Course: Occupational Risk Management

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Course title Occupational Risk Management
Course code MUPI/L9IPR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tuček David, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Legislation governing occupational risks and forms of risk assessment. 2. Normative approaches to occupational risk management. 3. Classification of occupational risks and their characteristics. 4. Process approach to risk management, risk management in ISO 9001 5. Chemical, biological and other factors of the working environment as a source of occupational risks. 6. Total physical and local muscular strain, working postures at work. 7. Ergonomic principles of occupational risk management. 8. Standard approaches to ergonomic risk assessment. 9. Possibilities of using software tools for ergonomic risk assessment. 10. Methods applied in occupational risk assessment. 11. Approaches to occupational risk reduction and documentation of occupational risk management in an organisation. 12. Occupational risk management in accordance with the principle of continuous improvement. 13. Occupational risks in the context of future developments in the working environment (digitalisation, circular economy, etc.)

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 36 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 40 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define the basic terminology of the whole issue describe the legislative and regulatory framework for occupational hazards classify and characterise occupational risks discuss the basic methods of risk assessment define the total physical and local muscular load and their assessment describe approaches to addressing ergonomic risks
define the basic terminology of the whole issue describe the legislative and regulatory framework for occupational hazards classify and characterise occupational risks discuss the basic methods of risk assessment define the total physical and local muscular load and their assessment describe approaches to addressing ergonomic risks
Skills
apply methods for ergonomic risk analysis apply software tools for ergonomic risk assessment plan and implement ergonomic risk measurement design ergonomic improvements compare multiple solutions for optimisation interventions develop documentation to manage occupational risks in the organisation
apply methods for ergonomic risk analysis apply software tools for ergonomic risk assessment plan and implement ergonomic risk measurement design ergonomic improvements compare multiple solutions for optimisation interventions develop documentation to manage occupational risks in the organisation
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Teamwork
Teamwork
Text analysis
Text analysis
Skills
Text analysis
Text analysis
Teamwork
Teamwork
Exercises on PC
Exercises on PC
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Essay
Essay
Background research
Background research
Recommended literature
  • AREZES, Pedro M. a Paulo Victor Rodrigues de CARVALHO. Ergonomics and human factors in safety management. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 9781498727563.
  • GLENDON, A. Ian a Sharon CLARKE. Human safety and risk management: a psycholgical perspective.. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 9781482220544.
  • MUKHOPADHYAY, Prabir. Ergonomics for the layman: applications in design. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. ISBN 978-0-367-33499-4.
  • NEUGEBAUER, Tomáš. Bezpečnost a ochrana zdraví při práci v kostce neboli O čem je současná BOZP. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2016. ISBN 9788075521064.
  • PAIN, Simon Watson. Safety, Health and Environmental Auditing: a Practical Guide. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2018. ISBN 9781351366823.
  • SALVENDY, Gavriel a Waldemar KARWOWSKI, ed. Handbook of human factors and ergonomics. Fifth edition. Hoboken: Wiley, 2021. ISBN 978-1-119-63608-3.
  • Sinay J., Balažiková M., Hovanec M. Bezpečné pracovné prostredie. Košice, 2017. ISBN 978-80-5533-139-3.


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