Authors:Adile TÜMER; Fehime Nida GÜLLÜ, Mürüvvet DURAK, Sevgül DÖNMEZ Abstract: The study was conducted to examine the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and the hygiene behaviors of municipal employees. The descriptive and cross-sectional this study was conducted on 283 individuals who were employees of the municipality of the southwestern region of Turkey. The COVID-19 Fear Scale and the COVID-19 Hygiene Scale were used for data collection. It was found that the COVID-19 Fear Scale total score was determined to be 21.15±6.31, and the COVID-19 Hygiene Scale score was determined to be 105.04±19.76. A positive and moderate statistically significant correlation was found between the scales (r=0.389; p<.050). The most important variables affecting COVID-19 hygiene behavior were fear in the first place (Beta=0.30), education level (Beta=0.27), and COVID-19 status of individuals (Beta=0.13 at the second place). The mean score of the COVID-19 Fear Scale was higher in married individuals, those with low education levels, those with chronic diseases, and those whose relatives were diagnosed with COVID-19. In addition, the mean score of the COVID-19 Hygiene Scale was lower in divorced individuals, those with higher education and income levels, and those whose relatives were diagnosed with COVID-19 before. It was concluded that the most important variable affecting the COVID-19 hygiene behavior was the fear of COVID-19, and as the fear of COVID-19 increased, compliance with hygiene behaviors increased. PubDate: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Aydın KURT; Etem Erdal ERŞAN Abstract: Our objective is to attach importance upon the violence against the employees and to suggest some solutions for the violence in health sector. Firstly, the application forms which were sent to employee safety department of a education and research hospital in 2018 were examined. Secondly, 540 information forms which were filled by the employees about exposure to violence in the last year were evaluated. 35 applications were sent to the employee safety department. The highest numbers of applications were done by the emergency service and non-physician staff members. 50.7% of the participants were exposed to violence, of these 62.4% to oral violence, and 27.4% were exposed to violence in emergency service. Such violence was mostly performed by the relatives of the patients. About %70 of the participants were aware of the employee safety department, 21.5% of the employees stated that the security applications were adequate enough. Only %12.8 of the violence victims attended to employee safety department. There were significant correlation between exposure to violence and gender, educational, profession, department and working years. The precautions against violence aretıp fakültesi; organizing educations and applying the deterrent legal arrangements about employee safety, developing the security measurements, informing the society about healthcare workers rights by the mass media tools. PubDate: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Onur ŞAHİN; Nuri BİNGÖL Abstract: In this study, the risk level of cement-based corrugated sheets used as roofing material in factories with old buildings was determined by using the "Material Evaluation Algorithm" and "Asbestos Risk Evaluation" methods in a selected factory. The roofing materials in the factory selected for the application were examined and the fiber spreading potential was determined by scoring the product type, damage status, surface condition and type of asbestos. For the same materials, the total risk score was determined by evaluating the type of activity carried out in the area where the asbestos material is located, the location of the asbestos coatings, the availability of these plates, the amount, the number of users in the area, the frequency of use, the type of maintenance and the maintenance period. With the analysis, the score obtained from the material evaluation algorithm (6 points-less) and the score obtained from the asbestos risk assessment (11) were added to obtain a medium risk score of 17 points. According to this result, it was concluded that action should be taken in the medium term. Other hazards in the period of dismantling were determined by the occupational hazard analysis. With this study, it is aimed to raise awareness about the diseases and possible dangers that can be caused by the fibers in the asbestos-containing plates, the rules to be followed in the removal of these materials and increasing the protection measures. In addition, the legislation on asbestos in Turkey and the legislation of the countries that have banned asbestos were compared and suggestions were made about what should be added to the legislation in Turkey. PubDate: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Fatih ERDEM Abstract: This study was carried out on the basis of the activities of a facility that manufactures plastics for the white goods sector by plastic injection method. Observations have been made on occupational health and safety in the enterprise and chemical and physical hazards that occur during the production process, hazards arising from the use of machinery and equipment, industrial accidents, occupational diseases and potential hazards originating from raw materials were defined. The aim of the study; The raw materials in the facility will be examined under the roof of occupational health and safety, the survey will be conducted to determine the exposure of the employees and the measures to be taken for these exposures will be explained. In addition, the machines used in the workplace, chemical and physical hazards, sectoral-based occupational diseases and work accidents will also be examined. It is thought that the study will provide guidance and benefit to managers and employees in terms of occupational health and safety, both scientifically and in the sector. PubDate: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Mahmut Suat DELİBALTA; Ozan Tuna TÜRKMEN Abstract: Mining and construction are locomotive sectors that contribute to the socio-economic development and employment creation of countries. However, these sectors are very dangerous business lines in terms of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), which include accident risk factors at any time. 46.4% of occupational accidents and 41.1% of related deaths in Turkey occur in the mining, construction and metal sectors. The cement sector has made and continues to make a great contribution to the economy of our country. However, employees in the cement industry are exposed to many unwanted work accidents. In this research, possible occupational accident risk factors from Kayseri cement plant raw material sites to production processes were analyzed by Fine-Kinney Method (FKM). In order to reduce the existing risks identified to an acceptable risk level, Corrective Preventive Actions (CPA) were determined and solution suggestions were made. PubDate: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +030
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