Regulation Trainings

What are Regulations Trainings? How are they Given?

From the Ministry of Labor and Social Security:

PROCEDURE AND PROCEDURES OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES

CHANGE IN THE REGULATION ON THE BASES

REGULATION ON DRAFTING

ARTICLE 1 – The following paragraphs have been added to come after paragraph (d) of the first paragraph of Article 4 of the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles of the Employee Health and Safety Training published in the Official Gazette dated 15/5/2013 and numbered 28648.

“e) Employment training: Before the employee actually starts to work, the training given on the subjects that includes the work to be done by the employee, the work equipment to be used, and occupational health and safety measures specific to the workplace,

  1. f) Basic training: Training that includes the topics specified in Minimum Annex-1 and is repeated at regular intervals,
  2. g) Distance education: Education activities carried out in electronic environment through communication technologies,

ğ) Distance education management system: Computer software that provides management of the education system, documentation and reporting, communication, publication of the course content and functions of remote measurement and evaluation, ”

ARTICLE 2 – Paragraphs (c) and (ç) and second and third paragraphs of the first paragraph of article 5 of the same Regulation have been amended as follows and the following paragraph has been added to the same article.

“c) Employees’ participation in these programs and their participation in the training participation minutes,

ç) Arranging the training document for the participants at the end of the program ”

“(2) In the temporary employment relationship in article 7 of the Labor Law dated 22/5/2003 and numbered 4857, the employer who takes over the employees to work in their own workplace for a temporary period is responsible for providing the occupational health and safety training of the employees. In addition, the employer who temporarily takes over the employees to work in his own workplace informs the employees and employers he / she takes over regarding the occupational health and safety risks.

(3) In the workplaces where the main employer-subcontractor relationship is established in the seventh paragraph of Article 2 of the Labor Law, each employer is responsible for providing occupational health and safety training for their own employees. In these workplaces, the primary employer is informed about the training of the employees of the subcontractor. The main employer is obliged to check the documents on the occupational health and safety training of the employees of the subcontractor. In addition, the main employer informs the employees of the subcontractor about the risks specific to the workplace before starting work. ”

“(5) The provisions of the seventh paragraph of Article 6 are applied if the employee starts working in a new workplace without changing the work done by the employee within the scope of the temporary employment relationship and the main employer-subcontractor relationship. ”

ARTICLE 3 – The first and second paragraphs of article 6 of the same Regulation have been changed as follows and the following paragraph has been added to the same article.

“(1) The employer ensures that basic trainings are given to its employees as soon as possible after the employee starts to work, including the topics specified in Annex-1.

(2) The employer ensures that the employee receives training to start work before actually starting work. These trainings can be given by the employer or by knowledgeable and experienced employees appointed by the employer. Recruitment trainings should be qualified to ensure that the employee is protected against dangers and risks in the period from basic trainings to realization. Recruitment training is organized for at least two hours for each employee. The time spent in these trainings is not counted as the basic training periods. ”

“(7) After completing his basic education at a workplace, the employee, who started to work in a new workplace without changing his job, is trained in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph, on the subjects that include workplace-specific risks and protection measures, without repeating the entire training program in Annex-1. The employer is responsible for checking the documents that the employee has completed basic training at the previous workplace. The basic training of these employees is valid for the regular intervals specified in the fourth paragraph according to the hazard class of the workplace, which has just started since the completion of the training. The employer also trains these employees in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph. ”

ARTICLE 4 – The following paragraph has been added to the 7th article of the same Regulation.

“(3) The employer of the workplace, who received practical training, is responsible for the training and information of apprentices and trainees. However, if the employer accepts, occupational health and safety courses or courses completed in the education and training institution, where apprentices and trainees continue their education, replace basic education. ”

ARTICLE 5 – The first paragraph of Article 10 of the same Regulation has been amended as follows.

“(1) The employer ensures and approves the preparation of annual, two-year or three-year training programs that show training activities during the regular intervals specified in the fourth paragraph of Article 6. ”

ARTICLE 6 – The first and third paragraphs of article 11 of the same Regulation have been amended as follows.

“(1) Basic trainings to be given to the employees are within regular intervals determined during the continuation of the work;

  1. a) At least eight hours for less dangerous workplaces,
  2. b) At least twelve hours for dangerous workplaces,
  3. c) At least sixteen hours for very dangerous workplaces

is organized for every employee. ”

“(3) Although it is essential to evaluate the training periods as a whole, it can be evaluated in different time periods by considering the shift and similar work programs in the workplace, but not less than one hour. ”

ARTICLE 7 – The seventh paragraph of article 12 of the same Regulation has been amended as follows.

“(7) Except for basic trainings to be given for the first time in the workplace, basic trainings to be given to the employees again can be given by the employer using the distance education method in case of preparing work and workplace-specific content and providing the necessary distance education management system. ”

ARTICLE 8 – Article 13 of the same Regulation has been amended as follows.

“ARTICLE 13 – (1) Occupational health and safety training of employees;

  1. a) Occupational safety specialists and occupational physicians who perform health and safety services in the workplace,
  2. b) Labor and Social Security Education and Research Center,
  3. c) Education units of universities and public institutions and organizations,

It is given by the trainers on the condition that their expertise complies with the subjects in Annex-1.

(2) In addition, the occupational health and safety trainings of the employees are provided by the following institutions and organizations:

  1. a) Professional organizations that are public institutions.
  2. b) Workers’, employers’ and public officials’ organizations or educational foundations established by these organizations and jointly created training centers.
  3. c) Educational institutions authorized by the Ministry.

ç) Foundations that provide training services to employees free of charge and have institutional status for the public benefit.

(3) The institutions and organizations mentioned in the second paragraph are in charge of these trainings; They can provide workplace medicine and occupational safety expertise through the trainer certificate or occupational safety expertise document or workplace medicine certificate. It is required that the expertise of the trainers should comply with the subjects in Annex-1. ”

ARTICLE 9 – Article 15 of the same Regulation has been amended as follows.

“ARTICLE 15 – (1) All the trainings on starting training, basic training, information renewal training, additional training and similar training are documented and stored in the employee file of the employee. Documents related to the basic trainings are arranged in accordance with the sample in Annex-2. If the employee requests when leaving the job, a second copy is issued and delivered to the employee. The employer is responsible for the delivery of the document as soon as possible and the accuracy of the information contained in the document. In the second copy, the signature of the employer is sufficient and the signature of the trainer or trainers is not sought.

(2) If the trainings are given by an institution or organization outside the workplace, the title of that institution or organization is also included in the document issued.

(3) In the training participation minutes prepared in accordance with subparagraph (c) of the first paragraph of Article 5, the place and date of the training, the name, surname and signature of the participants, the name, surname and signature of the trainer, and the subject and duration of the training. ”

ARTICLE 10 – The following article has been added to the same Regulation after the 15th article.

“The basic principles of distance education

ARTICLE 15 / A – (1) The basic trainings carried out using the distance education method should comply with the provisions in the 12th article of the Regulation as well as the following:

  1. a) The distance education management system used is compatible with international standards, it can be operated in different sources and different systems, it can be reused, managed and monitored with different training sets, it will not be difficult for users to reach, it is robust and can meet user demand.
  2. b) With the training program, the distance education management system becomes an interactive structure that allows users to participate during the training.
  3. c) The data entered and exited by the participants, the time they spend in the system, the results of measurement and evaluation, how much the training is completed by the users and similar data are recorded, monitored and reported through the training management system.

ç) The content of the training program is prepared by using the work and work environment elements that are suitable for the education levels of the participants, specific to the job and the workplace, and that the employees know and know. ”

ARTICLE 11 – The following paragraphs have been added to the temporary article 1 of the same Regulation.

“(2) The training documents prepared for the trainings given within the scope of the first paragraph of Article 6 prior to the effective date of this paragraph are valid for the regular intervals specified in the fourth paragraph of the same article.

(3) The starting training given before the entry into force of this paragraph is valid.

(4) Initial training, information renewal training and additional trainings given before the date of entry into force of this paragraph but not documented for force majeure are documented within 1 month after the entry into force of this paragraph. ”

ARTICLE 12 – Annex-1 of the same Regulation has been amended as attached.
ARTICLE 13 – Annex-2 is attached to the same Regulation.
ARTICLE 14 – This Regulation comes into force on the date of its publication.
ARTICLE 15 – The provisions of this Regulation are executed by the Minister of Labor and Social Security.