Every intentional human action should be based on extensive and current knowledge. Only then does it have a chance to be effective and to bring about the expected results. It is particularly important when the action undertaken ensures not only biological survival, but also fulfils basic human needs, with the need for safety at the forefront. Education, especially education of future engineers, cannot be reduced to only developing practical skills, even if they are based on the experience of former generations. In addition, education must provide knowledge and form attitudes for widening its scope. It is assumed that an engineer should above all know how to act in determined situations and find solutions for real problems. However, the progress of technology and civilization confronts this group with new challenges that appear constantly and that require new kinds of competences, actions in interdisciplinary areas and discoveries that will expand the knowledge base. Education in the sphere of safety includes content that is directly related with the ergonomic approach. Therefore it has features of a system, it is interdisciplinary and focused on the education process of engineers.