CHEMICAL RISK FACTORS AT THE FORENSIC LABORATORIES: APPROACH WITH REGARD TO WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY

Year 2017, Volume: Volume 2 Issue: İssue 1 (1) - 2.İnternational Congress Of Forensic Toxicology, 236 - 236, 16.02.2017

Filiz Ekim Çevık Esma Cansu Çevık Halim Işsever

Abstract

Work accidents
and occupational diseases caused by intense mechanization and hundreds of
chemicals used in production upon industrialization have become important
problems of our age. World Health Organization (WHO) defines health not only as
lack of illness and disability, but also a state of complete physical, mental
and social wellbeing. In this regard, the concept of “work health” has to be
understood from a wide framework. The concept of work health and safety is a
dynamic concept. It constantly changes depending on the working conditions as
well as all situations and risks covering the individuals’ health and safety.
Work health and safety has become a field of study for medicine, technique and
the other scientific branches. Because technological development is continuous,
new work branches, chemicals, machines and equipment that get involved in the
fields of work day by day require studying this issue constantly, searching for
the new problems encountered with the new technology and trying to solve these
problems. To the extent that the international rules are completely applied,
human health and environment can be protected against the harmful effects of
the chemicals. This approach that is called risk management of harmful
chemicals is the only option in the smart use of the chemicals. In this study,
it was aimed to make an evaluation on the risks and proactive approach.

Keywords

CHEMICAL RISK FACTORS AT THE FORENSIC LABORATORIES: APPROACH WITH REGARD TO WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY

References

• Filiz Ekim ÇEVIK, Esma Cansu ÇEVIK, Halim IŞSEVER
• Istanbul University, Institute of Forensic Sciences Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine Istanbul University, Department of Public Health (Istanbul Medical Faculty)