Course: Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety Management

» List of faculties » FCH » KEMCH
Course title Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety Management
Course code KEMCH/C861
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Branská Lenka, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Process management in enterprises. Integral management and its basic parts. Quality management system. QMS - EN ISO 9001:2015. Quality management system - identification of processes. QMS - management of processes (monitor, measure, analyze processes and their continual improvement). Environmental protection (global activity, national activity, state regulation). EMS - EN ISO 14000 and EMAS III (Eco-Management Audit Scheme). Environmental aspects and environmental impacts management. Health and safety management system. Hazard identification. Hazard management. The quality management system documentation. The environmental management system documentation. Documents of health and safety management system. Fire protection system and its documentation. Integral system of management.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training
  • Preparation for an exam - 48 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a final test - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 39 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Goal of lessons is to make students acquainted with particular parts of integral management (i.e. with principles and methodologies of implementation of QMS, EMS, HSMS and Fire protection system) as well as with implementation of integral management system. Student could obtain complex knowledge of integral management (and its parts) and to comprehend its importance for process management of enterprises.
After finishing this subject the learner is able to orientate in particular systems of management. He/she understands particular methodologies for implementation. Students are qualified to participate in implementation of particular systems (QMS, EMS, HSMS and Fire protection system, too), to create documentation of these systems as well as the systems to continual improve. He/she is able to take part in integration of these systems.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in mathematics and business economics and management on bachelor level is needed for study of the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Oral exam is required. Level of acquired knowledge, approaches, as well as skill in practice application are examined. At the end of term the knowledge is verified by examination paper, its results are considered as a part of final classification.
Recommended literature
  • Norma ISO 9001:2015, Norma ISO 14001:2015, Norma ISO 45001:2018..
  • Branská L. Management kvality, environmentu a bezpečnosti. Materiál pro cvičení dostupný v systému STAG. Univerzita Pardubice, 2017.
  • Branská, L. Management kvality, environmentu a bezpečnosti. PPT prezentace dostupné v systému STAG. Univerzita Pardubice, 2017.
  • Dentch, M. P. The ISO 14001:2015 Implementation Handbook. Milwaukee: American Society for Quality, 2016.
  • Natarajan, D. ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems. Cham: Springer, 2017.
  • Nenadál, Jaroslav. Management kvality pro 21. století. Praha: Management Press, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7261-561-2.
  • Pyzdek, T., Keller, P. The Handbook for Quality Management. Columbus: Mc Graw Hill, 2013.
  • Veber, Jaromír. Management kvality, environmentu a bezpečnosti práce : legislativa, systémy, metody, praxe. Praha: Management Press, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7261-210-9.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester