Safer Workplaces Sharing Experiences and Changing Attitudes Jan Michiel Meeuwsen
Safer Workplaces
Sharing Experiences and Changing Attitudes
Jan Michiel Meeuwsen
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Occupational safety and health = human right
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights:Art. 3 Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.Art. 5 No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.Art. 22 Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security (…)Art. 23 Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
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OSH policy in Turkey
Progress was made; new OSH Act in 2012 passed Grand National AssemblyMore OSH service provisionsEuropean Working Conditions Survey saw an improvement of:
Safety perceived as a risk in workers’ jobsInformation regarding safety risksUse of protective equipment
However, still a poor record on accidents and …….Poor registration of occupational diseases; a much larger killer than accidents
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New Davutoglu policyAhmet Davutoglu announced several measures after recent labour fatalities:
punishing those liable for workplace accidents with higher financial punishments or even prison terms. Companies found liable would even be banned from public tendering for two years
Will this work?
Source: website Industrial Relations in Turkey
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Top down versus bottum up approach
Standard reflex of regulators after accidents = more enforcementHowever; limited resources frustrates this approach
Alternative = empowering workers and OSH professionals Leads to awareness and emancipation
Obviously both approaches are needed
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legislation
enforcement
OSH services Employers’ organisationsTrade Unions
PublishersResearch institutes
Government
Inspection authority
Organisations; their managers and workers
influencing,advice
collective bargaining
regulation,certification
advice
promotion,public information
issuing,disseminating
assignments,research programming
disseminating results
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FERROSH approach
Bottom up approach involving OSH professionals in the metal sector and empowering themMultiplier methodologyOn line access to all materials for further use
Useful for other sectors in Turkey like mining and construction
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