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Course, academic year 2022/2023
  
Environmental Risk Assessment - P240003
Title: Rizika v životním prostředí
Guaranteed by: Department of Environmental Chemistry (240)
Faculty: Faculty of Environmental Technology
Actual: from 2022 to 2023
Semester: both
Points: 0
E-Credits: 0
Examination process:
Hours per week, examination: 3/0, other [HT]
Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (unknown)
summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
Qualifications:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course is intended for doctoral students only
can be fulfilled in the future
you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: Kubal Martin prof. Dr. Ing.
Is interchangeable with: AP240003
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
The course applies basic principles of safety engineering towards industrial systems, with special attention to the processes of chemical industry. The particular presentations are directed to the assessment of accident rate, to models of risc scenarios, to the risc assessment in the chemical industry and to the evaluation of the ecological risc. Significant part of the course is related to the prevention activities as well as to the operation of joint rescue service.
Last update: Šír Marek (12.10.2025)
Course completion requirements -

Oral examination in the form of an assessed presentation on a specific topic included in the course syllabus.

Last update: Šír Marek (12.10.2025)
Literature -

A: Daniel A. Crowl, Joseph F. Louvar: Chemical Process Safety: Fundamentals with Applications, Prentice-Hall, Inc.,Englewood Cliffs, New Persey 07632, 1990

A: Christian Kirchsteiger: Risk assessment and management in the context of the Seveso II Directive, Elsevier 1998

Last update: Šír Marek (12.10.2025)
Teaching methods -

Lecturers, tutorials, self-study.

Last update: Šír Marek (12.10.2025)
Requirements to the exam -

The grade “Passed” is awarded based on a delivered presentation on a specific topic included in the course syllabus, followed by a discussion.

Last update: Šír Marek (12.10.2025)
Syllabus -

Basic principles of environmental and safety education

Accident rate, prevention of accidents

Examples and accidents and their assessment

Relation between industry and environmental care

Toxicology and occupational safety

Environmental risc assessment

Checklist Analysis, PHA

Event Tree and Faul Tree methodology

Last update: Šír Marek (12.10.2025)
Learning resources -

https://e-learning.vscht.cz/

Last update: Šír Marek (12.10.2025)
Learning outcomes -

The students will have the following knowledge:

They will be able to apply the safety and prevention principles to the design and operation of chemical industry

They will be able to prepare and authorize safety and rescue plans

They will be able to apply progressive methodology of risc assessment within the chemical industry.

Last update: Šír Marek (12.10.2025)
Entry requirements -

None.

Last update: Šír Marek (12.10.2025)
Registration requirements -

None.

Last update: Šír Marek (12.10.2025)
 
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