Course: Occupational Hygiene

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Course title Occupational Hygiene
Course code TUTTTK/TP1HP
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, health, 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. Work physiology (muscle activity, physical strenuousness of work, work performance, excessive unilateral loading, burdens manipulation, tests in work physiology). 5. Work physiology (mental work load, monotony, time pressure, three-shift system, continuous operation, night shifts, work with the excessive strain on sense organs). 6. Work regimes and repose (working hours, breaks, relaxation, tiredness). 7. Radiation (ionizing and non-ionizing). 8. UV protection, laser safety 9. Optical conditions of the workplace (light intensity, brightness, contrast, light plasticity, diversity of colours, types of lightning). 10. Acustic conditions of the workplace (physical essence of the noise and its effects on health, methods of determination, noise limits, vibrations). 11. Effects of pollutants on the human organism (dust, chemicals, entry gates, organizational and technical measures). 12. Hygiene of cosmetic services and production of cosmetic products (basic legislation). 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
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
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Skills
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Training in motion and work skills
Training in motion and work skills
assessment methods
Knowledge
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Written examination
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • e-learningové texty.
  • 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.
  • MÁLEK, B. a kol. Hygiena práce. 2. vyd.. Praha: Sobotáles, 2014.


Study plans that include the course
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