Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
6. International Black Sea Modern Scientific Research Congress, Trabzon, Türkiye, 23 - 25 Ağustos 2024, ss.523-524
As a
result of the rapid development of technology after the Industrial Revolution,
the focus of production on machines, the acceleration of social transformation,
the decrease and/or disappearance of the importance of existing formations and
values; occupational diseases and work accidents that occur due to people
working for long periods in factories where health and safety measures are not
taken have become a major problem among the public over time. Work accidents
are a phenomenon that accompanies all human activities and are one of the basic
health and economic problems of modern societies.
Their
results affect not only the injured workers but also their families, work
organization and society as a whole. In order to minimize the results of work
accidents that occur, first of all, the data must be recorded in a healthy way.
For this reason, analyzing the recorded work accidents causes possible work
accidents to be prevented with a proactive approach. In this context, it is of
great importance to examine and interpret the work accidents experienced in our
country. Reducing work accidents and the costs resulting from the incident and
creating healthy and safe working conditions in workplaces is possible with
work safety management. In the management of occupational safety activities,
the examination and analysis of occupational accident statistical data guides
the occupational safety study to be carried out.
The
relationship between occupational safety and social insurance plays a critical
role in protecting employees against risks they may be exposed to at work.
While occupational safety is defined as the set of measures taken to ensure
that employees work in a safe and healthy environment, social insurance aims to
compensate for the financial losses that employees may encounter as a result of
such risks. The social insurance system provides compensation and health
services to employees in the event of occupational accidents and occupational
diseases, thus ensuring their economic protection. This encourages employers to
take occupational safety measures seriously, as reducing occupational accidents
contributes to lower insurance premiums and lowering the costs of the
enterprise. In addition, occupational safety and social insurance complement
each other in order to increase the well-being of employees and promote safe
working conditions at the workplace. The effective implementation of
occupational safety measures contributes to the prevention of occupational
accidents and occupational diseases, which reduces the financial burden on the
social insurance system. In addition, compensation and health services provided
within the scope of social insurance support the rehabilitation of employees
exposed to occupational accidents or occupational diseases and their return to
the workforce. Thus, the strong relationship between occupational safety and
social insurance creates a mechanism that protects the long-term interests of
both employees and employers.
Within
the scope of the study, the statistical data of the Social Security Institution
(SSI) regarding occupational accidents were individually researched and grouped
on an annual basis. All legal parameters such as gender, age range, education
status, work experience, province of residence of individuals who had an
occupational accident; number of occupational accidents, how many people they
affected, sector, what kind of injury occurred to the individual, number of
deaths, periods of disability, etc. were individually grouped and analyzed.
Using annual data, occupational accident severity rates and occupational
accident frequency rates were calculated for each year without any sector
distinction. Thus, the annual status of occupational accidents in Turkey was
revealed and their impact on the social insurance system was examined.
The
study was prepared within the scope of the project titled “Investigating the 20-Year Profile of Work Accidents and Occupational
Diseases and Their Effects on Work and Insurance Life: Comparison of Turkey and
Europe-27 Region” numbered 1919B012335533, which is carried out within the
scope of TUBITAK 2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program.