Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Risks in Manipulating Hazardous Substances (17.URZP36)

Native organizations units: Department of Traffic Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Disaster Risk Management and Fire Safety (Godina: 2, Summer)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Upravljanje rizikom od katastrofalnih događaja i požara
Interdisciplinary	Yes
ECTS	6

Educational goal:

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.

Educational outcome:

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.

Course content:

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.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, Auditory Practice, Consultations

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
HSE BOOKS	Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres	2003	The Office of Public Sector Information, Information Policy Team, Kew, Richmond	English
Jakšić, B., Ilić, M.	Upravljanje opasnim otpadom	2000	Urbanistički zavod Republike Srpske, Banja Luka	Serbian language
HSE BOOKS	The storage of flammable liquids in containers	1998	The Office of Public Sector Information, Information Policy Team, Kew, Richmond	English
HSE BOOKS	The safe use and handling of flammable liquids	2002	The Office of Public Sector Information, Information Policy Team, Kew, Richmond	English
-	Propisi, sporazumi, pravilnici, odluke, normativi	-	-	Serbian language