LEARNING OUTCOMES

The module aims to provide the fundamentals of  Business Management Systems: Quality, Safety and Environment  to have the basic knowledge of the methods of control of company production.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Participation in the planned training activities (lectures) will allow students to acquire the general knowledge and fundamental notions on the methods of business management in terms of quality, safety and environment.

The module aims to define the basic concepts such as the concepts underlying a certification, quality standards such as ISOs and some standards to be followed to guarantee the quality of the product. 

The student must be able to:

Know the patterns behind the proper functioning of a company;

Acquire the mechanisms by which standards apply in terms of quality safety and the environment;

Understand the meaning and value of certification.

Skills acquired at the end of the course: at the end of the course the student must have acquired a general vision of the mechanisms by which a company is able to guarantee compliance with the safety and quality standards underlying productions that include human use.

PREREQUISITES

Knowledge of Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry programs.

Knowledge of the main aspects of General Biology.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures. Depending on the current situation and the provisions of the University, both frontal teaching and exams can be carried out remotely in telematic mode.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1. Standards underlying environmental management and quality:
   1. Mandatory, mandatory and voluntary standards.
   2. Meaning and value of certification; the international certification and accreditation system.
   3. Struttura and value of a management system according to ISO standards.
   4. Figures: Head of Security and Auditor
   5. Control, analysis and testing: the qualification of laboratories.
   6. Tools for management systems.
   7. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
   8. Examples of Applications: products for human use e.g. cosmetics
      1. Cosmetic field
      2. Environmental field
2. Safety of products for human use
   1. Regulatory basis of the safety of a product for human use
   2. European quality and safety assessment bodies: ECHA; EFSA, SCCS; OECD

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Material provided in class and/or available on Aulaweb.