ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: ICSS10224o17Semester: 2017/2018 summer
Name: Occupational Hazard
Major: Safety Engineering
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. inż. Marek Brennensthul
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Student knows the basic definitions used in the risk assessment. Student knows the law basics for risk assessment and indicates the objectives of risk assessment. Student lists the methods of risk assessment. Skills Student is able to identify threats in the workplace. Student can choose appropriate method for estimating the occupational risk and can carry out a risk assessment. Student is able to characterize the object of risk assessment.
Competences: Student understands the importance of risk assessment for efficient company management.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of ergonomics and hazard analysis
Course content: This subject concerns a wide analysis of the hazards associated with the performed work. It is also presented an algorithm of occupational risk management (risk assessment and its acceptance). The methods of occupational risk assessment are described in details. Especially specified is the method of assessing worker’s exposure to hazardous and harmful factors in the workplace. The analyzed issues concern mainly accidents at work (post-accident procedure and prevention). The definition of occupational risk and its measurement. Law basics for risk assessment. Requirements for proper risk assessment. Risk perception and acceptance. The risk perception and undertaking. Decision theory as a model for the analysis of dangerous behavior. The algorithm of the occupational risk management. Occupational risk management. The components of risk assessment. Characteristic of objects and identification of threats. The criteria for the classification of risk assessment methods. Quantitative and qualitative methods of risk assessment. Deductive and inductive methods of risk assessment. Matrix methods of risk assessment. Methods of risk assessment which based on indicators. Risk graphs as a method of risk assessment. Risk assessment for measurable factors. Accident and the accident rate. Accident rate as epidemiological phenomenon. Post-accident procedures - requirements for investigators. Models of accidents. Collection of data concerning accidents at work. Reporting of risk assessment and risk informing.
Recommended literature: . Bello G.C., Colombari V., The Human Factors in Risk Analyses of Process Plants: The Control Room Operators Model TESEO. Reliability Engineering 1, 1980. 2.Five steps to risk assessment, Health and Safety executive Books, UK, 1997. 3. Guidance on risk assessment at work. European Commission, Directorate General V Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs. Luxemburg 1996. - complementary 1. Occhipinti E., Colombini D. Updating Reference Values and Predictive Models of the OCRA Method in the Risk Assessment of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Limbs. Ergonomics 50(11),2007. 2. Parsons K.C. Human thermal environments. Second Edition. London, Taylor and Francis 1993.
Assessment methods: written test, reports for classes, assessment of student’s activity at classes
Comment: