Analysis of the knowledge, awareness and awareness of occupational health and safety of employees in the human resources department: A field research

Turkey ranks 3rd in the world in occupational accidents. The meanings in this life we live are experienced both materially and spiritually. This will reveal whether you are in a business situation or not. Implementation and improvement of business requires the practice of integrated, nonconforming work and the use of the law. The idea of enacting a separate and independent law that would include all employees in our country, regardless of their status, came into force in 2012 with the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331. When the Labor Law No. 6331 was first published, employees in all sectors were included in the scope of the law regardless of their number. Occupational accidents are more common in workplaces with less than 50 personnel. Workplaces with less than 50 personnel were excluded in 2012 before the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 came into effect. However, with the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331, in 2012, all employees were included in the scope with the new legal regulation. Workplace managers, who had no obligation before the legal regulation, became very sensitive about occupational health and safety in order not to be exposed to penalties and sanctions with the law numbered 6331. The human resources department, on the other hand, undertakes the necessary practices and studies on occupational health and safety while performing tasks such as orientation, performance management, business relations and recruitment. The issue of occupational health and safety has started to take place in the daily work flow of the workplaces where these practices and studies are carried out. In addition, both the information flow on occupational health and safety and the knowledge level of the human resources department employees have increased considerably. The subject of occupational health and safety, which is included in the field of labor law and social security law, shows that the legislative developments should be followed closely and continuously in the human resources department. The information obtained from the surveys revealed in line with these activities and studies and the variables such as the hazard class of the workplace, the number of employees and the size also affect the practices. Based on the survey results; It is seen that the human resources department includes the subject of occupational health and safety in addition to its own activities. Keywords: Human resources, occupational health and safety, human resources management, work accidents, labor law