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Law 6331: Scope and exceptions
• ARTICLE 2 –
• (2) However, this Law shall not be applicable to the
following activities and persons:
– ç) Persons producing goods and services in their own name
and on their own account without employing workers.
Law 6331: Scope and exceptions
• ARTICLE 2 –
• (2) However, this Law shall not be applicable to the
following activities and persons:
– d) Prison workshop, training, security and vocational
course activities within the framework of improvements
carried out throughout the enforcement services for
convicts and inmates.
Additional information
• B-Class (Hazardous):
– C-Class certificate + 3 years experience in OSH + Exam (B)
Safety Specialist/Physicians
Employer
Inform about : Responsible for:
*OSH Problems *Solving OSH problems
*Measures required *Taking measures
*Suggestions *Paying attantion to suggestions
Law 6331: Occupational physicians and
occupational safety specialists
• In case the employer fails to implement any of these measures
against life-threatening hazards (If there is a serious hazard and
the employer does not do anything), the occupational safety
specialists or physician shall notify the Ministry of Labor, worker
repsentative, or union representative.
Safety Specialist/Physicians
Ministry of Labor and Social Security
Amount of safety specialists
in a workplace
• Less Hardous: 10 minutes/month per person
– If there are more than 1000 employees, at least 1
full-time specialist (6 workers per hour, 48 workers
day, 1000 workers per month).
– One full-time specialist for each 1000 employees
– A part-time may be if the rest is less than 1000
employees
Amount of safety specialists
in a workplace
• Hardous: 20 minutes/month per person
– If there are more than 500 employees, at least 1
full-time specialist.
– One full-time specialist for each 500 employees
– A part-time may be if the rest is less than 500
employees
Amount of safety specialists
in a workplace
• Very Hardous: 40 minutes/month per person
– If there are more than 250 employees, at least 1
full-time specialist.
– One full-time specialist for each 250 employees
– A part-time may be if the rest is less than 250
employees
Who is occupational physician?
• Law 6331: Definitions
• ARTICLE 3 –
• ı) Occupational physician: any physician who
is authorized by the Ministry to work in the
field of occupational health and safety and
who has occupational medicine certificate;
Calculating the minimum number of
Occupational physicians at a workplace
Ministry of Labor
composed of all parties concerned and set up under
the chairmanship of Directorate General of
Occupational Health and Safety, the Ministry shall issue
a circular on assigning a hazard class to enterprises.
• (2) The hazard class for enterprises shall be assigned
based on the main activities conducted.
NACE Codes
• The industry standard classification system used in the
European Union by The Statistical Classification of
Economic Activities in the European Community,
• Commonly referred to as NACE (for the French term
« nomenclature statistique des activités économiques
dans la Communauté européenne »)
• Go to
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=htt
p://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/yonetmelik/9.
5.16909%20ek.xls
and download the whole list of industry types and
associated hazard class.
NACE Codes
• The industry standard classification system used in the
European Union by The Statistical Classification of
Economic Activities in the European Community,
• Commonly referred to as NACE (for the French term
« nomenclature statistique des activités économiques
dans la Communauté européenne »)
• Go to
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=htt
p://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/yonetmelik/9.
5.16909%20ek.xls
and download the whole list of industry types and
associated hazard class.
• The hazard class for enterprises shall be assigned
based on the main activities conducted.
– For ex: There are some maintenance in our university,
but the main activity of our university is
education/research. Therefore, the hazard class for the
university is “Less Hazardous Class.”
The Hazard Classes