Occupational Health and Safety Training for Employers and Employer Representatives (Ministry-Approved Training)

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by the General Secretariat of the Rectorate of Toros University of the Republic of Türkiye, as is known; Article 38 of the Occupational Health and Safety Law, concerning the assignment of OHS professionals
at the workplace, has entered into force as regulated in the form "shall enter into force on 31.12.2024 for public institutions, excluding those employed within the scope of the repealed Article 81 of Labour Law No. 4857
, and for workplaces with fewer than 50 employees and classified in the low-hazard class."; furthermore, pursuant to the "Regulation on Occupational Health and Safety Services to Be Carried Out by the Employer or Employer Representative at Workplaces", it has been stated that at workplaces with fewer than 50 employees and classified in the low-hazard class, occupational health and safety services may be carried out by the employer or employer representative, provided that they receive training approved by the Ministry.

In this context, the 16-hour training that employers or employer representatives wishing to provide occupational health and safety services themselves are required to receive is provided by Toros University through the distance education (video-based) method within the scope of the cooperation protocol we have signed with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and employers and employer representatives who complete their training will be entitled to receive an e-Government-approved training completion certificate.

Applications for the training will be made via the address (https://hayatboyu.toros.edu.tr/isverenegitimi.php). I respectfully submit for your information and necessary action that the said training be announced, together with the attached poster, to the members in your institution and in the units affiliated with you.

Annex: Occupational Health and Safety Training for Employers and Employer Representatives (Ministry-Approved Training)

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry