Hospital and health and safety in hospitals

Today, healthcare workers or healthcare workers are heavier and more dangerous than workers in other sectors. The quality of work is also seen as a separate element. Health personnel are exposed to a wide range of occupational hazards, such as needle injuries, back or back pain, chemical allergies, violence and stress, depending on the work they have done in the hospital, these important risk factors are reducing the tempo of health workers and increasing the incidence of work accidents, Adversely affect the safety of patients. The health and safety aspects of health personnel are on the agenda. For this reason, it has been prepared for the health and safety of the hospitals in the thesis topic. The history of studies on health personnel in Turkey is not old, and important regulations on the health and safety of health personnel have been introduced in the Regulation for the Safety of Patients and Employees issued one or a few years ago. According to this regulation, a number of studies have been carried out to establish the committees for the staff working in hospitals, to carry out studies related to new and secure programs, to train personnel, to provide informative health screening, personal preventive measures against employees, precautions and controls against chemical hazards and prevention of violence against employees. Occupational Health and Safety Institutions have been established in hospitals with private or public awareness, but it is observed that the deficiencies are not fully existing but the necessary conditions are fulfilled to complete deficiencies in personnel, equipment and services. Since health and safety of health workers also affect the health of the community, it is imperative that health and safety practices be urgently applied. The Law on Occupational Health and Safety entered into force for all workplaces including the private and public health sector on June 30, 2012, and all work is currently being carried out quickly. This legislation, which entered into force, was included as a very dangerous work related to the health services provided in the hospitals and it was determined how the applications should be done and the trainings and equipments were fulfilled for this and the Istanbul Medical Chamber of Union Health and safety measures, and it is emphasized how important this matter is by notifying private and public hospitals. There are a number of important measures to protect the health and safety of health workers. Workplace physicians and occupational safety specialists are employed according to the relevant law, and issues such as the establishment of the OSH board and risk analysis are on the agenda. The main purpose here is to emphasize that health workers are doing their jobs to make healthier and safer work and to minimize the mistakes.