Abstract:

With the entry into force of the Law on Occupational Health and Safety No. 6331, published in the Official Gazette No. 28339 on 30.06.2012, a new period in the Turkish work life has begun. The concept of occupational health and safety, which was previously organized by the Work Law and Regulations No. 4857, was rescued from its distorted structure and collected under a single roof with the Law No. 6331 on occupational health and safety. In addition, with 6331 the existing scope has also been expanded and the inclusion of the public staff kept outside has become a concept that health and safety in their workplaces must be protected in terms of all employees. The extension of the scope, with the 6331 adopted preventive approaches, the responsibilities of the employer and the employer’s representatives have been further expanded. All responsibilities of employers and employers’ agents in the field of health and safety at work have been reorganized by a risk assessment and cooperation-based approach. The new approach is aimed at providing effective coordination and cooperation between employers and their employees, in the workplace, in addition to compensation, to provide participatory and comprehensive protection that adopts the prevention approach. In the framework of the work, the employer’s obligations under the work health and safety legislation have been thoroughly examined.

Abstract:

A new era has begun in Turkey working life with the enactment of Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 published in Offical Journal with dated 30.06.2012 and numbered 28339. The concept of occupational health and safety, which was previously regulated by the Labor Law No. 4857 and Regulations, was freed from its dispersed structure and the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 was gathered under single roof. In addition, with the inclusion of excluded public servant, the current scope has been extended to 6331 and health and safety at workplaces have become a concept that must be protected for all employees. With the 6331 adoption of preventive approaches, the widening of the scope has extended the resposibility areas of employers and employers' respresentatives. All responsibilities of employers 'and employers' representatives in occupational health and safety have been rearranged on the basis of risk assessment and cooperation. With the new approach, it is aimed at providing effective coordination and cooperation with employers' employees and to provide participatory and holistic protection that adopts prevention approach rather than indemnify to employees. Within the scope of the study, the employer obligations within the framework of occupational health and safety legislation were examined in detail.

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