Natural and Technological Hazards

Code:

MESHO0013

Acronym:

RNT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Safety Services

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
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	41	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2007/08	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

-To identify the main characteristics and criteria related to natural and technological risks
-To define the main type of risks (natural and technological);
-To present the regulatory and standard framework related to the different type of risks
-To recognize and to apply the risk (natural and technological) prevention methodologies in the design, installing and production stages of workplaces establishments.

Learning outcomes and competences

Have an integrated view of what are natural and technological hazards and know like acting in case of disaster.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Natural Risk
1) Methodological approach to the spatial analysis of dangerousness / risk natural
2) Risks related to Internal Geodynamics (geological)
3) Risks related to External Geodynamics (geological and climatic / weather)
4) Quick reference to risks mixed (natural together with anthropogenic influence)

Technological Risks
1) Fire Safety, Dam Safety, Hazardous Substances in Industry and Warehousing,
2) Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Gas and oil pipelines, Emergencies and Threats CBRN agents radiological nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological)
3) Methodologies (specific) risk management natural and / or technological.

Mandatory literature

Donald Hyndman and David Hyndman; Natural Hazards and Disasters, 2010
Autoridade Nacional de Proteção Civil; Guia metodológico para a produção de cartografia municipal de risco e para a criação de sistemas de informação geográfica (SIG) de base municipal., Autoridade Nacional de Proteção Civil, 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching will be carried out with references to: the criteria/factors of hazard/risk; to specific case studies in which the influence of these factors is unambiguous and, subsequently, with the proposal of brief exercises of natural hazards analysis.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Test	Teste		60,00
Working group report	Trabalho escrito		40,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	56
	Estudo autónomo	56
	Elaboração de projeto	50
	Total:	162,00

Calculation formula of final grade

 Attendance Requirements: Minimum requirement of attendance of 75% to students holding a OHS Certificate (CAP – SHT) and minimum attendance of 90% to students without a OHS Certificate (CAP – SHT)

Assessment calculation:
Test: 60%; Working group report (max. 2students) 40%