Course: Safety Requirements in Chemistry

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Course title Safety Requirements in Chemistry
Course code KFC/BZP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bazgier Václav, Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Otyepková Eva, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Berka Karel, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Summary of legislative regulations connected with dealing with chemicals and waste products within the EU and OECD. 2. Chemical legislation in EU: Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labeling, and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing (CLP) Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of the Chemicals (REACH) 3. Chemical legislation in Czech Republic - Czech Law No. 350/2011 Sb. and its amendments 534/2020. 4. Czech Law No 224/2015 Sb. and its amendments 218/2025 Sb. 5. Czech Law No 541/2020 6. Another documents and norms (Czech Norm ČSN 01 8003) concerning safe handling with chemicals. 7. Information about hazards identification, handling, storage, and regulatory information of selected very toxic compounds. 8. Information about hazards identification, handling, storage, and regulatory information of selected toxic compounds. 9. Information about hazards identification, handling, storage, and regulatory information of selected caustic compounds. 10. Information about hazards identification, handling, storage, and regulatory information of selected carcinogens, mutagens, and substances toxic for reproduction.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 60 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to summarize and apply basic laws, legal regulations and administrative orders in the area of securing chemicals, both from the field of national legislation as well as the EU legoslation. Further area of concern is connected with application of safe and security regulations for working with dangerous chemical and waste materials.
Remember safety regulations and connectšd legal regulations necessary for work in the chemical laboratory.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

1) Active attendance at the lecture. 2) Final test - 80% correct answers required to pass.
Recommended literature
  • Nařízení Evropského parlamentu a Rady (ES) č. 1272/2008 (CLP).
  • Nařízení Evropského parlamentu a Rady (ES) č. 1907/2006 (REACH).
  • (2001). Praktická příručka pro nakládání s chemickými látkami. Verlag Däshofer, Praha.
  • Zákon č. 224/2015 Sb., o prevenci závažných havárií.
  • Zákon č. 258/2000 Sb., o ochraně veřejného zdraví.
  • Zákon č. 350/2011 Sb. o chemických látkách a chemických směsích.
  • Zákon č. 541/2020 Sb., o odpadech.


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