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2º Semestre

Psicologia e Comportamento Motor

6.0

Filipa Catarina V. Silva Pinto Marto Carvalho

Introduce the concepts associated with risk assessment;
Describe the main steps of a risk assessment;
Compare the advantages and limitations of risk analysis;
Explore qualitative and quantitative methods of risk assessment;
Define the principles underlying the control of risks.

1. Risk management as a central element in the management system for Safety and Health at Work
2. Risk Assessment – definition and concepts
3. Methods of identifying hazards
4. Methods of risk assessment
5. Criteria and benchmarks
6. Risk Control

Assessment: Final exam (40%) and individual/group work to be defined (60%).

AVEN, T. (2008), Risk Analysis – Assessing Uncertainties Beyond Expected Values and Probabilities, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons.
GLENDON, A.I., CLARKE, S.G. AND MCKENNA, E.F. (2006), Human safety and risk management, 2nd edition, CRC PRess, Boca Raton.
MIGUEL, A.S.S.R. (2012), Manual de Higiene e Segurança do Trabalho, 12th edition, Porto Editora, Porto.
ROXO, M. (2003). Segurança e Saúde do Trabalho: Avaliação e Controlo de Riscos. Coimbra: Almedina.
TAYLOR, G., EASTER, K. AND HEGNEY, R. (2004), Enhancing occupational safety and health, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.