Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational Health and Safety
WEEK 2
INJURY AND ILLNESS STATISTICS, RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING
DEFINITION OF WORK ACCIDENT
Occupational accident:
any occurrence taking place at the workplace or
due to the performance of work which leads to death or physical or mental
impairment to the physical integrity of the victim.
DEFINITION OF WORK ACCIDENT
(LAW 5510)
AND
Four laborers hurt, one seriously, in roof collapse.
AND
e) during insurance holder's going to or coming from the place, where the work is carried out, on a vehicle
provided by the employer.
IS THIS A WORK ACCIDENT OR NOT?
Diseases are usually caused by a process extended over a longer period of time and
not by a sudden event.
DEFINITION OF PERMANENT ABSENCE FROM WORK
Industrial hygienist: Simply, they try to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control health hazards due to the use of
chemical and physical agents, including the evaluation of indoor air quality.
SOME TOPICS AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST IS INTERESTED:
Air Sampling and Instrumentation
Analytical Chemistry – Organic Chemistry
Biohazards
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Environmental Exposures Engineering Controls and Ventilation
Ergonomics and Human Factors, Work Environment
Health Risks and Hazard Communication
Management and Ethics
Noise and Vibration
Ionizing and non-ionizing Radiation
Toxicology
Training and Communication Skills
Specialized Expertise through Internship Experience / Research Project
SAFETY AND INJURY (SAFETY ENGINEERING)
VS.
HEALTH AND ILLNESS (INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE)
Affiliated Institutions
Training and Research Center for Labour and Social Security
Related Institutions
Social Security Institution
LAWS RELATED TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN TURKEY
3146 THE LAW ON ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES OF MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL
SECURITY
MINI INFO
Concept-oriented Constitution
International
Agreements
Laws
Presidential Decree
Regulation (Tüzük)
Legislation (Yönetmelik)
Regulation on Occupational Safety Experts’ tasks, authorities, responsibilities and training and working
procedures and principles
EXAMPLES
Social Security Institution (SGK) under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security
(ÇSGB)
Occupational Injury
Occupational illness
Fatality
The number of lost hours per 100 working hours because of employment
injuries
0.53 hours in 2016
CLASSIFICATION BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
COMPARE INCIDENCE RATES
COAL MINING VS FOOD PRODUCTION
ANY IDEA?
COMPARE INCIDENCE RATES
COAL MINING VS FOOD PRODUCTION
Accident Workers
Coal and Lignite (brown) 10,026 41,058
mining
Food production 10,971 434,180