Course detail
Risk Management Fundamentals
FSI-DMR Acad. year: 2024/2025 Summer semester
The main content of the course is a review of approaches to risk management and safety assurance in new and operating machinery.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
5
Supervisor
Entry knowledge
Knowledge of mathematics in the extent of previous studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is expected.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Requirements for course-unit credit award: active participation in lectures and seminars, semestral work elaboration, test; in justified cases, the lecturer may set alternative requirements.
Presence in lectures is recommended, presence in seminars is compulsory.
In justified cases alternative form of tuition, solution of individual semestral project.
Aims
The aim of the course is to familiarize the students with the basics of risk management in machinery.
The course provides the students with basic knowledge from the given field.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme C-AKR-P: , Lifelong learning
specialization CLS: , elective
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization KSB: Quality, Reliability and Safety, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. Introduction to risk management – motivation.
2. Basic terminology from the field of machinery safety.
3. Hazard and risk
4. Risk analysis
5. Risk reduction
6. Machinery directive.
7. Electricity directive.
8. Electromagnetic compatibility.
9. Harmonized standards.
10. Functional safety – performance level
11. Functional safety – SIL.
12. Documentation of risk management.
13. Case studies.
Exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Semestral work assignmnent
2.-10. Elaboration of semestral work under teacher´s supervision
11.-12. Presentation of semestral works
13. Course-unit credit award.