Safe Living Basics
Life safety - a field of scientific knowledge, covering the theory and practice of human protection from hazards and hazards in all spheres of human activity, the preservation of safety and health in the environment. Life safety is an integral part of the system of state, social and defense measures taken in order to protect the population and economy of the country from the consequences of accidents, disasters, natural calamities. As an academic discipline, Life Safety provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to ensure one's own safety and survival under adverse or threatening conditions. The discipline has a comprehensive, interdisciplinary character, as it considers social, medical and biological, environmental, technological, legal and international aspects. The theoretical basis is based on the achievements of such human sciences and their activities as labor physiology, psychology, labor sociology, engineering psychology, labor protection, ecology, ergonomics, economics, jurisprudence and many others.
The study of life safety allows to systematize scientific knowledge about all potential hazards; to expand ideas about the reactions of the human body to the effects of negative environmental factors, taking into account its physiological and psychological characteristics; to master the knowledge and practical skills to protect people and the environment from negative influences.
The goal of mastering the discipline
The purpose of mastering the discipline is to form a professional culture of safety, which is understood as the willingness and ability of the individual to use in professional activities the acquired body of knowledge, skills and abilities to ensure safety in the field of professional activity, the nature of thinking and value orientations, in which safety issues are considered as a priority discipline studies the human habitat, that is, the conditions of his existence.
The skills you get
- Knowledge of the basic concepts of life safety: danger, safety, risk, risk assessment methodology, engineering and organizational ways to ensure safety.
- Ability to identify hazards and make risk maps, choose and justify the means of protection.
- Mastery of first aid techniques in emergency situations.
Topics covered
- 1. Theoretical Foundations of Life Safety: Concepts of the Anthropogenic Natural Environment. Technosphere. Environmental hazards and their classification. Physical, chemical and biological hazards.
- 2. Industrial safety: Industrial environment. Risks of the industrial environment. Methods to protect against risks. Industrial control. Organizational and production sanitary control measures in the enterprise. Ergonomics. Special occupational skills when working in a hazardous enterprise. Collective and individual protection. Compliance with safety regulations. Safety management in the enterprise. Classification of occupational injuries. ISO 45001 - Occupational health and safety management systems.
- 3. Risk assessment: Classification of risk sources and their levels. Procedures for hazard identification and risk assessment.Definition of hazard degree. Determination of risk class by condition of realization. Determination of risk class by frequency and potential damage. Assessment algorithm. Risk assessment tools. Checklist. Preliminary hazard analysis. Occupational safety analysis. Kinney method. Risk assessment matrix.
- 4. Ensuring the safety of life: Ensuring safety in adverse environmental conditions. Protection of population and territory in natural disasters. Protection of the population of the territory in case of accidents (disasters) in transport and at production facilities.
When instructed
- 4th year, 2nd semester
List of references and sourses
1. http://elib.istu.edu/viewer/view.php?file=/files/er-3606.pdf
2. http://elib.istu.edu/viewer/view.php?file=/files/er-4946.pdf
3. http://elib.istu.edu/viewer/view.php?file=/files/er-5162.pdf
4. http://elib.istu.edu/viewer/view.php?file=/files/er-5344.pdf
5. http://elib.istu.edu/viewer/view.php?file=/files3/er-22711.pdf
6. https://profspo.ru/webreader/web/viewer.php?publicationId=books/92324
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