Comparative analysis and evaluation of occupational health and safety legislation in mining

Aydanur Güngör Gökboğa; Muhammet Mustafa Kahraman

Makale detayları

Comparative analysis and evaluation of occupational health and safety legislation in mining

Yazarlar:

Aydanur Güngör Gökboğa | Muhammet Mustafa Kahraman

Yayıncı:

Gumushane University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mühendislik

Dergi:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.632-645

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295857

pISSN:

2146-538X

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 In the 18th century, with the industrial revolution, mechanization increased in mines. Working conditions in these mine operations were heavy, work accidents occurred often, and body power was used excessively at that time. Due to the increasing world population and industrialization, the demands for mines and metals have increased and the issue of occupational health and safety, which was not emphasized much in the first place, caused an increase in financial losses in the developed countries. It has come to the fore more after major disasters in which many people died in mining accidents. These issues have also brought about a decrease in production and efficiency. In order to increase productivity, enacting laws related to occupational safety and improving the safety performance was taken into consideration. In Turkey, the law numbered 6331, which was adopted and entered into effect in 2012 for the purpose of alignment with the European Union on occupational health and safety, is the most comprehensive study on occupational safety to date in this country. However, these changes did not provide the desired decline in occupational accidents as expected. In this study, United States and Australia were selected as two countries with better occupational safety track records for comparison with Turkey. Mining-related legislation and statistics belonging to these countries have been compared and evaluated with Turkeys legal regulations and occupational performance in this field. Finally, the effect of legal legislation on occupational safety in mining was discussed and suggestions were presented.

 In the 18th century, with the industrial revolution, mechanization increased in mines. Working conditions in these mine operations were heavy, work accidents occurred often, and body power was used excessively at that time. Due to the increasing world population and industrialization, the demands for mines and metals have increased and the issue of occupational health and safety, which was not emphasized much in the first place, caused an increase in financial losses in the developed countries. It has come to the fore more after major disasters in which many people died in mining accidents. These issues have also brought about a decrease in production and efficiency. In order to increase productivity, enacting laws related to occupational safety and improving the safety performance was taken into consideration. In Turkey, the law numbered 6331, which was adopted and entered into effect in 2012 for the purpose of alignment with the European Union on occupational health and safety, is the most comprehensive study on occupational safety to date in this country. However, these changes did not provide the desired decline in occupational accidents as expected. In this study, United States and Australia were selected as two countries with better occupational safety track records for comparison with Turkey. Mining-related legislation and statistics belonging to these countries have been compared and evaluated with Turkeys legal regulations and occupational performance in this field. Finally, the effect of legal legislation on occupational safety in mining was discussed and suggestions were presented.

 In the 18th century, with the industrial revolution, mechanization increased in mines. Working conditions in these mine operations were heavy, work accidents occurred often, and body power was used excessively at that time. Due to the increasing world population and industrialization, the demands for mines and metals have increased and the issue of occupational health and safety, which was not emphasized much in the first place, caused an increase in financial losses in the developed countries. It has come to the fore more after major disasters in which many people died in mining accidents. These issues have also brought about a decrease in production and efficiency. In order to increase productivity, enacting laws related to occupational safety and improving the safety performance was taken into consideration. In Turkey, the law numbered 6331, which was adopted and entered into effect in 2012 for the purpose of alignment with the European Union on occupational health and safety, is the most comprehensive study on occupational safety to date in this country. However, these changes did not provide the desired decline in occupational accidents as expected. In this study, United States and Australia were selected as two countries with better occupational safety track records for comparison with Turkey. Mining-related legislation and statistics belonging to these countries have been compared and evaluated with Turkeys legal regulations and occupational performance in this field. Finally, the effect of legal legislation on occupational safety in mining was discussed and suggestions were presented.

 Çalışma koşullarının ağır, iş kazalarının fazla olduğu aynı zamanda da beden gücünün fazlasıyla kullanıldığı maden ocaklarında 18. yüzyılda sanayi devrimiyle beraber makineleşme artmıştır. Artan dünya nüfusu ve sanayileşme sebebiyle maden ve metallere olan talepler artmış ve ilk etapta üzerinde çok durulmayan iş sağlığı ve güvenliği konusu sanayinin geliştiği ülkelerde maddi kayıpların artışına neden olmuştur. Birçok insanın maden kazalarında öldüğü büyük felaketler sonrasında daha fazla gündeme gelmiştir. Yaşanan bu sorunlar üretimin ve verimin düşmesini de getirmiştir. Verimliliği arttırmak amacıyla iş güvenliğiyle ilgili kanunların çıkması ve iyileştirilmelerin yapılması gündeme alınmıştır. Türkiyeye baktığımızda ise yakın geçmişte iş sağlığı ve güvenliği konusunda Avrupa Birliğine uyum amacıyla 2012 yılında kabul edilen ve yürürlüğe giren 6331 sayılı kanun iş güvenliği konusunda en kapsamlı çalışmadır. Ancak bu değişiklikler beklendiği gibi iş kazalarında istenen azalmayı sağlamamıştır. Bu çalışmada, madencilik faaliyetlerini güvenli ve verimli şekilde yapan ülkelerden bazıları olan; Amerika Birleşik Devletlerinin ve Avustralyanın madencilik sektöründeki yasal mevzuatlar ve maden iş kazalarına ilişkin istatistiksel bilgiler incelenmiştir. Bu ülkelere ait olan madencilikle alakalı mevzuat ve istatistikler Türkiyenin bu alandaki yasal mevzuatları ve istatistikleriyle karşılaştırılmış ve değerlendirilmiştir. Son olarak ise yasal mevzuatın madencilikte iş güvenliğine olan etkisi tartışılmış ve öneriler sunulmuştur.

Makale detayları

Comparative analysis and evaluation of occupational health and safety legislation in mining

Yazarlar:

Aydanur Güngör Gökboğa | Muhammet Mustafa Kahraman

Yayıncı:

Gumushane University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mühendislik

Dergi:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.632-645

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295857

pISSN:

2146-538X

Occupational health and safety

Occupational health and safety law

Mining

Legislationİş sağlığı ve güvenliği

İş sağlığı ve güvenliği kanunu

Madencilik

Yasal mevzuatlar

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Aydanur Güngör Gökboğa | Muhammet Mustafa Kahraman

Yayıncı: Gumushane University

Ana Başlıklar: Mühendislik

Dergi: Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.632-645

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001295857

pISSN: 2146-538X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Aydanur Güngör Gökboğa | Muhammet Mustafa Kahraman

Yayıncı:

Gumushane University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mühendislik

Dergi:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 3, pp.632-645

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295857

pISSN:

2146-538X