended Reading: |
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ARNOLD, J., SILVESTER, J., PETTERSON, F., ROBERTSON, I., COOPER, C., BURNES, B.: Work Psychology for Managers and Human Resources Officers. Praha: Computer Press, a.s., 2007. 605 s. ISBN 978-80-251-1518-3
PAUKNEROVÁ, D. at al.: Psychology for economists and managers, Grada Publishing, a.s. 2012, 264 p. ISBN 978-80-247-3809-3
KLETZ, T.: An Engineer's View of Human Error, CRC Press; 3 edition (July 10, 2001), 296 stran, ISBN: 978-156032910
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ARNOLD, J., SILVESTER, J., PETTERSON, F., ROBERTSON, I., COOPER, C., BURNES, B.: Psychologie práce pro manažery a personalisty. Praha: Computer Press, a.s., 2007. 605 s. ISBN 978-80-251-1518-3
PAUKNEROVÁ, D. a kolektiv: Psychologie pro ekonomy a manažery, Grada Publishing, a.s. 2012, 264 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3809-3
KLETZ, T.: An Engineer's View of Human Error, CRC Press; 3 edition (July 10, 2001), 296 stran, ISBN: 978-156032910
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Other activities |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 40 | 20 |
| Examination | Examination | 60 | 31 |