title: High-energy liquid jet technology - risk assessment in practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The contribution deals with a risk assessment in practical applications of the high-energy liquid jet technology from the point of view of the risk identification, estimation and evaluation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Differences between three different types of workplaces are highlighted and analysed - the indoor, the outdoor and the research ones. Theoretical analyses are supported by particular application of the method for the risk assessment in the Laboratory of Liquid Jets at the VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava. This laboratory is primarily oriented to research. Nevertheless, the conclusions can be used also for predominantly commercial workplaces.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Some new considerations and evaluations concerning health and safety are presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) procedures were applied and their limitations in risk assessment of water jet-based technologies are explained.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic. irena.hlavacova@vsb.cz
authors.forename: Irena M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Hlaváčová
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mulicka
mesh_terms: D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry; D006801:Humans; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D016272:Occupational Health; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012106:Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water