Chemical, Biological and Radiological Safety

Code:

AMB370

Acronym:

AMB370

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Environment

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Environmental Sciences and Technology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:CTA	17	Plano de estudos de 2008 até 2015/16	3	-	5	-
M:CTA	1	PE Mestrado Ciências e Tecnologia do Ambiente	1	-	5	-	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main goal of this course is to provide intensive formation about human and environmental safety. The program emphasis the way to handle or to use chemical, biological and radiological materials in order to implement and to maintain effective hygiene programs, preventing injury and illness.

Learning outcomes and competences

Capacity to deal with aspects relating to human and environmental safety (either of chemical, biological, or radiological nature) both in preventive and recuperative situations.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Chemical Safety Occupational Safety and Health. Safety in Chemistry Laboratories. General safe practices. Personal protective equipment. Chemical handling procedures. Storage of chemicals. Infrastructures of Labs. Identification of hazardous chemicals. Transport of hazardous products. Sinalização de segurança. Safety labelling. Laboratory waste management. Biological Safety Main characteristics of cell metabolism and of genetic mechanisms. Basic concepts in virology. Main concepts in biological safety. Risk groups. Safety levels. Design of laboratories. Biological safety cabinets. Infections acquired in the laboratories. Microbial agents that demand special precautions. Bacterial and fungal agents of safety levels II and III. Viruses and viral infections. Basic concepts in epidemiology. Control and prevention of viral infections. Viral agents of safety level IV. Biological war and microbial agents. Radioprotection Physical quantities and units in radioprotection: dosimetry in radioprotection.
Principles of radioprotection.
Physical properties of radiation alpha, beta and gamma.
Interaction of radiation and matter. Sources and levels of radiation.
Radiation detectors.
Using radioactivity in Medicine, Industry; Technology and Environment.
Legal rules applicable to radioprotection services.
Procedures in radiation safety. Mathematical Statistics used in data analysis of radioactivity experiments Radioactivity experiments done in the Physics and Astronomy Department

Mandatory literature

Stephen K. Hall,; Chemical Safety in the Laboratory, CRC Press, Inc., London, 1994
Roy E. Sanders; Chemical Process Safety, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann., London, 2005
Herbert F. Bender, Philipp Eisenbarth; Hazardous Chemicals, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim- Germany, 2007
Alberto Sérgio S. R. Miguel; Manual de Higiene e Segurança do Trabalho, 8ª edição Porto Editora, Porto, 2005
ATLAS, R. M.; PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY, Wm. C. Brown Publishers; 2.ª edição; Dubuque., 1997
http://www.uottawa.ca/services/ehss/docs/biosafety-manual.pdf; «Biosafety», University of Ottawa, 2003
http://www.cdc.gov/od/OHS/biosfty/bmbl5/bmbl5toc.htm; «Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories», Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, USA, 5th edition:, 2007
BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY,WEAPONS AND HUMANITY, Harwood; Australia; 152 pg, 1999
BROCK, T. D.; MICROORGANISMS. From smallpox to Lyme disease., Freeman; New York; 173 pg, 1990
BROCK, T. D. & MADIGAN, M. T.; BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS, Prentice-Hall; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; 834 pg, 1988
COLLINS, C. H.; LABORATORY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. History, incidence, causes and prevention., Butterworths; 2ª edição; London; 295 pg., 1988
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/lbg-ldmbl-04/index-eng.php; «Laboratory biosafety guidelines», Health Canada, 3rd edition, 2004
www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety/Biosafety7.pdf; «Laboratory biosafety manual», World Health Organization, 3rd edition, 2004
MADIGAN, M. T., MARTINKO, J. M. & PARKER, J. ; BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS, Prentice-Hall International; London; 986 pg., 1997
PELCZAR, M. J., CHAN, E. C. S. & KRIEG, N. R.; MICROBIOLOGY, McGraw-Hill; New York; 918 pg, 1986
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bsc/bsc.htm; «Primary containment for biohazards. Selection, installation and use of biological safety cabinets», Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Instituttes of Health, 2nd edition:, 2000
http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/catalog/pdf-file/Epi_Course.pdf; «Principles of epidemiology. An introduction to applied epidemiology and biostatistics»,, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, 2nd edition:, 1992
STANIER, R. Y., INGRAHAM, J. L., WHEELIS, M. L. & PAINTER, P. R.; GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY, Macmillan; 5.ª edição; London; 689 pg., 1986.
Andreucci, Ricardo; Protecção Radiológica, 2008
Martinho, E. & Salgado, J.; Introdução à Fisica das Radiações, Programa Ciência Viva, MCT, ITN, 1996
Alonso, M & Finn E.J.,; Fisica., Addison-Wesley, 1999
Feio, Maria da Alegria DF, FCUP; Segurança Radiológica, 2005
ELIEZER DE MOURA CARDOSO,Ismar Pinto Alves,Claudio Braz,Sonia Pestana; Aplicações da energia nuclear
Yannick Nouailhetas, Carlos Eduardo Bonacossa de Almeida, Sonia Pestana; Radiações ionizantes e a vida
BarbaraP. Mazzilli,Christovam R. Romero Filho,Yasko Kodama,Fábio Fumio Suzuki,José Claudio Dellamano,Julio T. Marumo,MatiasPugaSanches,Roberto Vicente,Sandra A. Bellintani; Noções básicas de proteção radiologica
universidade federal do rio grande do sul - comissão nacional de energia nuclear; Principios básicos de segurança e proteção radiologica
ELIEZER DE MOURA CARDOSO,Ismar Pinto Alves,José Mendonça de Lima,Luiz Tahuata,Paulo Fernando Heilbron Filho,Claudio Braz,Sonia Pestana; Radioatividade

Teaching methods and learning activities

The evaluation is done by exam, containing matter of three modules.

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology > Safety technology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	56,00

Eligibility for exams

The attendance of the teorico-pratica classes is compulsory. The maximum number of absences from TP classes is 1/4 of the foreseen TP classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is given by the final exam grade.