Advanced Methods of Risk Management (FSI-XAM)

Academic year 2020/2021
Supervisor: Ing. Luboš Kotek, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚVSSR all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the concept of risk analysis and to modern methods of risk analysis applied in technical practice. It is a multidisciplinary course, covering also the evaluation of human factor reliability.
Learning outcomes and competences:
The course allows the students to také up on the knowledge from previous studies, to deepen it and to broaden it with the specified field. The students learn to use the basic methods and procedures of safety engineering, which require considering of a broad spektrum of technical, economic and ecological aspects.
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of mathematics and physics in the extent of previous studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is expected.
Course contents:
The main kontent of the course is a review of the procedures and methods for hazard identification (sources of risk) and determination of the level of risk (estimation of the frequency of occurrence of an event). The course focuses at industrial safety (with regard to the relevant EU legislation), social risk of industrial activities, deductive and inductive methods of risk sources detection and risk estimation.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through consultations.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Conditions of course-unit credit award: active participation in lectures and seminars, semestral work, written test, in justified cases the lecturer may set an alternative requirements.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance in lectures is recommended.
In justified cases alternative form of tuition, solution of individual semestral project.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
    Computer-assisted exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture 1. Introduction, koncept of safety management, basic terminology. Prevention of serious accidents.
2. Serious industrial accidents, couses and consequences.
3. Mathematical methods of risk estimation.
4. Sources of risk (mechanical, elektrical, chemical, biological).
5. FMEA and FMECA methods,application in risk analysis.
6. HAZOP method, detail analysis of sources of risk by HAZOP, prerequisites, possibilities of application.
7. ETA method, evaluation of initial events by ETA.
8. FTA method, evaluation of top event development by FTA.
9. Methods for analysis of reliability of human factor – analysis of tasks, HTA method.
10. Methods for analysis of reliability of human factor – evaluation of the influence of human factor on equipment.
11. Evaluation of risk analysis, metrics for estimation of risk acceptability.
12. Prevention of risks – elimination of sources, preventiv of occurrence, minimization of consequences. Approaches to risk prevention.
13. Presentation of semestral works.
    Computer-assisted exercise 1. Statistical methods in risk analysis, semestral work assignment.
2. Serious industrial world and local accidents, evaluation with ESIA and INES approaches.
3. Mathematical methods of risk description.
4. Evaluation of risk sources seriousness, handling dangerous materials.
5. Practical application of FMEA and FMECA methods.
6. Practical application of HAZOP method.
7. Practical application of ETA method.
8. Practical application of FTA method.
9. Practical application of HTA method.
10. Practical application of Human HAZOP method.
11. Evaluation of risk analysis, use of metrics for estimation of risk acceptability.
12. Approaches to risk prevention.
13. Presentation of case studies. Test.
Literature - fundamental:
2. ČSN EN 61025. Analýza stromu poruchových stavů (FTA). 2007.
4. ČSN EN 60812. Analýza způsobů a důsledků poruch (FMEA a FMECA). 2019.
6. BABINEC, František. Management rizika : Loss Prevention & Safety Promotion [online]. Brno : Slezská Universita v Opavě, Ústav matematiky, 2005 [cit. 2011-10-14]. Dostupné z WWW:
Literature - recommended:
1. ČSN EN 31010 ed. 2. Management rizik - Techniky posuzování rizik. 2020.
3. ČSN EN 62502. Techniky analýzy spolehlivosti - Analýza stromu událostí (ETA). 2011.
5. ČSN IEC 61882. Studie nebezpečí a provozuschopnosti (studie HAZOP) - Pokyn k použití. 2016.
6. Mannan, Sam, Lees’ Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 4th Edition. Texas, USA : Elsevier 2012. ISBN 978-0-12-397189-0
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
N-KSB-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr,Ex 5 Compulsory 2 1 S