AWARENESS ANALYSIS ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: SAMPLE OF MARMARA AND CENTRAL ANATOLIAN REGIONS

Melek AKGÜL¹ , Yusuf DOĞAN²

The construction industry is a business that affects many different production areas and contributes significantly to the economy of the country and the geography it is connected to. The sector grows day by day due to its increasing economic power and technological developments, but it also brings with it occupational accidents resulting in many injuries, disability and death. Occupational accidents; In addition to the disruption of the country's economy and sectoral production, it causes prestige and significant economic losses on company/sector basis. In this study, occupational accidents, occupational health and safety concepts not only focuses on the literature review containing advancement in the world and Turkey but also presents the evaluations of 320 students who are candidates of civil engineering and construction technician through face-to-face surveys to determine their knowledge, awareness and expectations in the field of occupational accidents through the SPSS program. This study emphasizes regulation, support and cooperation through the firm, industry, government and university to increase the level of readiness of the civil engineers and construction technicians, who are expected to have significant authority and responsibility in the construction industry, and to reduce the occupational accidents.

Keywords
Construction Sector, Occupational Accidents, Occupational Diseases, Occupational Health and Safety , Marmara Region,