Risc Management (FSI-9MRI)

Academic year 2022/2023
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Petr Blecha, Ph.D., FEng.  
Supervising institute: ÚVSSR all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech or English
Aims of the course unit:
The aim is to become familiar with current requirements for the safety of complex production facilities and production processes, methodologies of approach to hazard identification, risk analysis, their assessment, reduction and documentation.
Learning outcomes and competences:
The student is well versed in the requirements for safety of production machines and processes and will learn to systematically and methodically approach the design and deployment of complex production equipment and production processes in terms of their safety.
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of selected production equipment and processes appropriate level of graduate Master-studies.
Course contents:
The course is focused on system and process approach to hazard identification and risk analysis of complex multifunctional devices, risk estimation and assessment and their management.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Testing of the knowledge, the all properties testing, klasification on the basis of level of knowledge.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Lectures are voluntary, the presentation and defense of the semester work is obligatory.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  10 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture - Legislative requirements for risk management in the EU.
- From quality management to safety management.
- Risk elements and risk matrix.
- Risk assessment on the basis of risk estimation and evaluation.
- Problems of dangerous substances.
- Human factor.
- Change management.
- Investigation of major events.
Literature - fundamental:
1. R.Y.Sanders:Chemical Process Safety,Learning from Case Histories,Butterworths Heinemann, 1999, USA.
2. Trevor KLETZ : Lessons from Disasters,IChem, 1993.
Literature - recommended:
1. R.Y.Sanders:Chemical Process Safety,Learning from Case Histories,B...
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
D-KPI-K combined study --- no specialisation -- DrEx 0 Recommended course 3 1 W
D-KPI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- DrEx 0 Recommended course 3 1 W