Course: Occupational Hygiene

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Course title Occupational Hygiene
Course code TUTTTK/TK1HP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Pavlačková Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Basic terms and definitions (environment, working environment, hygiene, workplace hygiene, hygiene limits, health and work). 2. Environmental factors (physical, chemical, biological, technical, socioeconomical, risk factors, work classification). 3. Microclimatic conditions of the workplace (temperature, humidity, air pressure, hygiene requirements on the microclimate). 4. Physical strenuousness of work (energy output measurement, work classification). 5. Optical conditions of the workplace (light intensity, brightness, contrast, light plasticity, diversity of colours, types of lightning). 6. Radiation (ionizing and non-ionizing). 7. Acustic conditions of the workplace (physical essence of the noise and its effects on health, methods of determination, noise limits, vibrations). 8. Work physiology (muscle activity, physical strenuousness of work, work performance, excessive unilateral loading, burdens manipulation, tests in work physiology). 9. Physical load (imposed pace, monotony, time pressure, three-shift system, continuous operation, night shifts, work with the excessive strain on sense organs). 10. Work regimes and repose (working hours, breaks, relaxation, tiredness). 11. Effects of pollutants on the human body (dust, chemical substances, entrance gateways, organizational and technical measures). 12. Cleanliness of the workplace (disinfection, sterilization, mechanical cleaning, clean premises). 13. Applied ergonomics (ergonomics of the workplace, working position, workplace design). 14. Occupational diseases (WHO definition, employer's responsibility, substitutions, classification of occupational diseases).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Training in motion and work skills, Practice exercises
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 48 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 108 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 12 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of physics and inorganic chemistry.
Basic knowledge of physics and inorganic chemistry.
learning outcomes
to define work hygiene, basic terms and goals
to define work hygiene, basic terms and goals
to characterize work environment factors
to characterize work environment factors
to explain the effect of work on the worker´s organism
to explain the effect of work on the worker´s organism
to characterize the work and rest regime
to characterize the work and rest regime
to characterize the ergonomic requirements of the workplace
to characterize the ergonomic requirements of the workplace
Skills
to characterize the conditions for classifying works into categories
to characterize the conditions for classifying works into categories
to define personal protective work equipment and the principles of its use
to define personal protective work equipment and the principles of its use
to assess the risks of selected personal protective equipment
to assess the risks of selected personal protective equipment
to identify safety signs at workplaces
to identify safety signs at workplaces
to process, present and discuss information on selected topics in the field of occupational hygiene
to process, present and discuss information on selected topics in the field of occupational hygiene
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Training in motion and work skills
Training in motion and work skills
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of seminar paper
Grade (Using a grade system)
Written examination
Written examination
Analysis of seminar paper
Grade (Using a grade system)
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Recommended literature
  • e-learningové texty.
  • veřejný informační zdroj Compound Interest.
  • ALDERSEY-WILLIAMS, H. Periodické příběhy: zvláštní životy prvků. Praha: Argo, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7363-699-9.
  • ATKINS, P.W. Periodické království: cesta do země chemických prvků. Praha: Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1185-4.
  • BAREL, A. O., PAYE, M., MAIBACH, H.I. Handbook of cosmetic science and technology, 4. vyd.. CRC Press, 2014. ISBN 978-184-2145-647.
  • Bencko. Hygiena. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-71845-551-5.
  • DRAHOŇOVSKÁ, H., PRIBÁŇOVÁ, H. Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi: díl III.. Praha SZÚ, 1996. ISBN 80-7168-302-7.
  • H.L.M., MOSTER, M.A., HOLAH, J. Handbook of hygiene control in the food industry. CRC Press, BocaRaton, 2005.
  • Chundela L. Ergonomie. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-01-05173-3.
  • KREJČÍ, J. Kosmetické přípravky a prostředky. Skriptum. Projekt r.č. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0132. Zlín: UTB Zlín, 2015.
  • KREJČÍ, J. Kosmetika a kosmetologie. Skriptum. Projekt r.č. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0132. Zlín: UTB Zlín, 2015.
  • LANGMAIER, F. Základy kosmetických výrob, 1. vyd.. Zlín: UTB Zlín, 2001. ISBN 80-7318-016-2.
  • MA, P. Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine. Cambridge University Press, Cambrudge UK, 2014. ISBN 9781107012097.
  • MÁLEK, B. a kol. Hygiena práce. 2. vyd.. Praha: Sobotáles, 2014.
  • MIODOWNIK, M. Neobyčejné materiály: podivuhodné příběhy látek, které vytvářejí náš svět. Praha: Dokořán, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7363-765-1.
  • TEMENOFF, J.S. Biomaterials: The Intersection of Biology and Materials Science. Pearson Education, Columbus USA, 2008. ISBN 9780130097101.


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