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The main purpose of Occupational Health and Safety, which has an increasing importance due to the intense work pace in the changing working life after the digital transformation of production, is to create healthy and safe working environments by protecting people from work accidents and occupational diseases. The main purpose of this study is to determine the perception levels of students studying at a University Vocational School of Technical Sciences as a result of the Occupational Health and Safety Courses they take. This research, which is a descriptive analysis, was carried out with a total of 350 participants from five different programs studying at a University Technical Sciences Vocational School. A 5-point Likert-type, 33-item questionnaire form was sent to the participants during the lesson with a Google Forms link. 333 usable forms were taken into consideration. 46.8% of the participants are vocational high school graduates. 46.8% of them have information about the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331. 96% of them stated that paying attention to Occupational Health and Safety will contribute positively to their work efficiency. The OHS perceptions of the students studying in the occupational health and safety program were high as expected. According to the results of the study, the Occupational Health and Safety course they took reveals that the students are more knowledgeable about occupational health and safety in their own fields of interest.

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