The course objective is to introduce students to the hazardous substances, their characteristics, procedures and obligations in handling and manipulating them. Students should acquire knowledge about safety in transport of the hazardous substances, to get introduced to the regulations, laws, agreements, decisions and norms regulating hazardous substances and their transport. Within the curriculum students will get to know types of transportation means and methods of transportation of hazardous substances, protective measures in reloading hazardous substances and protective measures in accidents.

After passing the examination, students will be able to apply acquired knowledge in practice, to assess risks which may occur in operation and handling hazardous substances and to professionally contribute to the removal of consequences in accidents.

Types and classification of hazardous substances. Physical-chemical properties of hazardous substances. Technical norms for storage, storage, methods with waste in transit. Employer obligation related to the hazardous substances according to the provisions of the Occupational Safety Law. Law on Hazardous Substance Transport. European agreement about international transport of hazardous substances in road traffic (ADR regulations), railway traffic (RID regulations), sea and air traffic, law on transportation of hazardous substances through tunnels, transportation of radioactive substance, explosives, poisons. Protective measures in loading and unloading hazardous substances, transport. Fire protection in hazardous substance transport. Accident prevention in hazardous substance transport.

Lectures, Auditory Practice, Consultations