| Course Unit Code | 040-0610/01 |
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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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| BER13 | Ing. Šárka Bernatíková, Ph.D. |
| SIK117 | Ing. Lucie Kocůrková, Ph.D. |
| SKE0015 | Mgr. Michaela Škerková, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| This course introduces students to the broad principles of occupational hygiene as a discipline of anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards that can be encountered in the workplace. Through lectures and practical exercises, students will gain knowledge and skills for measurement of exposure to some key risk factors (chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic). The course will introduce the health risk assessment framework incl. control banding tools and the principles of prevention and reduction of health risks. Specific measures to protect occupational health will be discussed. As part of semester project, students will acquire practical skills in assessing health risks and proposing measures to prevent health risks. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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A. Define and interpret the requirements of legal and other regulations to ensure OSH in the area of occupational health.
B. Define the risk factors of work environment and discuss their impact on workers' health.
C. Apply appropriate procedures and methods for measuring selected risk factors.
D. Interpret the measurement results for health risk assessment purposes.
E. Process and discuss data for the occupational health risk assessment.
F. Characterize, propose, discuss and defend prevention strategies and tools. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Basic terms, legal regulations, factors of occupational environment, their basic characteristics and specifics
2. Hygiene limit values, legal framework for the assessment of the degree of risk of occupational disease, basic conditions of work categorization
3. Definition of ergonomics, basic ergonomic concepts, criteria and parameters of ergonomic evaluation of work systems
4. Dust, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention
5. Chemicals, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention
6. Noise, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention
7. Vibration, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention
8. Non-ionizing radiation, ionizing radiation and electromagnetic field, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention
9. Thermal and cold load, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention
10. Physical load and working position, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention
11. Visual and mental stress, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention
12. Biological agents, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention
13. Work at elevated air pressure, characterization, specifics, health impact, prevention, space requirements for the workplace
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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| Sue Reed, Dino Pisaniello, Geza Benke (edit.). Principles of Occupational Health & Hygiene - An introduction. 3rd edition. Routledge, AIOH, 2019. ISBN 9781 760528508. |
MÁLEK, B. a kol. Hygiena práce. Sobotáles, 2. vyd. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-86817-46-0.
Studijní opory (prezentace v PowerPointu, texty v DOC/PDF).
Související právní a ostatní předpisy k zajištění BOZP.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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| John Cherrie, Sean Semple, Marie Coggins. Monitoring for Health Hazards at Work, 5th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2021. ISBN: 978-1-119-61496-8. |
ŠVÁBOVÁ a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z pracovního lékařství - díl 1: Pracovnělékařské služby, Pracovní prostředí, Nemoci z povolání, Ergonomie. IPVZ, Praha 2015.
ŠVÁBOVÁ a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z pracovního lékařství - díl 2: Zdravotní způsobilost k práci, Fyziologie práce, Psychologie práce. IPVZ, Praha 2015.
ŠVÁBOVÁ a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z pracovního lékařství - díl 3: Fyzikální faktory v pracovním prostředí, Návykové látky. IPVZ, Praha 2015.
ŠVÁBOVÁ a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z pracovního lékařství - díl 4: Toxikologie, Karcinogeny, Traumatologický plán, Pracovně tepelná zátěž. IPVZ, Praha 2015.
TUČEK, M. a kol. Pracovní lékařství pro praxi. Příručka s doporučenými standardy. Grada, 2005. ISBN 80-247-0927-9.
JIRÁK, Zdeněk a Hana LEHOCKÁ. Fyziologie práce. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2021. ISBN 978-80-7599-223-9.
TOMŠEJ, Jakub. Pracovnělékařské služby, 3. vydání. Wolters Kluwer, 2020. ISBN978-80-7598-646-7. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Project work |
| 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 | 30 | 16 |
| Examination | Examination | 70 | 35 |