Analysis of the occupational health and safety factor in business enterprises from the viewpoint of employees

Abstract

There are many studies aiming to reveal the reasons of workplace accidents. According to these studies, workplace accidents occur due to a number of reasons. It is known that workplace accidents generally occur due to the industrialization way of countries, business models, insufficiency of accident statistics and investigations, lack of inspection services, qualities of employees and lack of occupational safety consciousness. The reasons of workplace accidents may show both general and national-specific properties. Business enterprises in our country are generally small and medium scaled enterprises and the lack of occupational safety organization, training and inspection increases workplace accidents. Today, professional ethics, ethical values, occupational health and safety at workplaces are the most important factors in terms of today’s sense of business. Besides, the development of a country depends on the protection and efficient use of man power, natural resources, all kinds of machines-equipments and technical man power. As a matter of fact, evaluating the data of the answers given by business employees in this questionnaire; majority of participants stated that occupational health and safety applications at workplaces had a positive effect upon the productivity and quality of workplaces and forming a social perception on this issue would be useful for future employees; however, the inspections remained insufficient.