Course detail

Hazard Analysis and Chemical Safety 1.

FCH-BCO_CHB1Acad. year: 2011/2012

Analysis and evaluation of the hazards caused by the treatment of environment and its contamination by chemicals. Evaluation of dangerous qualities, classification, registration and treatment of chemical substances following the regulations of the Czech Republic, EU and other international regulations. Methods of hazard analyses and their applications. Algorithm of hazard evaluation. Danger of the selected operations. Informational systems in chemical security. Hazard potential in chemical and petrochemical industries. Mechanism and causes of chemical emergencies followed by the release of dangerous chemicals into environment. Valid legislature of chemical emergency liquidation and prevention. Prevention of emergencies and accidents.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Obtaining and evaluation information about dangerous properties of chemical
materials and preparatives.
Analysis and risk classification connected with handling or presence chemical
materials in life environment.
Application legislative norms at activities connected with treatment of chemical materials and preparatives.
Treatment with databases and others sources of the information about dangerous properties of chemical materials.
Evaluation of simple accidents and specified undesired events.
Fundamentals processing crisis documentation, disaster plans.
Procedure of occurrance of iemergency event, in its progression and by the remove of the consequences.
Knowledge of the pollutants, mechanism of theirs effect on organism, on the fauna and flora

Prerequisites

Chemistry and technology of protection of the environment I, II
Technology of the chemical productions

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit condition is written processing engaged seminar questions or safety schedule of matters.
Quarantee of course establishes (assignment can orient after agreement with student
on material relation to elect subject diploma work work, etc.).
Requirements to examination result from syllabus of study.

Course curriculum















13 lectures (per 2 hours)
Excursion in industry (4 hours)
1) Introduction to the area, importance of identification of hazar and assessment related risks. 2) Risk potential in chemical and petrochemical industry. 3) Mechanism and causes od incidents and accidents with releases of hazardous substances. 4) Method of preparation of risk analyses according to the M.E.A of the C.R. 5) Legislation of E.U. and international treaties concerning chemical substances. 6) Handling with hazardous chemical substances and preparations in the C.R. Clasification and testing hazardous properties, registration, wraping and labeling. 7) Important resources of information about hazardous properties of chemical substances. 8) Risk analyses related with affection of chemical harmful substances. 9) Risk analyses of negative impacts of chemical substances on the evnironment. 10) Emergency situations and accidents. Typ plans for solutions. 11) Mission of state authorities and institutions. 12) Legislation of the C.R. in the area of prevention and liquidation of accidernts and emergency situations. 13) Liquidation of consequences, speciality of natural disaster and war events.



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Introduce with principles and technique risk analysis classification of materials for health and environment,
with legislation on EU and CR concerning dangerous materials and preparation, introduce with improvement sources of information about dangerous properties
of chemical materials, obtaining information about principles of first aid
and sanitation, identification basics of safety and hygiene at work.
Inform students about problems of prevention and liquidation accidents, crisis planing a management, with valid legislature, duties of state organs, self - employed juridical and physical persons.
Inform students about treatment of possible specified undesired events and accidents.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Elaboration of seminar project on topic assigned and its presentation

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

MŽP ČR: Postup zpracování analýzy rizika. Metodický návod OEŠ MŽP ČR, Věstník MŽP ČR č. 3/1996, , 0 (CS)
EPA: The Risk Assessment Guidelines of 1986, , 0 (CS)
CCOHS: IPCS INCHEM, , 0 (CS)
Kalousek Jar.: Základy fyzikální chemie hoření, výbuchu a hašení, , 0 (CS)
www.mvcr.cz/2003/hasici.html (CS)

Recommended reading

SilverPlatter Information: CHEM-BANK, , 0 (CS)
Steinleitner, H. D. a kol.: Požárně a bezpečnostně technické charakteristické hodnoty nebezpečných látek, , 0 (CS)
Farazmand, A.: Handbook of crisis and emergency management, M. Dekker, 2001, 0-8247-0422-3 (CS)
Benerjee, S.: Industrial hazards and plant safety, Taylor&Francis, 2003, 0-56032-069-9 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BKCP_CHCHT Bachelor's

    branch BKCO_CHTOZP , 3. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme BPCP_CHCHT Bachelor's

    branch BPCO_CHTOZP , 3. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer