Emergency and Risk Assessment and Control

Code:

MESHO0006

Acronym:

ACRE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Engineering and Related Techniques
OFICIAL	Engineering and Related Techniques

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1T

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.fe.up.pt/1011/course/view.php?id=183
E-learning page:	http://moodle.fe.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MESHO	31	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2007/08	2	-	5	45	145

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- To know the methodologies of analysis of serious accidents;
- To define an integrated management system of occupational and environmental safety;
- To establish the principles of emergency organisation;
- To understand the role of the different elements of a system and the relative contribution to the global risk;
- To identify and analyse the role of the human element in the cause of accidents, disturbance or malfunctions;
- To understand and apply techniques and methods of analysis and risk management.

Program

- Concept of integrated safety;
- Introduction. Models of causality of accidents and disturbances;
- Legislation and regulations;
- Methods of risk analysis with a special emphasis on the human error. Examples of application;
- Serious accidents;
- Emergency organisation;
- Role of the human factor in the causality of accidents and disturbances;
- Human error. Definitions, fundamental concepts;
- Approaches to identify the measures to reduce the human error.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation;
Discussion;
Teamwork.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Attendance to 75% of classes for students with a vocational training certificate in occupational safety and hygiene. Attendance to 90% of classes for those who do not own a vocational training certificate in occupational safety and hygiene.

Calculation formula of final grade

Assignment on emergency: 25% of the final grade
Assignment on risks: 35% of the final grade
Test: 40% of the final grade