Research Article

Changes in the Level of Compliance with Construction Workers' Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period

Volume: 10 Number: 1 January 31, 2022
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Changes in the Level of Compliance with Construction Workers' Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period

Abstract

The construction sector is one of the those with the highest number of occupational accidents. There are problems in the implementation of legal regulations on occupational health and safety in the sector. In this study, the questionnaire answered by the construction workers in 2013, was repeated in 2018. Considering the data obtained from studies and legal regulations, the survey results from the questionnaire of in 2013 and 2018 are compared. The results of the comparison indicate the change in the five-year period between 2013 and 2018. The results are examined for the level of compliance of the construction workers with the legal regulations on occupational health and safety. According to this study, some improvements has been achieved in this five-year period at occupational health and safety legislation in construction sector in Turkey.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 31, 2022

Submission Date

May 21, 2021

Acceptance Date

September 17, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Güvel, Ş. T. (2022). Changes in the Level of Compliance with Construction Workers’ Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology, 10(1), 61-74. https://doi.org/10.29130/dubited.940445
AMA
1.Güvel ŞT. Changes in the Level of Compliance with Construction Workers’ Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period. DUBİTED. 2022;10(1):61-74. doi:10.29130/dubited.940445
Chicago
Güvel, Şahin Tolga. 2022. “Changes in the Level of Compliance With Construction Workers’ Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period”. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology 10 (1): 61-74. https://doi.org/10.29130/dubited.940445.
EndNote
Güvel ŞT (January 1, 2022) Changes in the Level of Compliance with Construction Workers’ Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology 10 1 61–74.
IEEE
[1]Ş. T. Güvel, “Changes in the Level of Compliance with Construction Workers’ Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period”, DUBİTED, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 61–74, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.29130/dubited.940445.
ISNAD
Güvel, Şahin Tolga. “Changes in the Level of Compliance With Construction Workers’ Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period”. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology 10/1 (January 1, 2022): 61-74. https://doi.org/10.29130/dubited.940445.
JAMA
1.Güvel ŞT. Changes in the Level of Compliance with Construction Workers’ Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period. DUBİTED. 2022;10:61–74.
MLA
Güvel, Şahin Tolga. “Changes in the Level of Compliance With Construction Workers’ Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period”. Duzce University Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 10, no. 1, Jan. 2022, pp. 61-74, doi:10.29130/dubited.940445.
Vancouver
1.Şahin Tolga Güvel. Changes in the Level of Compliance with Construction Workers’ Occupational Health and Safety Legal Legislation (2013-2018) in the Five-Year Period. DUBİTED. 2022 Jan. 1;10(1):61-74. doi:10.29130/dubited.940445