| Course No. | 1 |
|---|---|
| Title of course | Introduction to European integration |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Tamara Rađenović |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | The course will focus on an interdisciplinary approach regarding European integration and its benefits, law, and future aspects. The aim will be to improve the students’ current theoretical knowledge of the social, political, economic, and legal facets of European integration. This will be achieved through the lectures about the background, organizations, and processes of European integration; the fundamentals of EU legislation; main EU institutions, bodies, and agencies; and EU enlargement and prospects. Literature: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication, Leyen, U., State of the Union 2022, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022, ISBN 978-92-76-53334-4, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2775/95046 European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication, Europe better together! Publications Office of the European Union, 2022, ISBN 978-92-76-45269-0, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2775/338420 European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication, A short guide to the EU, Publications Office of the European Union, 2021, ISBN 978-92-76-24412-7, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2775/5724 |
| Course No. | 2 |
|---|---|
| Title of course | European Union legislative regarding workplace and process safety |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Srđan Glišović, Prof. Dr. Dejan Vasović |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | The main goal of the course is that students get knowledge about the contemporary EU legal framework for ensuring safe and healthy working conditions. In the course following topics will be covered SEVESO directives, EU directives, and regulations related to specific hazards and sectors (power, fuels, chemicals, construction, petrochemical, polymers, paper, mining, food, beverages, and machinery); EU workplace and process safety requirements for the design, installation, and operation of process plants and equipment as well as EU workspace framework for risk assessment and management; emergency planning and response; information provision to workers and their representatives; inspection, enforcement, and sanctions related to SEVESO III directive. Literature: “Healthy workers, thriving companies - a practical guide to wellbeing at work”. European Guide. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. 2015. ISBN 978-92-9496-934-7 https://osha.europa.eu/en/safety-and-health-legislation/national-legislation-safety-and-health-work https://ec.europa.eu/environment/seveso/ |
| Course No. | 3 |
|---|---|
| Title of course | Data analysis, programming, and interpretation |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Milan Gocić |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | The main focus of this course is to deliver a combination of scientific programming skills that will be effectively used in subsequent courses. The exposition will be focused on Python language, Jupiter Notebook, and/or MathCAD. During the course, the basics of object oriented programming will be covered. Foundational techniques like algorithm analysis, basic data structures, and recursion will be presented. Computing with formulas, loops, and lists, user input and error handling will be explained. Graphical output, graphic user interfaces, and the use of extensive libraries available in Python will be covered. Additionally, the basics of working with databases in MySQL will be presented. Literature: Matthes, Eric. Python Crash Course (2nd Edition): A Hands-on, Project-Based Introduction to Programming. No Starch Press, 2019. Kiusalaas, Jaan. Numerical Methods in Engineering with Python 3. 3rd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2013. Murach, Joel. Murach’s MySQL, 3rd Edition. 3rd ed., Mike Murach & Associates, 2019. |
| Course No. | 4 |
|---|---|
| Title of course | Process Safety - Learning from Case Histories |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Milan Protić |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | Learning from case histories is a key part of process safety, as it allows organizations to understand the root causes of accidents and incidents and to put in place measures to prevent similar events from occurring in the future. Through examples, it will be illustrated the importance of having robust safety management systems in place to identify and mitigate potential hazards and how human factors, such as poor communication, inadequate training, or complacency, can play a significant role in accidents and incidents. Literature: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) Incidents That Define Process Safety. Wiley-AIChE, 2010. CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) More Incidents That Define Process Safety. Wiley-AIChE, 2019. CCPS. Driving Continuous Process Safety Improvement from Investigated Incidents. Wiley-Blackwell, 2021. |
| Course No. | 5 |
|---|---|
| Title of course | Hazards and consequences in the industry |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Milan Protić |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | Hazards are potential sources of harm or danger that exist in industrial settings. These hazards are usually physical, chemical, or ergonomic, and can pose a risk to the safety and health of workers and the environment. In this course, physical (explosion and fires) hazards and consequences will be covered. Chemical hazards will be covered in L6 and ergonomic in L7. The main goal of the course is to first provide basics of thermodynamics, thermochemistry, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics as a prerequisite to understanding more advanced topics from process safety such as combustion fundamentals, fire and explosion modeling, dust explosions, and detonations that will follow in the second part of the course. The theoretical exposition will be immediately followed by worked examples. All the examples will be performed on computers in Python/Jupiter Notebook or MathCAD. Laboratory exercises will complement in-class lectures and will be performed in the Fire protection laboratory at the Faculty of Occupational Safety in Nis https://www.znrfak.ni.ac.rs/FPL/. A series of experimental exercises will be performed to show the students the procedures for determining: the flammability properties of different materials, toxic effluents emitted during the controlled combustion of materials, heating values, and thermal characteristics. Moreover, students will get the opportunity to measure temperature and heat flux during real fire experiments. What is more, students will be trained to use dynamic process simulation software tools that use graphical/visual representations of real process plants and dynamic simulation. of underlying processes happening in the plant (AVEVA Process Simulation and AVEVA XR). Students will get the opportunity to virtually visit and “interact” with plant components (valves, equipment, instrumentation, sampling lines, etc.) and test different “what if” scenarios without safety or physical constraints. Literature: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety). Process Safety for Engineers: An Introduction. 2nd ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2022 CCPS. Introduction to Process Safety for Undergraduates and Engineers. Wiley-Blackwell, 2016. Benintendi, Renato, editor. Process Safety Calculations. 2nd ed., Elsevier Science Publishing, 2021 |
| Course No. | 6 |
|---|---|
| Title of course | Sources and dispersion models |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Miomir Raos, Prof. Dr. Milan Protić |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | Sources and dispersion models are tools that are used to predict the release and spread of hazardous materials, such as chemicals or gases, in the event of an accident or incident. The focus of this course will be on the development of: Source models that predict the rate and duration of release of hazardous materials from a particular source, and use this information to estimate the amount of material that is likely to be released in the event of an accident or incident; Dispersion models that predict the movement and dispersion of released hazardous materials in the environment and forecast the direction and distance that the materials will travel; and Consequence models that predict the impacts of a release of hazardous materials on the environment and human health. After the theoretical exposure, models (developed set of mathematical equations) will be implemented in Python/Jupiter Notebook and/or MathCAD. Models will be tested and validated on literature data to ensure that they provide accurate and reliable predictions. Literature: CCPS. Driving Continuous Process Safety Improvement from Investigated Incidents. Wiley-Blackwell, 2021. Mannan, Sam. Lees’ Process Safety Essentials: Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014. Mannan, Sam. Lees’ Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control. 4th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012. |
| Course No. | 7 |
|---|---|
| Title of course | Ergonomic risks |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Evica Stojiljković |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | In the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work (2021-2027) special emphasize was put on ergonomic and psychosocial risks. The course would provide an overview of what ergonomic risks are and how they can impact the health and safety of workers. It will also cover the different types of ergonomic risks, such as those related to poor workstation design, repetitive or strenuous tasks, and poorly designed tools and equipment. Moreover, case studies and examples of successful ergonomic risk management in various industries will be covered. Literature: Stack, Theresa, et al. Occupational Ergonomics: A Practical Approach. John Wiley & Sons, 2016. Tosi, Francesca. Design for Ergonomics. 1st ed., Springer Nature, 2019. https://osha.europa.eu/en/legislation/directives/5 https://osha.europa.eu/en/legislation/directives/6 |
| Course No. | 8 |
|---|---|
| Title of course | Introduction to machine learning in workplace and process safety |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Milan Gocić, Prof. Dr. Milan Protić |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | The objective of the course is to provide a very broad overview of machine learning and its applications to process and workplace safety. The course will be based on commonly used machine learning toolkits and data from public databases. After a short theoretical exposition, machine learning models solving processes and/or workplace safety problems will be implemented in Python. Literature: Guido, Sarah, and Andreas C. Mueller. Introduction to Machine Learning with Python: A Guide for Data Scientists. O’Reilly Media, 2016. Valeev, Sagit, and Natalya Kondratyeva. Process Safety and Big Data. Elsevier Science Publishing, 2021. |
| Course No. | 9 |
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| Title of course | Quantitative risk assessment |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Evica Stojiljković, Prof. Dr. Ana Vukadinović |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | Quantitative risk assessment is a process used to identify, analyze, and evaluate the likelihood and potential impact of risks that could affect an organization or project. This process involves using numerical data and statistical analysis to determine the probability and potential consequences of different risks, and to prioritize them based on their level of severity. In this course following topics will be covered: definition and purpose of quantitative risk assessment; steps in the risk assessment process, including risk identification, analysis, and evaluation; techniques for collecting and analyzing data, such as probability distributions, statistical models, and Monte Carlo simulations; methods for prioritizing risks based on their likelihood and potential impact and techniques for communicating and presenting risk assessment results and strategies for managing and mitigating risks Literature: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety). Process Safety for Engineers: An Introduction. 2nd ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2022 CCPS. Introduction to Process Safety for Undergraduates and Engineers. Wiley-Blackwell, 2016. Sonnemann, Guido, et al., editors. Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes and Products. 2nd ed., Productivity Press, 2018. Moller, Niklas, et al., editors. Handbook of Safety Principles. John Wiley & Sons, 2018. |
| Course No. | 10 |
|---|---|
| Title of course | On-line workplace monitoring for harmful substances |
| Lecturer in charge | Dr Viša Tasić |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | Each year, about 120,000 work-related cancer cases occur as a result of exposure to carcinogens at work in the EU, leading to approximately 80,000 fatalities annually. To address the risk of cancer associated with workers’ exposure to harmful substances, the EU developed a roadmap on carcinogens. One of the key actions is the identification of these compounds. However, based on EU standards, realtime monitoring of these substances at workplaces is costly and rarely, if ever used. In this course, the concept of IoT gadgets (nodes) based on low-cost sensors (LCS) and inexpensive hardware platforms (Node MCU, Arduino, and Roseberry Pi) for the real-time measurement of pollutants in the workplace will be presented. Working principles and complete network architecture will be explained. Additionally, crucially aspects in fabricating and deploying these systems (such as calibration) will be covered. This is of uttermost importance to ensure high-quality data from low-cost sensors. Networking principles will be presented during the practical part of the course and data acquisition and visualization will be demonstrated. Literature: https://roadmaponcarcinogens.eu/ https://www.echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/22431145/roadmap_on_carcinogens_2-0_strategy_en.pdf/98f9d403-d12f-c255-b5a8-2aa26fd04258 Saini, Jagriti, et al. Internet of Things for Indoor Air Quality Monitoring. 1st ed., Springer Nature, 2021. Clements, A.L.; Griswold, W.G.; Rs, A.; Johnston, J.E.; Herting, M.M.; Thorson, J.; Collier-Oxandale, A.; Hannigan, M. Low-Cost Air Quality Monitoring Tools: From Research to Practice (A Workshop Summary). Sensors 2017, 17, 2478 |
| Course No. | 11 |
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| Title of course | Psychosocial risks at the workplace |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Snežana Živković |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | This course aims to cover the social and psychological factors that can affect workers’ physical and mental health and well-being. The following topics will be covered: definition and examples of psychosocial risks; the impact of psychosocial risks on physical and mental health; factors that contribute to psychosocial risks, such as work environment, social support, and personal characteristics; strategies for identifying and assessing psychosocial risks; techniques for preventing and mitigating psychosocial risks, including interventions at the individual and organizational levels and best practices for promoting mental health and well-being in the workplace Literature: 39 EU-OSHA (2022). Managing psychosocial risks in European micro and small enterprises: Qualitative evidence from the Third European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER 2019), ISBN: 978-92-9479-667-7, https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/managing-psychosocial-risks-european-micro-and-small-enterprisesqualitative- evidence-third-european-survey-enterprises-new-and-emerging-risks-esener-2019 Eurofound and EU-OSHA (2014). Psychosocial risks in Europe: Prevalence and strategies for prevention. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, ISBN 978-92-897-1218-7, https://osha.europa.eu/en/tools-and-publications/publications/reports/psychosocial-risks-euprevalence-strategies-prevention/view EU-OSHA (2013). E-guide to managing stress and psychosocial risks. Available at: https://osha.europa.eu/en/tools-and-publications/e-guide-managing-stress-andpsychosocialrisks |
| Course No. | 12 |
|---|---|
| Title of course | Economic aspects of process and workplace safety |
| Lecturer in charge | Prof. Dr. Tamara Rađenović |
| Type | Lectures |
| Description | Occupational injuries, diseases, and deaths result in high economic costs to individuals, employers, governments, and society. According to recent estimates from European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, these costs are at 3.9% of the global GDP and may vary between countries, depending on the industrial mix, legislative context, and prevention incentives. Therefore, this course aims to cover the economic costs associated with accidents at work, work-related health problems, and work-related deaths in Europe. The course will cover productivity costs, healthcare costs, quality of life losses, administration costs, and insurance costs. Insight into these costs will help to raise awareness of the magnitude of the problem and will contribute to a more efficient resource allocation for occupational safety and health. Thus, the course will also cover the economic benefits of implementing effective process safety management systems and economic incentive schemes for encouraging companies to invest in risk prevention. Literature: EU-OSHA, Michaelsen, F., Tompa, E., Bree, T., et al., (2019). The value of occupational safety and health and the societal costs of work-related injuries and diseases, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, ISBN; 978-92-9479-138-2, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2802/251128 EU-OSHA, Zwaan, L., Oldenburg, C., Emmerik, M., et al., (2019). Estimating the cost of work-related accidents and ill-health: an analysis of European data sources, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, ISBN: 978-92-9240-997-5, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2802/566789 Tompa, E., Mofidi, A., van den Heuvel, S. et al. (2021). Economic burden of work injuries and diseases: a framework and application in five European Union countries. BMC Public Health 21, 49 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10050-7 EU-OSHA (2017). An international comparison of the cost of work-related accidents and illnesses, https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/international-comparison-cost-workrelated- accidents-and-illnesses |
12.03.2024.
Na Univerzitetu u Nišu 14.03.2024. godine u 12h u Sali broj 7 u sklopu realizacije ERASMUS+ Jean Monnet modula “Workplace and Process Safety in Next Generation Europe - Teaching for Learning“ (Safety4EU) održaće se radni sto pod nazivom „State and trends of Workplace and Process Safety in the EU and easiest ways for their implementation in Serbia”. Pozivaju se svi zainteresovani da uzmu učešće u skupu. Radni jezik skupa je engleski.
Žan Mone modul "Bezbednost na radu i u tehnološkim procesima u Evropi sledeće generacije - Safety4EU" prezentiran u okviru interproject coach meeting-а u sklopu ERASMUS+ projekta Transport of Dangerous Goods - Modernization of Curricula and Development of Trainings for Professionals in the Western Balkans HEIs - DGTRANS
22.02.2024.
U okviru interproject coach meeting-а u sklopu ERASMUS+ projekta Transport of Dangerous Goods - Modernization of Curricula and Development of Trainings for Professionals in the Western Balkans HEIs - DGTRANS, Dr Milan Protić je prezentovao nedavno odobreni Jean Monnet Modul Workplace and Process Safety in Next Generation Europe - Teaching for Learning - Safety4E kojim rukovodi i na kome je angažovano osam nastavnika Fakulteta zaštite na radu.
Univerzitet u Nišu - Konkurs za upis polaznika na Žan Mone modul "Bezbednost na radu i u tehnološkim procesima u Evropi sledeće generacije - Safety4EU"
28.12.2023.
Fakultet zaštite na radu u Nišu - Konkurs za upis polaznika na Žan Mone modul "Bezbednost na radu i u tehnološkim procesima u Evropi sledeće generacije - Safety4EU
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