Investigation and prevention of occupational accidents in Aydin Astim Organized Industrial Zone with the role of education

Investigation and Prevention of Occupational Accidents in Aydın Astim Organized Industrial Zone with the Role of Education Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of occupational accidents at Aydın Astim Organized Industrial Zone. Find the effect of two different training methods to workers occupational health and safety knowledge, prevention behaviors from work-related accidents and the incidences of occupational accidents. Materials and Methods:. This is a non-randomized controlled intervention study conducted between January 2014- January 2015 at Aydın Astim Organized Industrial Zone. The study is based on the voluntary participation to sample selection method has not been applied. The work accident frequency has been found with applying a questionnaire to workers. Workplaces are divided into three groups in the similar incidence of accidents at work. Training with the first group made the classic lecture method. Training with the second group made the active participation in case discussions method. The third group was taken as control group. It has to go back to the workplaces after the intervention was completed and first performed measurements repeated and research have been completed. Results: Workers in his career for at least one accidents at work incidence of 29.5%, the frequency of work-related accidents was found to be 5.3% last year. Work accident frequency rate was found 31.4 in active training group, 41.0 in classical training group and 37.5 in all of the workers. Workers asked basic safety information in question, knowledge based comments and questions for the evaluation of the analysis-synthesis skills in the group to which the active participation of education was found to be the classical method of education of correct answers in more percentage, according to the groups (p <0.05). Personal protective equipment utilization rate education compared between the two groups; active participation in the training program group, the training group increased by more than the classical method (p <0.05). Careless operation, warning signs to comply to, friends to engage, to lift while maintaining the angle of the hips, hands and feet preserving download behaviors has been significantly lower in the active participation of the training group (p <0.05). Conclusion: In this study, with the active participation of workers in training programs in solving problems, independent learning, the effect of changes in the show integrity and behavior information is found. In general, adult education, particularly the occupational health and safety principles of adult learning theory related to the field of education has been implemented in different areas and have contributed to it. Effectively applied to workers, productive and active participation of occupational health and safety training and healthy work environment, healthy employees and healthy community can be achieved results.