Occupational health and safety in some furniture enterprises in the province of Tekirdag

In this study, Occupational health and safety analysis was carried out in the enterprises producing wood and furniture in the province of Tekirdag. In the scope of the study, 130 employees (including employer) were interviewed from 10 job sites selected by chance sampling method. It was found that 13.07% of workers in the wood and furniture sector were exposed to accidents and 4.61% were occupationally ill. It was determined that 12.3% of the survey participants had no knowledge about the rules to be complied with the occupational health and safety measures of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and 17.69% were partially informed. According to a study that unconsciousness of employees, lack of vocational education and experience, rush, stress, personal problems of employees, employees workplace issues are reasons of the business accidents and this problem can be prevented by making occupational health and safety as a culture in enterprises.