Course detail

Integrated Systems of Management

FAST-CV74Acad. year: 2013/2014

The subject deepens the knowledge and understanding of philosophy of quality management system according to ISO 9001 and of environmental management system according toISO 14001 in construction firm. The student will gain the basic knowledge of safety management according OHSAS 18001.
The student gets the practical acquaintance with the principle of continuous improvement in IMS and with economic aspects of IMS.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students in this course gain basic knowledge and skills to manage the environmental management system, management system, safety management in a construction company and their integration with the system of quality management.
In the area of ​​environmental management, students will gain:
- The basic ability to build up the register of environmental aspects of construction companies.
- The basic ability to build up the register of environmental legislative requirements for the construction company.
- The ability to integrate other requirements of the standard EN ISO 14001 "Environmental management systems - Requirements" in the integrated management system of construction company.
Similarly, in the sphere of management of occupational health & safety, students will gain:
- The basic ability to build up the Risk analysis for activities in a construction company,
- The basic ability to build up the Register of legislative requirements for this system in a construction company,
- The ability to integrate other requirements of the standard EN ISO 18001 "Occupational health and safety management systems - Requirements" in the integrated management system of construction company.
Along with these skills students will get better understanding to the philosophy of quality management system and to the integrating requirement of "continuous improvement" in a construction company.
- Basic information about the process of certification according to these standards for management systems.

Prerequisites

The subject folows after the subject Quality management I in bachelor study.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through practical classes and self-study assignments. Attendance at practical classes is compulsory.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Presence in the lectures without unexcused absence.
Individual elaboration of essay about the control of chosen environmental aspects (air/water/waste/chemicals) in aconstruction company.
Credit test.

Course curriculum

1. Quality management system as the basis of Integrated Management System (for short „IMS“) in construction firm. The analysis of requirements of standard ČSN EN ISO 9001.
2. Environmental management system according ČSN EN ISO 14001. Analysis of requirements of this standard. Connection of these requirements to requirements from standard ISO 9001.
3. Basic information about safety management system according OHSAS 18001 in construction firm. Practical link to realization procedures of construction firm.
4. Interconnection between „quality“, „environment“ and „safety“ in IMS of construction firm. The examples of implementation of „integrated solution“ of requirements from these indivudiual standards.
5. The documents and records control as the basis of effective integrated system. The examples of controlled documents and records in construction firm.
6. Management commitment according the IMS requirements in construction firm. The practise of the „process access“.
7. The creation of documents for practical control of „Product Realization“ in IMS.
8. Environmental system implementation according environmental legislation ČR and environmental aspects of the construction firm. Inter-connection of the partial processes of realization of IMS to the environmental and safety requirements.
9. Practical procedures of internal audits of IMS, the certifikacation of IMS.
10. The principle of continuous improvement in IMS. The different effects of individual systems. Practical examples of applying of this principle based on monitoring and analysis in construction firms. Economic aspects of IMS.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main objective of the subject it is to deepen knowledge of particular management systems and to show the principle and the reason of connection of particular systems into the functional unified management system.

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

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČSN EN ISO 9001:2001 Systémy managementu kvality - Požadavky. 0.
ČSN EN ISO 14001:2005 Systémy environmentálního managementu - Požadavky. 0.
ČSN OHSAS 18001:2008 Systémy managementu bezpečnosti a ochrany zdraví při práci - Požadavky. 0.

Recommended reading

NENADÁL, Jaroslav a kolektiv: Integrované systémy řízení. Verlag Dashofer, 2008.
VEBER, Jaromír: Management kvality, environmentu a bezpečnosti práce - Legislativa, metody, systémy, praxe. Management Press, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7261-210-9. (CS)
EVANS, James R., LINDSAY, William M.: Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence. Amazon, 2010. ISBN 978-0324783223. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch E , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch E , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch E , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

39 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Practical application of "process approach" as the basic principle of the continuous improvement in Integrated Management System.
2. Detailed information about EN ISO 14001 standard "Environmental Management Systems - Requirements".
3. Evaluation of environmental aspects in a construction firm, creation of the Aspects register according to EN ISO 14001 standard.
4. Methods for finding the legislative requirements for environmental protection in construction firm, evaluation of the compliance with this legislation.
5. Another environmental requirements according to EN ISO 14001 standard "Environmental Management Systems - Requirements", their integration in the frame of integrated management system of construction firm.
6. Detailed information about EN ISO 18001 standard "Occupational health and safety management systems - Requirements".
7. Methods for built up of Risk analysis for the activities in a construction firm.
8. Methods for finding the legislative requirements for health and safety protection in a construction firm, evaluation of the compliance with this legislation.
9. Another requirements of EN ISO 18001 standard and their integration to Integrated Management System of a construction firm.
10. Procedures for certification of partial management systems. Credit test.