Within the scope of Improving Occupational Health and Safety Especially in Mining Sector Project (MISGEP), implemented by the Directorate General of Occupational Health and Safety (DGOHS) and financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey, “MISGEP Mining Sector Consultation Meetings”, which cover 81 provinces around the 7 regions of Turkey, continued in Kayseri. The meeting was attended by Deputy Governor of Kayseri Mr. Mehmet Sadık TUNÇ, President of Kayseri Chamber of Commerce Mr. Ömer GÜLSOY, President of the Council of Kayseri Chamber of Industry Mr. Abidin ÖZKAYA, Head of Department of Directorate General of Occupational Health and Safety Yavuz S. Selim EKER, the mining enterprises operating in Kayseri and the senior directors of NGOs.
In his opening speech, Head of Department of Directorate General of Occupational Health and Safety Mr. Yavuz S. Selim EKER reviewed the general situation of workplaces and employers and occupational health and safety in Kayseri and stated, “It is very pleasing that there is a high level of participation from the employers in Kayseri and the relevant NGOs to the consultation meeting under MISGEP, which is very important in terms of improving occupational health and safety.
In the consultation session of the meeting, MISGEP Team Leader Mr. Gökhan GÜLER and Asst. Prof. Dr. Hacer KAYHAN informed the participants on topics such as occupational health and safety practices in the mining industry by reviewing examples from the world, legal obligations regarding mining and administrative fines, compensation after occupational accidents, the impact of unionisation on occupational health and safety, pneumoconiosis which is the most common occupational disease in the industry, and the costs and benefits of preventing occupational accidents. The opinions of the participants were received after each topic during the meeting.