About The Project
Project Title: The Development of Occupational health and Safety (OHS) Oriented Activities (Visual Materials and Applied Trainings) for Natural Stone Mining Sector to Prevent Occupational Accidents and Injuries
Contract No: TREESP1.1OHSMS/P-03/8
Contracting Authority: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services Directorate of European Union and Financial Assisstance
Project Budget: € 206.398,50
Project Lifetime: 01.02.2021-01.08.2022
Project Partners: Aegean Exporters Associations (Aegean Natural Stones and Minerals Exporters’ Associations) and Dokuz Eylul University (Mining Engineering Department)
Overall Objective: This project is aimed to increase the awareness and improvement of OHS in natural stone mining sector in Turkey to reduce occupational accidents and injuries.
Spesific Objectives: In line with the overall objective, the specific objectives of the project is to organize OHS workshops and trainings; to provide information guides, mobile applications, animation film and development of human resources (use of personel protective equipment (PPE), risk analysis, safety work) by applied trainings; to provide the establishment of a preventive health and safety culture; to upgrade OHS in natural stone mining sector to the level in EU countries.
Expected Results:
- Increased awareness of importance and necessity of OHS applications in mining sector
- OHS Guides, Visual Materials, PPE Guides
- Two OHS developed pilot mining companies with their advanced risk analysis, properly used PPE, practical applications, trainings