Occupational Health and Safety in Turkey: Problems And Solutions

Authors

  • Cengiz DEMIR Editor-in-chief, Ege University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Science
  • Nazmiye ALTINTAS Ege University, Faculty of Medicine
  • Ali Osman KARABABA Ege University, Faculty of Medicine
  • Nesrin DEMIR Pamukkale University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Keywords:

Occupational Health and Safety, Turkey, Accidents

Abstract

Since the 1980's, the rate of foreign investments by multi-national companies have been increasing very fast, the structure and percentage of sectors have been changing dramatically causing more occupational health and safety problems than ever before in Turkey. Industrialized nations transfer their old and more risky factory equipments, materials and more risky jobs such as mining to new industrializing countries; thus, industrializing countries such as Turkey have been facing serious occupational health and safety problems. The purpose of this study is to analyze occupational health and safety problems in Turkey by using current statistics and give suggestions to minimize the severe effects of occupational accidents.

Author Biographies

Cengiz DEMIR, Editor-in-chief, Ege University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Science

Ege University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Science, bornova-izmir- Turkey

Nazmiye ALTINTAS, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine

ege university, faculty of medicine, bornova-izmir-turkey

Ali Osman KARABABA, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine

ege university, faculty of medicine, bornova-izmir-turkey

Nesrin DEMIR, Pamukkale University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Pamukkale University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Denizli-Turkey

Published

2011-02-11

How to Cite

DEMIR, C., ALTINTAS, N., KARABABA, A. O., & DEMIR, N. (2011). Occupational Health and Safety in Turkey: Problems And Solutions. International Journal of Contemporary Economics and Administrative Sciences, 1(1), 17–24. Retrieved from http://www.ijceas.com/index.php/ijceas/article/view/5

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