The Importance of Occupational Hygiene in Occupational Safety and Health Practices
Abstract
The company refers to an organization that consists of certain physical conditions and tools in which the employer and employees are organized under the same management in order to produce goods or services. According to the occupational safety and health Law No. 6331, employers have obligations in terms of occupational safety and health. The employer is obliged to ensure the occupational safety and health of the employees and to take all necessary measures, including the prevention of occupational risks, training and information, organization of the organization, provision of necessary tools and equipment, and adaptation of safety and health measures to changing conditions and improving the current situation to makes applications. Within these applications, occupational hygiene is also provided in workplaces. The aim of occupational hygiene involves taking necessary measures to remove and eliminate health-threatening hazards from the work environment. In this context occupational hygiene studies have an important place from the past to the present. In this study, the place and importance of occupational hygiene in occupational safety and health practices in workplaces will be evaluated with the relevant legislation and literature review. In addition, the effect of personal hygiene of industrial workers on industrial hygiene will be investigated.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Review
Publication Date
December 25, 2018
Submission Date
November 25, 2018
Acceptance Date
December 6, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 3 Number: 2