Improving Occupational Health and Safety in the Marble Industry Project

Grant Beneficiary Institution: Afyonkarahisar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ATSO)

Lot and Sector Information: Lot1/Mining/Marble Sector

Project Stakeholders (Co-Applicant/Participant):

Co-Applicants:

Emirdağ Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Dinar Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Çay Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Bolvadin Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Sandıklı Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Participants:

Afyon Kocatepe University

İscehisar Marble Association

Afyonkarahisar Boğaz Marble Association

İscehisar Organised Industrial Zone

Afyonkarahisar Organised Industrial Zone

Project Duration: 18 months

Total Project Budget: EUR 128,005.17

Implementation Areas: Afyonkarahisar, Düsseldorf (Germany)

Project Objectives:

Overall Objective: Contributing to the reduction of occupational accidents by raising awareness about occupational health and safety in the marble sector.

Specific Objectives:

  • Adopting of a proactive approach by the enterprises in the Afyonkarahisar region, raising public awareness on legal Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) obligations of employers and employees, developing a safety culture, improving capacity and technical knowledge,
  • Raising employers’ technical knowledge and awareness on OHS through training, seminars, workshops, TV programmes, technical visits and dissemination activities to be held in city center of Afyonkarahisar and its districts,
  • Informing all target groups and end recipients of assistance about new technological developments on OHS in the marble sector,

Activities / Outputs  :

  • Organisation of 12 trainings with a total of 750 participants
  • Preparation of 2 training modules on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and supporting OHS practices with Animation
  • 3 trainings for Professional Committees
  • Visiting the A+A Düsseldorf 2021 Fair which is fair about occupational safety and health at work
  •  Organisation of 6 seminars in Afyonkarahisar with 400 participants  

Project Logo:

Social Media Accounts: It is possible to follow the project activities through the social media accounts of ATSO.

  • Facebook: Afyonkarahisar Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası
  • Twitter: @afyontso
  • Instagram: afyonkarahisartso
  • YouTube: Afyonkarahisar Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası

Project Website: It is possible to follow the project activities on the ATSO website.

http://www.afyonkarahisartso.org.tr/

Contact e-mail: mduman@afyonkarahisartso.org.tr / guler.mutlu@afyonkarahisartso.org.tr