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Rating solve the problem of asbestos in school of the region from the perspective of teachers
ŠMERHOVÁ, Ilona
Asbestos, a fibrous mineral with excellent chemical and physical properties and a very wide application, especially in civil engineering, is now known to be a proven human carcinogen and therefore its utilization was forbidden. It causes asbestosis, pleural hyalinosis, acute exudative pleuritis, lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma. Recently, many reconstructions of school facilities took place and are still taking place across the Czech Republic. This causes the drilling and cutting of asbestos and thus the release of fibres into the atmosphere and the interiors of buildings. Many reconstructions were also executed in South Bohemia, where panels containing asbestos were handled. This was a cause of concern not only for teachers, the employees of the schools affected, but also for the parents of children attending schools containing asbestos materials. A whole number of bodies in mutual cooperation participated in the disposal of asbestos in schools in the Czech Republic. It is thus very necessary and useful for public health officers and the above-listed entities involved, to have information about how their approach to the given problem and the whole solution of the problem was assessed by the teachers. The thesis consists of two parts: theoretical and investigative. The work deals with the evaluation of the solution to the problem of asbestos by authorities involved in the school from the teachers' point of view. The theoretical part deals with selected chemical pollutants in the work environment. It also focuses on the pollutant asbestos in general. Lastly, another chapter is devoted to the issue of the assessment of health risks, which is very closely related to pollutants in the work environment. The practical part contains the results that emerged from interviews with teachers. In the discussion, the results are compared with online articles and specialist literature. The necessary data for the research part of the thesis was obtained through qualitative research interviews with educators from the elementary school Máj I. Through the evaluation of the interviews, I answered the research questions and identified several hypotheses that could be tested in future quantitative research. In this thesis, I aimed to identify the level of cooperation of stakeholders in addressing the issue of asbestos disposal in the school concerned in the South Bohemian Region. Research suggests that the solution to the problem of asbestos in the school was judged largely positively by the teachers. They particularly praised the approach of the Municipality of České Budějovice. They criticized the errors made by the OHL ŽS and Mapoz Zliv companies regarding the reconstruction and also the company Sita cz, which carried out the sanitation works, after whose intervention the teachers lacked many things. Educators confused the competences of the regional health authorities with the competences of the Health Institute, and therefore the general public should get acquainted with the competences of these bodies in order to facilitate the communication between the different entities and the public, not only in the asbestos issue.
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Dangerous Products on the Czech Trade and System of International Exchange Information RAPEX
HONDLÍKOVÁ, Zuzana
My bachelor's thesis deals with problems of dangerous products on the market in the Czech Republic and with rapid alert system providing international exchange of information (RAPEX). The import of dangerous products to EU countries, which means also our country, is increasing because of the trade liberalization. Therefore, I wanted to find out in my thesis if non-proffessional public is informed about these problems and if people are interested in it. The aim of this thesis was to find out and analyse dangerous non-food products on the Czech market in 2011. As the Czech Republic is a member of the European Union, it is essential to see the analysis of international rapid alert system outputs in European standards. Furthermore, I focused on countries of origin that mostly import dangerous products and I monitored the usual kind of products. The data from Ministry of Health, Regional Health Protection Agencies and European Commission were used as a source of information for my research. By means of questionnaires I investigated knowledge of a specific group, namely mothers of preschool children. The problems of products dangerous for preschool children concern especially the mothers. The bachelor's thesis contains a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part deals with European Union and Czech legislative requirements for objects that are commonly used, included materials and objects coming into contact with food, toys, cosmetics and products for children up to three years old. Non-proffessional people play the role of product consumers, so their rights and obligations are also included in the theoretical part. Equally, activities and competences of Health Protection Agencies are involved. I chose a combined attitude to data collecting and analysing in the practical part of the thesis. At first data collection was accomplished, then it was studied by the method of side data analysis. Subsequently, a quantitative research was applied, where a feedback from non-proffessional public was gained. There I found out public's attitudes, knowledge and customer behaviour. Particular aims of the bachelor's thesis were met. It was established that respondents have not enough information about the problems or rather they do not pay much attention to them. Respondents also do not trust Regional Health Protection Agencies. However, their customer behaviour can be assessed positively. The side data analysis showed that products from China often come to European market, especially clothes and toys. The presence of carcinogenic hydroquinone seems to be the worst danger that can appear in cosmetic products. The biggest risk of toys and products for children up to three years old is asphyxication as a result of technical imperfections. The bachelor's thesis could be used as a helpful source when teaching hygiene of commonly used objects. Or it could be used in the mass media as a source of information for non-proffessional public.
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The Lifestyle of Employees Working in Public Health Protection Institutions
DVOŘÁK, Vít
This Bachelor´s work is focused on the lifestyle of people working in public health protection institutions. It includes the explanation of basic structures which form the outline of this work. The newest knowledge drawn of the professional literature concerning the lifestyle, health, health support and prevention is mentioned here. In addition, some information of the legislation regulating this field can be found here.
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