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This study addresses the physical security vulnerabilities of high-risk industrial facilities in the Czech Republic, focusing on the intersection between the Seveso-III Directive and the regulation of private security services (SBS). The objective of the paper is to answer the main research question: What legislative and organizational instruments can optimally integrate the future national Private Security Act with existing environmental protection frameworks to protect industrial facilities against physical sabo...

Transport represents one of the key sectors in terms of greenhouse gas emissions within the European Union and, at the same time, an area with a growing demand for both passenger and freight transport. Despite increasing energy efficiency, the European transport system remains largely dependent on fossil fuels and significantly contributes to CO2 emissions as well as to economic losses caused by traffic congestion. Strategic documents of the European Union, particularly the White Paper, envisage a substantial redu...

This case study addresses the increasing vulnerability of critical energy infrastructure in the Czech Republic to hybrid and physical attacks within the context of current escalating geopolitical tensions in Europe. The objective of the paper is to analyze the long-term trends of these threats and to answer the main research question: What political, organizational, and technological instruments can optimally protect Czech critical energy infrastructure from evolving hybrid and physical threats? The research utili...

The energy security of the Czech Republic (CR) and the European Union (EU) has become a key strategic issue over the past decade, as highlighted by the recent energy crisis caused by dependence on energy imports from geopolitically unstable regions. The field of energy security is a complex and strategic issue influenced by numerous factors. Technological advances, digitalisation, electromobility, the development of AI, geopolitical upheavals and the drive for decarbonisation are all increasing the demand for a st...

Occupational health and safety and the physical safety of population are key areas of legal regulation at the international, European as well as national levels. This article analyses the legal frameworks that govern sustainable development and resource management in these areas, highlighting their importance for protecting workers and the public from physical, chemical, biological and cyber threats. International legal standards, such as International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions and European Union direc...

Radiation technologies using ionising radiation and radionuclides are now widely used in all areas of human activity. These include applications in medicine, industry, nuclear energy, and science. Exposure to ionising radiation therefore affects radiation workers employed at these sites, a large group of people who are in the vicinity of the sites in the course of their work, and people who live and work in the vicinity of the sites. However, the positive properties of ionising radiation and radionuclides that we ...

This chapter deals with the design of optimal ventilation of the Anna seam in the Ostrava - Karvina district, with regard to the parameters of the virgin mining field, depth of deposition, rock temperature, seam gasody and method of spreading. In the first part of the paper, the authors introduce a general description of the mining area, the then state of ventilation and microclimatic conditions. The second part of the paper describes the design of the method of dispersal of the Anna seam between 8-8/7 floors and ...

Currently, one of the main tasks of every employer is to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for every employee. In a global case, it should not only be a legal act, but especially a moral act. The modern policy of each employer should therefore be set in such a way as to continuously improve the occupational safety of employees. This continuous improvement can be achieved in particular through continuous periodic inspections and audits carried out by independent occupational safety staff. This chapter d...