Occupational Health and Safety

Dr. Buket Akyel

Occupational Safety and Health Act

OSHA covers private-sector employers with its mission to “send every worker home whole and healthy every day”

Enforces safety and health regulations and provides education and compliance assistance

Has right to inspect businesses, issue citations and fines

Employers responsible for following standards, notifying employees about them and handling complaints

What Causes Accidents?

Chance Occurrences

Employees’ Unsafe Acts

Basic Causes of Accidents

Unsafe Conditions

What Causes Accidents? (cont’d)

Improperly Guarded

Equipment

Defective Equipment

Improper Ventilation

Improper Illumination

Hazardous Procedures

UnsafeStorage

Unsafe Conditions

How to Prevent Accidents Reduce unsafe conditions and encourage use of

personal protective equipment

Emphasize safety

Select safety-minded employees

Provide safety training

Use posters, incentive programs, and positive reinforcement to motivate employees

Use behavior-based safety

Use employee participation

Conduct safety and health audits and inspections

Workplace Exposure Hazards Chemicals and other hazardous materials. Excessive noise and vibrations. Temperature extremes. Biohazards, including those that are normally

occurring and man-made. Ergonomic hazards of poorly designed equipment

that forces workers to do jobs while contorted in unnatural positions.

Slippery floors and blocked passageways.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) The ILO was created in 1919, after World

War I, to reflect the belief that “universal and lasting peace can be accomplished only if it is based on social justice”.

The International Labour Organization (ILO)ILO is the only tripartite U.N. agency that has

government, employer, and worker representatives. 183 Member States can freely and openly debate and elaborate labour standards and policies.

Formulate of international policies and programmes to promote basic human rights, improve working and living conditions, and enhance employment opportunities

Create of international labour standards Help countries put these policies into practice in an

effective manner Train, educate to help advance all of these efforts

Laws, Regulations and Systems to Regulate Occupational Health and Safety in Turkey

Turkish Code of Obligations (Borçlar Kanunu) Labor Law 4857 Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

prepared by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security .

OHSAS 18001 Management System

Occupational Health and Safety Turkish Labor Law Articles 77-89

Employers shall take all the necessary measures and maintain all the needed means and tools in full;

Employees are under the obligation to obey and observe all the measures taken in the field of occupational health and safety.

In industrial establishments, where a minimum of fifty employees are employed,

the employer shall set up an occupational health and safety board.

employ one or more physicians and nurses at the establishment

set up a health unit, to take occupational health and safety measures and to provide first aid,

employ an engineer or technical staff in charge of safety at work

Occupational Health and Safety Turkish Labor Law Articles 77-89

In establishments where the necessary measures have not been taken, employees may terminate, with no obligation their employment contracts

If any defects endangering the lives of employees are found to exist, operations shall be stopped partly or completely or the establishment shall be closed until the danger is eliminated