Nearly ninety percent of human life takes place in closed spaces. An important part of this is working environments. It is becoming increasingly important for these environments to be healthy and to have adequate safety and hygiene requirements.
The Regulation on Labor Hygiene Measurement, Testing and Analyzing Laboratories was published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in 2013. This regulation has been enacted in order to regulate the principles related to the physical, chemical and biological factors related to personal exposure or working environment within the scope of occupational health and safety regulations. This test organizations private or public laboratories to carry out workplace hygiene measurements, tests and analyzes.
Firms make environmental measurements, ie, occupational hygiene measurements, tests and analyzes based on risk assessment. If there is a difference in the personal exposure resulting from the workplace environment or the nature of the work, the occupational safety specialist or the workplace physician is occupational hygiene measurement, testing and analysis It is repeated.
This test and analysis studies, dust, chemical, noise, vibration and similar measurements are performed in working environments. Companies are obliged to carry out occupational hygiene measurement, testing and analysis in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Law issued in 2012.
The main tests and analyzes performed in working environments are:
• Noise measurements and noise maps
• Dust measurements and dust distribution maps
• Breathable total dust measurement
• Analysis of chemicals in working environment
• Asbestos measurements
• Ambient VOC measurements
• Ambient vibration measurements
• Ambient chemical measurements
• Thermal comfort measurements such as heat and humidity
• Lighting (light intensity) measurements
• Heavy metal measurements
• Analysis of vapor and gaseous organic and inorganic substances
• Analysis of extremely dangerous substances (PAH)
Except these personal exposure measurements The following tests and analyzes are carried out as:
• Occupational hygiene measurements
• Noise exposure measurement
• Measurement of vibration exposure
• Gas exposure measurement
• Measurement of dust exposure
• Organic and inorganic steam and gases
• Analysis of extremely dangerous substances (PAH)
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has various legal regulations on the safety of employees. For example,
• The Regulation on the Protection of Employees from Noise-Related Risks sets out the minimum requirements for protection of employees from other health and safety risks, especially in the case of hearing, which will be exposed to high noise.
• Regulation on the Protection of Employees from Vibration Risks, It establishes minimum requirements for the protection of employees from the health and safety risks they will be exposed to due to mechanical vibrations.
• In addition, there are various Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
In addition to various testing and analysis studies, test organizations also provide consultancy services to companies on issues such as Occupational Safety Consultancy, Risk Analysis and Risk Assessment and Emergency Planning.
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