Security and compliance
Occupational Health and Safety
Postgraduate studies preparing participants to perform occupational health and safety tasks, including occupational risk assessment, prevention, ergonomics and safety management.

- Duration
- 2 semesters
- Number of hours
- 220
About the programme
The programme covers labour protection law, occupational risk assessment, post-accident procedures, organisation and supervision of occupational health and safety, ergonomics, environmental hazards, rescue and the methodology of OHS training.
Programme objectives
To develop the knowledge and skills needed to organise, monitor and improve occupational safety in companies and institutions.
Who is it for?
- People with higher education interested in working in occupational health and safety
- Employees responsible for OHS
- OHS lecturers and teachers
- People planning consultancy, training, auditing or expert activity in occupational health and safety
Study programme
- OHS management systems and methods of their assessment
- Work psychology and psychological determinants of accidents
- Safety culture and employee participation in organising safe work
- Accident hazards, accident investigation and OHS inspections
- Ergonomic diagnostics and design
- First aid
- Fire, gas and dust hazards, and flammable and toxic materials
- Occupational risk analysis and assessment
- Legal system of labour protection
- Occupational hygiene and occupational diseases
- Industrial accidents and rescue
- Information and IT systems in OHS
- Methodology of OHS training
- Open laboratory and final project
Admission requirements
- Higher education: bachelor's, engineer's or master's degree.
Admissions
Admission is conducted in accordance with the current MANS rules for postgraduate studies.
Current document requirements and organisational information should be presented on the basis of the University's current admissions information.
Tuition fees
Current tuition and fee information should be presented on the basis of the applicable MANS rules and regulations governing payments.
