Teaching of Labour protection, Fire Safety and Civil Defence Engineers in Riga Technical University

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Teaching of Labour protection, Fire Safety and
Civil Defence Engineers in Riga Technical
University

• Riga Technical University
• Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management
• Professor Dr. sc. ing. V. Jemeljanovs
• Lecturer MA. LP. J. Bartušauskis

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Structure
Management of professional programmes
Institute of General and Civil safety
Department of Occupational and Civil
safety (provaiding of professional programmes)
Consultative and Training Centre of the
Tehnogenic safety (management and provaiding of
basic educational programmes)
Technogenic Environmental Safety Research
Laboratory (development and provaiding of
scientific projects)
Management and provaiding of RTU compulsory
courses

1. Master studies Occupational safety
2. Bachelors studies Safety engineering
3. Fire safety and Civil defence

• Labour Protection Specialist training
• Fire Safety Specialist training

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Sketch of sustainability for Institute of
General and Civil safety studies programmes
Fire safety and Civil defence professional
programme
Occupational safety Master studies professional
programme
Doctoral studies
Safety engineering bachelors professional
programme
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FIRE SAFETY AND CIVIL DEFENCE

• The objective of the programme is to provide
  students with knowledge and skills compliant to
  occupational standard PS 0278 and level 2 higher
  education requirements that would allow programme
  graduates to start their professional activities
  as Fire Safety and Civil Defence Engineers.

Professor Dr. sc. ing. V. Jemeljanovs e-mail
Vladimirs.Jemeljanovs_at_rtu.lv
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FIRE SAFETY AND CIVIL DEFENCE

• Basic methods of teaching are Lectures,
  seminars, workshops and research activities,
  tests, academic advising, profile tours and
  self-development studies.
• Major types of Self-Development studies study of
  literature and Internet sources and periodicals,
  course paper development, home work assignments,
  reports, analytical projects

Professor Dr. sc. ing. V. Jemeljanovs e-mail
Vladimirs.Jemeljanovs_at_rtu.lv
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FIRE SAFETY AND CIVIL DEFENCE

• Programme continues for 1.5 years and includes
  three work experience subterms, specifically
• Work experience training during 1st term (6
  Credit Points), during 2nd term (10 Credit
  Points), during 3rd term (10 Credit Points).

Professor Dr. sc. ing. V. Jemeljanovs e-mail
Vladimirs.Jemeljanovs_at_rtu.lv
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FIRE SAFETY AND CIVIL DEFENCE

• To conclude their studies of the Programme at the
  end of 3rd term, students develop and publicly
  defend their Diploma Project. Diploma Projects
  should deal with a specific issue in Fire Safety,
  Rescue and Civil defence by professionally
  applying their acquired knowledge and skills.

Professor Dr. sc. ing. V. Jemeljanovs e-mail
Vladimirs.Jemeljanovs_at_rtu.lv
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FIRE SAFETY AND CIVIL DEFENCE

• Level 2 higher education programme 60 CP (100).
• The Programme contains
• Theory courses (Subjects) of total volume of 24
  CP (40)
• Work experience training 26 CP (44)
• Diploma project 10 CP (16).
• Industry standard courses 7 CP
• Profile courses 17 CP.

Professor Dr. sc. ing. V. Jemeljanovs e-mail
Vladimirs.Jemeljanovs_at_rtu.lv
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FIRE SAFETY AND CIVIL DEFENCE

• Number of Academic Staff Members
• The programme is realized by 11 Lecturers,
  including 8 Doctors, 2 Masters Degree holders
  and 1 graduated industry professionals.

Professor Dr. sc. ing. V. Jemeljanovs e-mail
Vladimirs.Jemeljanovs_at_rtu.lv
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Safety Engineering

• The goal of professional bachelor study programme
  Safety Engineering is to give the professional
  bachelors education in safety engineering in
  order to provide theoretical knowledge and
  practical skills meeting level 2 of professional
  higher education, which allows starting the
  activity of senior specialist of labour
  protection and specialist of fire safety and
  civil defence. Occupational Standard PK 2149 40.
• Nominal duration of the programme 4-year
  full-time studies

Lecturer MA. LP. J. Bartušauskis e-mail
dcai_at_rtu.lv
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Safety Engineering

• Professional bachelor study programme Safety
  Engineering provides for mastering necessary
  legal, technical, economical, medical as well as
  humanitarian and social study subjects in
  lectures, practical studies, laboratory works and
  literary studios.
• In the result of studies a student acquires
  knowledge on
• requirements of European Union and International
  Labour Organisation in the field of labour
  protection and civil defence
• regulatory enactments associated with labour
  protection, civil defence and fire safety
• regulatory enactments associated with environment
  protection
• labour safety and fire safety of technologies
  applied in production, labour environment risk
  factors and their impact upon safety and health
  of employees
• identification, measurement and assessment of
  labour environment risk factors and fire risk
  factors
• application of information technologies in labour
  protection, fire safety and civil defence
• storage of hazardous substances and safety
  measures when handling them
• tactics of fire-extinguishing, rescue works
• legal labour relations and social dialogue at
  enterprise

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Safety Engineering
In order to acquire the professional bachelor
degree in labour protection and qualification of
senior specialist of labour protection students
must successfully complete all courses and to
obtain 160 CP.
Programme components Volume, CP Percentage against total volume
Compulsory study subjects, of which General education courses Basic theoretical courses in the branch and information technology courses Professional specialisation courses in the branch. 100 CP   14 CP 36 CP   50 CP 62.5   8.8 22.5   31.2
Compulsory elective subjects, of which Professional specialisation courses in the branch Humanitarian/social and management study subjects Languages. 16 CP   10 CP 2 CP   4 CP 10.00   6.3 1.2   2.5
Free elective subjects 6 CP 3.75
Practical training 26 CP 16.25
State (final) tests 12 CP 7.5
Total 160 CP 100
Lecturer MA. LP. J. Bartušauskis e-mail
dcai_at_rtu.lv
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further education

• Upon completion of professional bachelor Safety
  Engineering or Fire safety and Civil defence
  studies, further education can be continued in
  professional masters study programme Labour
  Protection (2 years (part-time)) or in any other
  RTU masters degree study programme as well as in
  masters level study programmes of other higher
  education establishments in accordance with
  procedure established by RTU or such other higher
  education establishments.

Lecturer MA. LP. J. Bartušauskis e-mail
dcai_at_rtu.lv
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• Academic staff and students are participating in
  scientific conferences and workshops. In period
  from year 2008 till 2011, academic staff and
  students have participated in 28 scientific
  conferences, published 28 scientific articles,
  including 22 with participation of students, and
  also 54 scientific conferences abroad and
  published 54 scientific articles.

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• During last years were carried out the following
  scientific studies in topical fields which ensure
  the study programme's connection with regional
  interests
• 2012 Estonia Latvia Russia Cross Border
  Cooperation Programme within European
  Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument
  2007-2013 Elaboration of Activities in Reducing
  Negative Effects of Technogenic Disasters and
  Environmental Emergencies (Explosions, Fires,
  Incidents with Dangerous Chemical Substances,
  Radiation)
• 2011 - RTU DCAI project No. L 7720 Survey,
  investigation and analysis of Jurmala risk
  territories according to the interests of
  town-dwellers and Development plan for years
  2011. 2021.
• 2008 - MES - RTU project R7364 Scientific
  substantiation of material and financial supply
  necessary for efficient activity of SFRD.
• 2006-2008 Cross-border cooperation initiative,
  crisis management systems in Latvian and
  Lithuanian neighbouring regions 2006-2008 ERAF
  co-financing, together with Jelgava city council,
  State Fire-fighting and Rescue Department, Riga
  Technical university.

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Professor Dr. sc. ing. V. Jemeljanovs e-mail
Vladimirs.Jemeljanovs_at_rtu.lv Lecturer MA. LP. J.
Bartušauskis e-mail dcai_at_rtu.lv
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